Nostrand Avenue (IRT Eastern Parkway Line)

Nostrand Avenue
New York City Subway rapid transit station
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Station statistics
Address	Nostrand Avenue & Eastern Parkway Brooklyn, NY 11216
Borough	Brooklyn
Locale	Crown Heights
Coordinates
Division	A (IRT)
Line	IRT Eastern Parkway Line
Services	2  (special rush hour trips)       3  (all except late nights)       4  (late nights)
Transit connections	NYCT Bus: B44
Structure	Underground
Levels	2
Platforms	2 side platforms (1 on each level)
Tracks	4 (2 on each level)
Other information
Opened	August 23, 1920 (August 23, 1920)
Traffic
Passengers (2014)	1,358,826  2.4%
Rank	320 out of 421
Station succession
Next north	Franklin Avenue: 2  3  4
Next south	Kingston Avenue: 2  3  4
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops all times except late nights Stops late nights only Stops rush hours only

Nostrand Avenue is a local station on the IRT Eastern Parkway Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of Nostrand Avenue and Eastern Parkway in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, it is served by the 3 train at all times except late nights, when the 4 train takes over service. There is also occasional 2 train service here during rush hours.

Station layout

G	Street Level	Exit / Entrance
B1	Southbound express	→ does not stop here →
	Southbound local	→ ( late nights) toward New Lots Avenue (Kingston Avenue) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Mezzanine	Fare control, station agent, MetroCard vending machines
B2	Northbound express	← does not stop here
	Northbound local	← toward Harlem – 148th Street ( toward Woodlawn late nights) (Franklin Avenue)
	Side platform, doors will open on the left

This underground station, opened on August 23, 1920, has two levels. The upper level serves New Lots Avenue-bound trains while the lower level serves Manhattan-bound trains. From north to south, each level has an express track, a local track, and one side platform.

Both platforms have their original Dual Contracts-era IRT trim line and name tablets. The trim line has a tan-yellow center, brown border, and a spec of blue in-between. "N" tablets on a blue background and brown border run along the trim line at regular intervals. The name tablets read "NOSTRAND AVE." in Times New Roman font in gold lettering on a blue and brown background, a gold center, and brown border.

The platforms were extended at either ends in the 1950s to accommodate the current standard IRT train length of 510 feet. Here, they have signs reading "NOSTRAND AVE" in white sans serif lettering on a brown border. The center of the platforms have green I-beam columns at regular intervals with alternating ones having the standard black station name plate in white lettering.

The upper level has one fare control at the center with two staircases going down to the lower level. It has a turnstile bank, token booth, and two staircases going up to the south side mall of Eastern Parkway (between the main and service roads) and Nostrand Avenue.

West of this station (railroad north), the perpendicular IRT Nostrand Avenue Line merges with the IRT Eastern Parkway Line at the Rogers Avenue Junction. President Street on that line is two blocks to the south.

Exits

Exit location	Exit type	Number of exits	Platform served
Eastern Parkway, south side mall SW corner of Eastern Parkway and Nostrand Avenue	Staircase	1	Both
Eastern Parkway, south side mall SE corner of Eastern Parkway and Nostrand Avenue	Staircase	1	Both

External links

• nycsubway.org—Brooklyn IRT: Nostrand Avenue
• Brooklyn IRT: Map 2, Brooklyn IRT Dual Contracts (includes current and former track configurations, and provisions for future connections)
• Station Reporter — 3 Train
• The Subway Nut — Nostrand Avenue Pictures
• Nostrand Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View