Nostrand Avenue station (BMT Fulton Street Line)

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 Nostrand Avenue
 
Former New York City Subway station
Station statistics
AddressFulton Street and Nostrand Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11216
Borough Brooklyn
Locale Bedford-Stuyvesant
Coordinates 40°40′49″N73°56′58″W / 40.680377°N 73.949543°W / 40.680377; -73.949543
Division B (BMT) [1]
Line BMT Fulton Street Line
ServicesNone
Transit Nostrand Avenue, Lorimer Street,
Marcy Avenue, and Ocean Avenue Trolleys
Structure Elevated
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Other information
OpenedApril 24, 1888;136 years ago (1888-04-24)
ClosedMay 31, 1940;84 years ago (1940-05-31)
Traffic
2023 [2]
Rank out of 423 [2]
Station succession
Next west Franklin Avenue
Next east Brooklyn Avenue
Location
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Nostrand Avenue station (BMT Fulton Street Line)

Station service legend
SymbolDescription
NYCS-SSI-alltimes.svg Stops in station at all times
NYCS-SSI-allexceptnights.svg Stops all times except late nights
NYCS-SSI-nightsonly.svg Stops late nights only
NYCS-SSI-nightsweekends.svg Stops late nights and weekends only
NYCS-SSI-weekdaysonly.svg Stops weekdays during the day
NYCS-SSI-weekendsonly.svg Stops weekends during the day
NYCS-SSI-allexceptrush.svg Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction
NYCS-SSI-allexceptrush.svg Stops all times except weekdays in the peak direction
NYCS-SSI-allexceptrush.svg Stops all times except nights and rush hours in the peak direction
NYCS-SSI-rushonly.svg Stops rush hours only
NYCS-SSI-rushpeak.svg Stops rush hours in the peak direction only
NYCS-SSI-closed.svg Station is closed
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Nostrand Avenue was a station on the demolished BMT Fulton Street Line. It was originally built on April 24, 1888, and had 2 tracks and 2 side platforms. [3] It was served by trains of the BMT Fulton Street Line, and served as the eastern terminus of the line for a month and a week. Nostrand Avenue station had connections to at least four streetcar lines; The Nostrand Avenue Trolley, the Lorimer Street Line, the Marcy Avenue Line, and the Ocean Avenue Line trolleys. Under the Dual Contracts, the station was the west end of a project to expand the line from two to three tacks. On April 9, 1936, the Independent Subway System built the Nostrand Avenue Subway Station along the IND Fulton Street Line. [4] [5] The el station became obsolete, and it closed on May 31, 1940. [6]

References

  1. "Glossary". Second Avenue Subway Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement (SDEIS) (PDF). Vol. 1. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. March 4, 2003. pp. 1–2. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 26, 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
  3. "Fulton Street El". StationReporter.net. Archived from the original on April 8, 2013.
  4. "Two Subway Links Start Wednesday". The New York Times . April 6, 1936. p. 23. Retrieved October 7, 2011.
  5. "NEW SUBWAY LINK OPENED BY MAYOR; He Tells 15,000 in Brooklyn It Will Be Extended to Queens When Red Tape Is Cut". The New York Times. April 9, 1936. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved August 15, 2016.
  6. "Fulton Street 'L' Was Last Word In Progress at '88 opening". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. May 31, 1940. Retrieved February 19, 2016 via Newspapers.com.