Nostrand Avenue station (BMT Lexington Avenue Line)
Nostrand Avenue was a station on the demolished BMT Lexington Avenue Line in Brooklyn, New York City. It was opened on May 13, 1885, and had two tracks and two side platforms. It was located at the intersection of Lexington Avenue and Nostrand Avenue. It also had connections to the Nostrand Avenue Line and Lorimer Street Line streetcars. The station closed on October 13, 1950. The next southbound stop was Franklin Avenue. The next northbound stop was Tompkins Avenue. The current site of the station is mostly residential with the exception of storefronts along the first floors of brownstones on the southeast corner of the intersection.
Nostrand Avenue | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Former New York City Subway station | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Address | Lexington Avenue and Nostrand Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11216 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Borough | Brooklyn | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Locale | Bedford-Stuyvesant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 40.687677°N 73.951038°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Division | B (BMT)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Services | BMT Lexington Avenue Line | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Transit | Nostrand Avenue and Lorimer Street Trolleys | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Structure | Elevated | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | May 13, 1885 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Closed | October 13, 1950 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Next west | Franklin Avenue | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next east | Tompkins Avenue | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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References
- "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.
- "Lexington Avenue El". Station Reporter. Archived from the original on 2012-02-19. Retrieved 2009-01-25.
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