Nostrand Avenue station (IRT Eastern Parkway Line)

 Nostrand Avenue
 "3" train
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
Northbound platform
Station statistics
AddressNostrand Avenue & Eastern Parkway
Brooklyn, New York
BoroughBrooklyn
LocaleCrown Heights
Coordinates40°40′11″N 73°57′02″W / 40.6698°N 73.95052°W / 40.6698; -73.95052
DivisionA (IRT)[1]
LineIRT Eastern Parkway Line
Services   2 limited rush hour service in the reverse-peak direction (limited rush hour service in the reverse-peak direction)
   3 all except late nights (all except late nights)
   4 late nights, and limited rush hour service (late nights, and limited rush hour service)
   5 one weekday a.m. rush hour trip in the northbound direction only (one weekday a.m. rush hour trip in the northbound direction only)
TransitBus transport NYCT Bus: B44, B45[2]
StructureUnderground
Levels2
Platforms2 side platforms (1 on each level)
Tracks4 (2 on each level)
Other information
OpenedAugust 23, 1920; 104 years ago (August 23, 1920)
Opposite-
direction
transfer
Yes
Traffic
2023809,205[3]Increase 8.6%
Rank331 out of 423[3]
Services
Preceding station New York City Subway New York City Subway Following station
Franklin Avenue–Medgar Evers College
2 limited rush hour service in the reverse-peak direction3 all except late nights4 late nights, and limited rush hour service5 one weekday a.m. rush hour trip in the northbound direction only

Local
Kingston Avenue
2 limited weekday rush hour service in the peak direction only3 all except late nights4 late nights and limited weekday rush hour service in the peak direction
Location
Nostrand Avenue station (IRT Eastern Parkway Line) is located in New York City Subway
Nostrand Avenue station (IRT Eastern Parkway Line)
Nostrand Avenue station (IRT Eastern Parkway Line) is located in New York City
Nostrand Avenue station (IRT Eastern Parkway Line)
Nostrand Avenue station (IRT Eastern Parkway Line) is located in New York
Nostrand Avenue station (IRT Eastern Parkway Line)
Track layout

Superimposed tracks
(left tracks above right)
Upper level
Lower level
Street map

Map

Station service legend
Symbol Description
Stops all times except late nights Stops all times except late nights
Stops late nights only Stops late nights only
Stops rush hours only Stops rush hours only
Stops weekdays during the day Stops weekdays during the day

The Nostrand Avenue station 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 and the 4 train during late nights. There is also limited rush hour 2 and 5 services here.

The station opened on August 23, 1920, as part of an extension of the IRT Eastern Parkway Line by the Interborough Rapid Transit Company. The station's platforms were extended in the 1964—1965 fiscal year so they could accommodate ten-car trains.

  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. ^ "Brooklyn Bus Map" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. October 2020. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.