Nostrand Avenue station (LIRR)

Nostrand Ave
The Nostrand Avenue LIRR station, as seen in 2019, during renovations.
General information
LocationNostrand & Atlantic Avenues
Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York 11216
Coordinates40°40′42″N 73°56′58″W / 40.67845°N 73.94940°W / 40.67845; -73.94940
Owned byLong Island Rail Road
Line(s)Atlantic Branch
Distance1.6 mi (2.6 km) from Atlantic Terminal[1]
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Connections New York City Subway:
"A" train"C" train at Nostrand Avenue (two blocks north)
Local Transit NYCT Bus: B25, B44, B44 SBS, B65
Construction
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zone1
History
OpenedAugust 13, 1877; 147 years ago (August 13, 1877)
Rebuilt1905; 2018–2020
ElectrifiedJuly 26, 1905
750 V (DC) third rail
Passengers
2012—20141,217[2]
Rank69 of 125
Services
Preceding station Long Island Rail Road Following station
Atlantic Terminal
Terminus
City Terminal Zone
Atlantic shuttle
East New York
toward Jamaica
West Hempstead Branch East New York
Hempstead Branch
Peak periods only
East New York
toward Hempstead
Babylon Branch
Peak periods only
East New York
toward Freeport
Location
Map

The Nostrand Avenue station is an elevated station on the Long Island Rail Road's Atlantic Branch in the Bedford–Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York City. Trains leave every 12–15 minutes during peak hours and 30 minutes during off-peak hours until 11 p.m.

Despite being a commuter rail stop, the Nostrand Avenue station resembles a typical elevated New York City Subway station. Before the renovations began in 2018, the station featured white-on-black signage as found on the subway. They have since been replaced with black-on-white signage as seen at all other LIRR stations.

  1. ^ Long Island Rail Road (May 14, 2012). "TIMETABLE No. 4" (PDF). p. VI. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
  2. ^ "2012–2014 LIRR Origin and Destination Report : Volume I: Travel Behavior Among All LIRR Passengers" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. August 23, 2016. PDF pp. 15, 199. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 17, 2019. Retrieved March 29, 2020.