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.
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| Location | Nostrand & Atlantic Avenues Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York 11216 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°40′42″N 73°56′58″W / 40.67845°N 73.94940°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Long Island Rail Road | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Atlantic Branch | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 1.6 mi (2.6 km) from Atlantic Terminal[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections |  New York City Subway:  at Nostrand Avenue (two blocks north) NYCT Bus: B25, B44, B44 SBS, B65 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | August 13, 1877 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1905; 2018–2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | July 26, 1905 750 V (DC) third rail | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2012—2014 | 1,217[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | 69 of 125 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
History
editThough originally built in 1877, the current elevated station was built between 1903 and 1905.[3]
Between 2018 and 2020, the station underwent an extensive reconstruction project.[4] The project included the installation of two elevators, one for each platform, bringing the station into compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.[4][5] The project was completed in January 2020.[6][5]
Station layout
editThe station has two tracks and two six-car-long side platforms above Atlantic Avenue. A street stair is at either extreme ends of both platforms. The western stairs go down to either of the eastern corners of Nostrand Avenue, while the eastern stairs go down to either of the western corners of New York Avenue. A ticket booth and two daily ticket machines are located at the Nostrand Avenue end of the eastbound platform.
| P Platform level |
Side platform, doors will open on the right 
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| Track 1 | ← Atlantic Branch services toward Atlantic Terminal (Terminus) | |
| Track 2 | Atlantic Branch services toward Jamaica and Points East (East New York) → | |
| Side platform, doors will open on the right
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| G | Ground level | Entrance/exit |
References
edit- ^ Long Island Rail Road (May 14, 2012). "TIMETABLE No. 4" (PDF). p. VI. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Brooklyn & Jamaica Railroad and LIRR History at Nostrand Avenue Station (Arrt's Arrchives)
- ^ a b "Nostrand Avenue Station Renovation Project Gets Underway". MTA. Retrieved May 26, 2018.
- ^ a b "Nostrand Ave Station Rehabilitation (Completed 01/2020)". A Modern LI. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
- ^ "LIRR Completes Nostrand Avenue Station Modernization". Shorefront News. February 5, 2020. Archived from the original on February 14, 2020. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
External links
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Media related to Nostrand Avenue (LIRR station) at Wikimedia Commons
- Nostrand Avenue – LIRR
- Nostrand Avenue LIRR timetable
- Nostrand Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
- New York Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
- Platforms from Google Maps Street View
