Nostrand Avenue station (LIRR)

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Nostrand Avenue
Nostrand Avenue Renovated 2019.jpg
The Nostrand Avenue LIRR station, as seen in 2019, during renovations.
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; -73.94940Coordinates: 40°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
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsNew York City Subway:
"A" train"C" train at Nostrand Avenue (two blocks north)
Local Transit NYCT Bus: B25, B44, B44 SBS, B65
Construction
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Fare zone1
History
OpenedAugust 13, 1877; 144 years ago (August 13, 1877)
Rebuilt1905; 2019; 3 years ago (2019)
ElectrifiedJuly 26, 1905
750 V (DC) third rail
Passengers
2012—20141,217[1]
Rank69 of 125
Services
Preceding station MTA NYC logo.svg LIRR Following station
Atlantic Terminal
Terminus
Hempstead Branch East New York
towards Hempstead
Port Jefferson Branch
limited service
East New York
towards Huntington
Ronkonkoma Branch
limited service
East New York
towards Greenport via Ronkonkoma
West Hempstead Branch
limited service
East New York
Babylon Branch
limited service
East New York
towards Wantagh or Babylon
Long Beach Branch
limited service
East New York
towards Long Beach
Far Rockaway Branch East New York
towards Far Rockaway
Legend

Nostrand Avenue 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 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. Though originally built in 1877, the current elevated station was built between 1903 and 1905.[2]

Station layout[]

The 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.

Between 2018 and 2020, the station was renovated.[3] These renovations included the installation of two elevators, one for each platform, bringing the station into compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.[3][4] The project was completed in January of 2020.[5][4]

P
Platform level
Side platform, doors will open on the right Disabled access
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 Disabled access
G Ground level Entrance/exit

References[]

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ Brooklyn & Jamaica Railroad and LIRR History at Nostrand Avenue Station (Arrt's Arrchives)
  3. ^ a b "Nostrand Avenue Station Renovation Project Gets Underway". MTA. Retrieved May 26, 2018.
  4. ^ a b "Nostrand Ave Station Rehabilitation (Completed 01/2020)". A Modern LI. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
  5. ^ "LIRR Completes Nostrand Avenue Station Modernization". Shorefront News. February 5, 2020. Retrieved February 7, 2020.

External links[]

Media related to Nostrand Avenue (LIRR station) at Wikimedia Commons

Replacement of the Atlantic Avenue Viaduct at Nostrand Avenue in July 2011.
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