Newkirk Avenue (IRT Nostrand Avenue Line)

Newkirk Avenue
Newkirk Avenue
	New York City Subway rapid transit station
	Station platform
Station statistics
Address	Newkirk Avenue & Nostrand Avenue; Brooklyn, NY 11226
Borough	Brooklyn
Locale	Flatbush, East Flatbush
Coordinates	40°38′24″N 73°56′54″W / 40.639912°N 73.94846°WCoordinates: 40°38′24″N 73°56′54″W / 40.639912°N 73.94846°W
Division	A (IRT)
Line	IRT Nostrand Avenue Line
Services	2 (all times); 5 (weekdays only)
Transit connections	NYCT Bus: B8, B44, B44 SBS
Structure	Underground
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Opened	August 23, 1920
Station code	358[1]
Wireless service	[2]
Traffic
Passengers (2017)	2,315,386[3] 3.3%
Rank	214 out of 425
Station succession
Next north	Beverly Road: 2 5
Next south	Flatbush Avenue–Brooklyn College: 2 5
Location
Street map
Station service legend
Symbol	Description
	Stops all times
	Stops weekdays only
	Stops weekdays and weekday late nights
	Stops all times except late nights

Newkirk Avenue is a station on the IRT Nostrand Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of Newkirk and Nostrand Avenues in Brooklyn, the station is served by the 2 train at all times and the 5 train on weekdays.

History

Track layout

to Beverly Rd

to Flatbush Av

The Dual Contracts, which were signed on March 19, 1913, were contracts for the construction and/or rehabilitation and operation of rapid transit lines in the City of New York.The Dual Contracts promised the construction of several lines in Brooklyn. As part of Contract 4, the IRT agreed to build a subway line along Nostrand Avenue in Brooklyn.^[4]^[5]^[6] The construction of the subway along Nostrand Avenue spurred real estate development in the surrounding areas.^[7] The Nostrand Avenue Line opened on August 23, 1920, and the Beverly Road station opened along with it.^[8]

In the 1950s, an additional exit-only was added on the Flatbush Avenue-bound platform that leads to the west side of Nostrand Avenue just south of Avenue D.

During the 1960s the platforms were lengthened at their southern ends, so that the platforms could be 510 feet long and as a result they were then able to accommodate 10-car trains.

Station layout

G	Street Level	Exit/Entrance
P Platform level	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Northbound	← toward Wakefield–241st Street, toward Dyre Avenue (weekdays until 8:45 PM), Nereid Avenue (PM rush) (Beverly Road)
	Southbound	→ toward Flatbush Avenue–Brooklyn College (Terminus) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right

Station tilework

This underground station has two tracks and two side platforms. Each platform has its own fare control with no crossovers or crossunders to allow free transfers between directions, though there is evidence of a closed crossunder at the south end of the station.

The platforms have their original 1920s tiling from the Dual Contracts era. The "NEWKIRK AVE" name tablets are on a blue background with a green border. The station's trim line is nearly fully green with accents of several other colors. "N"s for "Newkirk" run along the trim line at regular intervals. The platform columns run at regular intervals and are painted green to match the station's tiling. They are wider in the middle of each platform where the station exits and fare control are. They get narrower as they run toward either end of the platform, especially at the extreme ends where the 1960s extension refrigerator-block style tiling is used. The columns have "Newkirk" written in white on a blue plate.

Exits

The Manhattan-bound platform has the station's only bank of regular turnstiles and token booth. Its street stair leads to the southeast corner of Newkirk and Nostrand Avenues. The fare control for the Flatbush Avenue-bound platform is normally unstaffed, containing one High Entry Exit Turnstile and one exit-only turnstile. A Customer Service Agent Booth and bank of regular turnstiles is sometimes open during rush hours. This exit's street stair leads to the southwest corner of Newkirk and Nostrand Avenues.^[9]

The Flatbush Avenue-bound platform has an additional exit-only on the extreme north end. This exit has two high turnstiles and its single street stair leads to the west side of Nostrand Avenue just south of Avenue D.^[9] This exit was added in the 1950s.

Exit location^[9]	Exit type	Number of exits	Platform served
SW corner of Nostrand Avenue and Avenue D	Staircase	1	Southbound (exit-only)
SW corner of Nostrand Avenue and Newkirk Avenue	Staircase	1	Southbound
SE corner of Nostrand Avenue and Newkirk Avenue	Staircase	1	Northbound

References

↑ "Station Developers' Information". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
↑ "NYC Subway Wireless – Active Stations". Transit Wireless Wifi. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
↑ "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership 2012–2017". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. July 12, 2018. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
↑ "Terms and Conditions of Dual System Contracts". nycsubway.org. Retrieved February 16, 2015.
↑ "The Dual System of Rapid Transit (1912)". nycsubway.org.
↑ "Most Recent Map of the Dual Subway System WhIch Shows How Brooklyn Borough Is Favored In New Transit Lines". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. September 9, 1917. Retrieved August 23, 2016 – via Brooklyn Newspapers.
↑ "Big Eastern Parkway Deal". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. July 1, 1915. Retrieved August 23, 2016 – via Brooklyn Newspapers.
↑ "Brooklyn Tube Extensions Open: I.R.T. Begins Service on Eastern Parkway and Nostrand Avenue Lines" (PDF). New York Times. August 23, 1920. Retrieved February 28, 2010.
1 2 3 "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Flatbush" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved August 2, 2015.

External links

nycsubway.org – Brooklyn IRT: Newkirk Avenue
Station Reporter — 2 Train
The Subway Nut — Newkirk Avenue Pictures
Newkirk Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
Avenue D exit only stairs from Google Maps Street View
Platforms from Google Maps Street View

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[stationinformation-1] "Station Developers' Information". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved June 13, 2017.

[wifi-2] "NYC Subway Wireless – Active Stations". Transit Wireless Wifi. Retrieved May 18, 2016.

[2016-rider-3] "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership 2012–2017". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. July 12, 2018. Retrieved July 12, 2018.

[chapter_5-4] "Terms and Conditions of Dual System Contracts". nycsubway.org. Retrieved February 16, 2015.

[nycsubway_dual-5] "The Dual System of Rapid Transit (1912)". nycsubway.org.

[:1-6] "Most Recent Map of the Dual Subway System WhIch Shows How Brooklyn Borough Is Favored In New Transit Lines". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. September 9, 1917. Retrieved August 23, 2016 – via Brooklyn Newspapers.

[7] "Big Eastern Parkway Deal". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. July 1, 1915. Retrieved August 23, 2016 – via Brooklyn Newspapers.

[BrooklynIRT-8] "Brooklyn Tube Extensions Open: I.R.T. Begins Service on Eastern Parkway and Nostrand Avenue Lines" (PDF). New York Times. August 23, 1920. Retrieved February 28, 2010.

[map-9] 1 2 3 "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Flatbush" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved August 2, 2015.

Stations of the New York City Subway, by service
Seventh Avenue Express	Wakefield–241st Street Nereid Avenue 233rd Street 225th Street 219th Street Gun Hill Road Burke Avenue Allerton Avenue Pelham Parkway Bronx Park East East 180th Street West Farms Square–East Tremont Avenue 174th Street Freeman Street Simpson Street Intervale Avenue Prospect Avenue Jackson Avenue Third Avenue–149th Street 149th Street–Grand Concourse 135th Street 125th Street 116th Street Central Park North–110th Street 96th Street 86th Street* 79th Street* 72nd Street 66th Street–Lincoln Center* 59th Street–Columbus Circle* 50th Street* Times Square–42nd Street 34th Street–Penn Station 28th Street* 23rd Street* 18th Street* 14th Street Christopher Street–Sheridan Square* Houston Street* Canal Street* Franklin Street* Chambers Street Park Place Fulton Street Wall Street Clark Street Borough Hall Hoyt Street Nevins Street Atlantic Avenue Bergen Street Grand Army Plaza Eastern Parkway–Brooklyn Museum Franklin Avenue President Street Sterling Street Winthrop Street Church Avenue Beverly Road Newkirk Avenue Flatbush Avenue–Brooklyn College
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