Nostrand Avenue (BMT Lexington Avenue Line)
Nostrand Avenue | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Former New York City Subway station | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Station statistics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Address |
Lexington Avenue and Nostrand Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11216 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Borough | Brooklyn | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Locale | Bedford-Stuyvesant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 40°41′16″N 73°57′04″W / 40.687677°N 73.951038°WCoordinates: 40°41′16″N 73°57′04″W / 40.687677°N 73.951038°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Division | B (BMT) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Services | BMT Lexington Avenue Line | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Transit connections |
Nostrand Avenue and Lorimer Street Trolleys | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Structure | Elevated | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opened | May 13, 1885 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Closed | October 13, 1950 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Station succession | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next west | Franklin Avenue | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next east | Tompkins Avenue | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Nostrand Avenue was a station on the demolished BMT Lexington Avenue Line. It was opened on May 13, 1885, and had two tracks and two side platforms. It was located at the intersection of Lexington Avenue and Nostrand Avenue in Brooklyn. It also had connections to the connection to Nostrand Avenue Line and Lorimer Street Line streetcars. The station closed on October 13, 1950. The next southbound stop was Franklin Avenue. The next northbound stop was Tompkins Avenue. The current site of the station is mostly residential with the exception of storefronts along the first floors of brownstones on the southeast corner of the intersection.
References
- "Lexington Avenue El". Station Reporter. Archived from the original on 2012-02-19. Retrieved 2009-01-25.
This article is issued from
Wikipedia.
The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike.
Additional terms may apply for the media files.