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°W / 40.687677; -73.951038Coordinates: 40°41′16″N 73°57′04″W / 40.687677°N 73.951038°W / 40.687677; -73.951038
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 (May 13, 1885)
Closed October 13, 1950 (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.



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