Nostrand Avenue station (BMT Lexington Avenue Line)

For other uses, see Nostrand Avenue (disambiguation).

Nostrand Ave.
General information
LocationLexington Avenue and Nostrand Avenue
Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York
Coordinates40°41′16″N 73°57′04″W / 40.687677°N 73.951038°W / 40.687677; -73.951038
Operated byCity of New York (from 1940)
Line(s)BMT Lexington Avenue Line
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsNostrand Avenue and
Lorimer Street Trolleys
Construction
Structure typeElevated
History
OpenedMay 13, 1885 (May 13, 1885)[1]
ClosedOctober 13, 1950 (October 13, 1950)[2]
Former services
Preceding station BMT Lines Following station
Franklin Avenue
toward Park Row
 12: Lexington Avenue Tompkins Avenue
toward Eastern Parkway

The Nostrand Avenue station was a station on the demolished BMT Lexington Avenue Line in Brooklyn, New York City. 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. It also had connections to the 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

  1. ^ "Rapid Transit at Last". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. May 13, 1885. p. 4. Retrieved November 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Brooklyn 'El' Link Dies With Aplomb". The New York Times. October 14, 1950. p. 16. Retrieved November 7, 2022.


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