IRT Nostrand Avenue Line

IRT Nostrand Avenue Line
The 2 and 5 trains serve the entire IRT Nostrand Avenue Line.
Overview
Type	Rapid transit
System	New York City Subway
Termini	President Street Flatbush Avenue – Brooklyn College
Stations	7
Daily ridership	61,390 [1]
Operation
Opened	August 23, 1920[2]
Owner	City of New York
Operator(s)	New York City Transit Authority
Character	Underground
Technical
No. of tracks	2
Track gauge	4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Electrification	600V DC third rail

IRT Nostrand Avenue Line
Legend
IRT Eastern Parkway Line President Street Sterling Street Winthrop Street Church Avenue Beverly Road Newkirk Avenue Flatbush Avenue – Brooklyn College Provision for future expansion

The IRT Nostrand Avenue Line is a rapid transit line of the IRT division of the New York City Subway running under Nostrand Avenue in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. It is served at all times by the 2 train, and is also served by the 5 train on weekdays during the daytime.

The two tracks split off from the local tracks of the IRT Eastern Parkway Line and diverge away in the vicinity of Rogers Avenue at the Rogers Avenue Junction, turning south onto Nostrand Avenue to/from the Nostrand Avenue Line. It serves the neighborhoods of southern Crown Heights, Prospect Lefferts Gardens, Flatbush, East Flatbush, and the Brooklyn College area.

When the Nostrand Avenue Line was built, it only connected to the IRT Eastern Parkway Line local tracks. This limits the capacity of trains that can operate on the Nostrand Avenue Line.^[3]

The stations on this line opened August 23, 1920 as part of the Dual Contracts.^[2] It was to be extended in 1929,^[4] 1939,^[5] 1951,^[6] and 1968^[7][8] to serve Marine Park and/or Sheepshead Bay; however, this did not occur.

Station listing and service

All services serve the entire line and make all stops.

	Time period
	weekdays	weekends and late nights
	service
	service	no service

Station service legend
	Stops all times
	Stops weekdays only
Time period details

Neighborhood (approximate)		Station	Services	Opened	Transfers and notes
Crown Heights	Begins as split from IRT Eastern Parkway Line local tracks (2  5 )
		President Street	2  5	August 23, 1920[2]
Prospect Lefferts Gardens		Sterling Street	2  5	August 23, 1920[2]	B44 Select Bus Service
		Winthrop Street	2  5	August 23, 1920[2]	B44 Select Bus Service
Flatbush		Church Avenue	2  5	August 23, 1920[2]	B44 Select Bus Service
		Beverly Road	2  5	August 23, 1920[2]
		Newkirk Avenue	2  5	August 23, 1920[2]	B44 Select Bus Service
		Flatbush Avenue – Brooklyn College	2  5	August 23, 1920[2]	B44 Select Bus Service
Provision for future expansion

References

1. MTA. "Average weekday subway ridership". Retrieved 2 April 2014.
2. "Brooklyn Tube Extensions Open: I.R.T. Begins Service on Eastern Parkway and Nostrand Avenue Lines". New York Times. August 23, 1920. Retrieved 2010-02-28.
3. "www.nycsubway.org". www.nycsubway.org.
4. nycsubway.org—IND Second System – 1929 Plan
5. nycsubway.org—History of the Independent Subway
6. "Board of Transportation - 1951". Thejoekorner.com. Retrieved 2014-03-25.
7. "1968 NYCTA Expansion Plans (Picture)". Second Avenue Sagas. Retrieved December 2013.
8. Program for Action maps from thejoekorner.com

External links

Route map: Bing / Google

• Media related to IRT Nostrand Avenue Line at Wikimedia Commons