Nostrand Avenue station (LIRR)

Nostrand Avenue
The Nostrand Avenue LIRR station, as seen in 2019, during renovations.
General information
Location	Nostrand & Atlantic Avenues Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York 11216
Coordinates	40°40′42″N 73°56′58″W / 40.67845°N 73.94940°W / 40.67845; -73.94940
Owned by	Long Island Rail Road
Line(s)	Atlantic Branch
Distance	1.6 mi (2.6 km) from Atlantic Terminal[1]
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	New York City Subway: ​ at Nostrand Avenue (two blocks north) NYCT Bus: B25, B44, B44 SBS, B65
Construction
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	1
History
Opened	August 13, 1877; 146 years ago (August 13, 1877)
Rebuilt	1905; 2019; 5 years ago (2019)
Electrified	July 26, 1905 750 V (DC) third rail
Passengers
2012—2014	1,217[2]
Rank	69 of 125
Services
Preceding station Long Island Rail Road Following station Atlantic Terminal Terminus City Terminal Zone Atlantic shuttle East New York toward Jamaica West Hempstead Branch East New York toward West Hempstead Hempstead Branch Peak periods only East New York toward Hempstead Babylon Branch Peak periods only East New York toward Freeport
Legend to Atlantic Terminal to East New York

The Nostrand Avenue station is an elevated station on the Long Island Rail Road's Atlantic Branch in the Bedford–Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York City. Trains leave every 12–15 minutes during peak hours and 30 minutes during off-peak hours until 11 p.m.

Despite being a commuter rail stop, the station resembles a typical elevated New York City Subway station. Before the renovations began in 2018, the station featured white-on-black signage as found on the subway. They have since been replaced with black-on-white signage as seen at all other LIRR stations. Though originally built in 1877, the current elevated station was built between 1903 and 1905.^[3]

Station layout

The station has two tracks and two six-car-long side platforms above Atlantic Avenue. A street stair is at either extreme ends of both platforms. The western stairs go down to either of the eastern corners of Nostrand Avenue, while the eastern stairs go down to either of the western corners of New York Avenue. A ticket booth and two daily ticket machines are located at the Nostrand Avenue end of the eastbound platform.

Between 2018 and 2020, the station was renovated.^[4] These renovations included the installation of two elevators, one for each platform, bringing the station into compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.^[4][5] The project was completed in January 2020.^[6][5]

P Platform level	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Track 1	←      Atlantic Branch services toward Atlantic Terminal (Terminus)
	Track 2	→      Atlantic Branch services toward Jamaica and Points East (East New York) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right
G	Ground level	Entrance/exit

References

External links

• Media related to Nostrand Avenue (LIRR station) at Wikimedia Commons

• Nostrand Avenue – LIRR
• Nostrand Avenue LIRR timetable
• Nostrand Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
• New York Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Platforms from Google Maps Street View

This page was last edited on 2 April 2024, at 13:42