Nostrand Avenue
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Former New York City Subway rapid transit station | |
Station statistics | |
Address | Lexington Avenue and Nostrand Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11216 |
Borough | Brooklyn |
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 north | Tompkins Avenue |
Next south | Franklin 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.