Nostrand Avenue station (IRT Eastern Parkway Line)

 Nostrand Avenue
 
Northbound platform
Station statistics
AddressNostrand Avenue & Eastern Parkway
Brooklyn, New York
BoroughBrooklyn
LocaleCrown Heights
Coordinates40°40′11″N 73°57′02″W / 40.6698°N 73.95052°W / 40.6698; -73.95052
DivisionA (IRT)
LineIRT Eastern Parkway Line
Services   2  (limited rush hour service in the reverse-peak direction)
   3  (all except late nights)
   4  (late nights, and limited rush hour service)
   5  (one weekday a.m. rush hour trip in the northbound direction only)
Transit NYCT Bus: B44, B45
StructureUnderground
Levels2
Platforms2 side platforms (1 on each level)
Tracks4 (2 on each level)
Other information
OpenedAugust 23, 1920 (August 23, 1920)
Accessiblenot ADA-accessible; accessibility planned
Opposite-
direction
transfer
Yes
Traffic
2023809,205 8.6%
Rank331 out of 423
Services
Preceding station New York City Subway Following station
Franklin Avenue–Medgar Evers College
2  3  4  5 

Local
Kingston Avenue
2  3  4 
Location
Track layout

Superimposed tracks
(left tracks above right)
Upper level
Lower level
Street map

Station service legend
Symbol Description
Stops all times except late nights
Stops late nights only
Stops rush hours only
Stops weekdays during the day

The Nostrand Avenue station is a local station on the IRT Eastern Parkway Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of Nostrand Avenue and Eastern Parkway in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, it is served by the 3 train at all times except late nights and the 4 train during late nights. There is also limited rush hour 2 and 5 services here.

The station opened on August 23, 1920, as part of an extension of the IRT Eastern Parkway Line by the Interborough Rapid Transit Company. The station's platforms were extended in the 1964—1965 fiscal year so they could accommodate ten-car trains.