Nostrand Avenue station (BMT Lexington Avenue Line)

For other uses, see Nostrand Avenue (disambiguation).

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.

Nostrand Avenue
Former New York City Subway station
Station statistics
Address	Lexington Avenue and Nostrand Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11216
Borough	Brooklyn
Locale	Bedford-Stuyvesant
Coordinates	40.687677°N 73.951038°W / 40.687677; -73.951038
Division	B (BMT)
Services	BMT Lexington Avenue Line
Transit	Nostrand Avenue and Lorimer Street Trolleys
Structure	Elevated
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Opened	May 13, 1885 (May 13, 1885)
Closed	October 13, 1950 (October 13, 1950)
Traffic
2023
Rank	out of 423
Station succession
Next west	Franklin Avenue
Next east	Tompkins Avenue
Location
Street map
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops in station at all times Stops all times except late nights Stops late nights only Stops late nights and weekends only Stops weekdays during the day Stops weekends during the day Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction Stops all times except weekdays in the peak direction Stops all times except nights and rush hours in the peak direction Stops rush hours only Stops rush hours in the peak direction only Station is closed (Details about time periods)

References

• "Lexington Avenue El". Station Reporter. Archived from the original on 2012-02-19. Retrieved 2009-01-25.