Newkirk Avenue (IRT Nostrand Avenue Line) Contents History Station layout References External links Navigation menu40°38′24″N 73°56′54″W / 40.639912°N 73.94846°W / 40.639912; -73.9484640°38′24″N 73°56′54″W / 40.639912°N 73.94846°W / 40.639912; -73.94846e"Station Developers' Information""NYC Subway Wireless – Active Stations""Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership 2012–2017""Terms and Conditions of Dual System Contracts""The Dual System of Rapid Transit (1912)""Most Recent Map of the Dual Subway System WhIch Shows How Brooklyn Borough Is Favored In New Transit Lines""Big Eastern Parkway Deal""Brooklyn Tube Extensions Open: I.R.T. Begins Service on Eastern Parkway and Nostrand Avenue Lines""MTA Neighborhood Maps: Flatbush"Brooklyn IRT: Newkirk Avenue2 TrainNewkirk Avenue PicturesNewkirk Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street ViewAvenue D exit only stairs from Google Maps Street ViewPlatforms from Google Maps Street Viewee
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 New York City Subway station (rapid transit) | |||||||||||||
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| Address | Newkirk Avenue & Nostrand Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11226 | ||||||||||||
| Borough | Brooklyn | ||||||||||||
| Locale | Flatbush, East Flatbush | ||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°38′24″N 73°56′54″W / 40.639912°N 73.94846°W / 40.639912; -73.94846Coordinates: 40°38′24″N 73°56′54″W / 40.639912°N 73.94846°W / 40.639912; -73.94846 | ||||||||||||
| Division | A (IRT) | ||||||||||||
| Line | IRT Nostrand Avenue Line | ||||||||||||
| Services | 2  (all times) 5  (weekdays only) | ||||||||||||
| Transit connections |  NYCT Bus: B8, B44, B44 SBS | ||||||||||||
| Structure | Underground | ||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||||
| Opened | August 23, 1920 (August 23, 1920) | ||||||||||||
| Station code | 358[1] | ||||||||||||
| Wireless service |  [2] | ||||||||||||
| Traffic | |||||||||||||
| Passengers (2017) | 2,315,386[3]  3.3% | ||||||||||||
| Rank | 214 out of 425 | ||||||||||||
| Station succession | |||||||||||||
| Next north | Beverly Road: 2 5 | ||||||||||||
| Next south | Flatbush Avenue–Brooklyn College: 2 5 | ||||||||||||
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Newkirk Avenue is a station on the IRT Nostrand Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of Newkirk and Nostrand Avenues in Brooklyn, the station is served by the 2 train at all times and the 5 train on weekdays.
Contents
1 History
2 Station layout
2.1 Exits
3 References
4 External links
History
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The Dual Contracts, which were signed on March 19, 1913, were contracts for the construction and/or rehabilitation and operation of rapid transit lines in the City of New York. The Dual Contracts promised the construction of several lines in Brooklyn. As part of Contract 4, the IRT agreed to build a subway line along Nostrand Avenue in Brooklyn.[4][5][6] The construction of the subway along Nostrand Avenue spurred real estate development in the surrounding areas.[7] The Nostrand Avenue Line opened on August 23, 1920, and the Beverly Road station opened along with it.[8]
In the 1950s, an additional exit-only was added on the Flatbush Avenue–bound platform that leads to the west side of Nostrand Avenue just south of Avenue D.
During the 1960s the platforms were lengthened at their southern ends, so that the platforms could be 510 feet long and as a result they were then able to accommodate 10-car trains.
Station layout
G | Street Level | Exit/Entrance |
P Platform level | Side platform, doors will open on the right | |
Northbound | ← toward Wakefield–241st Street, toward Dyre Avenue (weekdays until 8:45 PM), Nereid Avenue (PM rush) (Beverly Road) | |
Southbound | → toward Flatbush Avenue–Brooklyn College (Terminus) → | |
Side platform, doors will open on the right | ||
Station tilework
This underground station has two tracks and two side platforms. Each platform has its own fare control with no crossovers or crossunders to allow free transfers between directions, though there is evidence of a closed crossunder at the south end of the station.
The platforms have their original 1920s tiling from the Dual Contracts era. The "NEWKIRK AVE" name tablets are on a blue background with a green border. The station's trim line is nearly fully green with accents of several other colors. "N"s for "Newkirk" run along the trim line at regular intervals. The platform columns run at regular intervals and are painted green to match the station's tiling. They are wider in the middle of each platform where the station exits and fare control are. They get narrower as they run toward either end of the platform, especially at the extreme ends where the 1960s extension refrigerator-block style tiling is used. The columns have "Newkirk" written in white on a blue plate.
Exits
The Manhattan-bound platform has the station's only bank of regular turnstiles and token booth. Its street stair leads to the southeast corner of Newkirk and Nostrand Avenues. The fare control for the Flatbush Avenue-bound platform is normally unstaffed, containing one High Entry Exit Turnstile and one exit-only turnstile. A Customer Service Agent Booth and bank of regular turnstiles is sometimes open during rush hours. This exit's street stair leads to the southwest corner of Newkirk and Nostrand Avenues.[9]
The Flatbush Avenue-bound platform has an additional exit-only on the extreme north end. This exit has two high turnstiles and its single street stair leads to the west side of Nostrand Avenue just south of Avenue D.[9] This exit was added in the 1950s.
| Exit location[9] | Exit type | Number of exits | Platform served |
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| SW corner of Nostrand Avenue and Avenue D | Staircase | 1 | Southbound (exit-only) |
| SW corner of Nostrand Avenue and Newkirk Avenue | Staircase | 1 | Southbound |
| SE corner of Nostrand Avenue and Newkirk Avenue | Staircase | 1 | Northbound |
References
^ "Station Developers' Information". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved June 13, 2017..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output .citation qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-maintdisplay:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em
^ "NYC Subway Wireless – Active Stations". Transit Wireless Wifi. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
^ "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership 2012–2017". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. July 12, 2018. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
^ "Terms and Conditions of Dual System Contracts". nycsubway.org. Retrieved February 16, 2015.
^ "The Dual System of Rapid Transit (1912)". nycsubway.org.
^ "Most Recent Map of the Dual Subway System WhIch Shows How Brooklyn Borough Is Favored In New Transit Lines". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. September 9, 1917. Retrieved August 23, 2016 – via Brooklyn Newspapers.
^ "Big Eastern Parkway Deal". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. July 1, 1915. Retrieved August 23, 2016 – via Brooklyn Newspapers.
^ "Brooklyn Tube Extensions Open: I.R.T. Begins Service on Eastern Parkway and Nostrand Avenue Lines" (PDF). The New York Times. August 23, 1920. Retrieved February 28, 2010.
^ abc "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Flatbush" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
External links
 | Wikimedia Commons has media related to Newkirk Avenue (IRT Nostrand Avenue Line). |
- nycsubway.org – Brooklyn IRT: Newkirk Avenue
- Station Reporter—2 Train
- The Subway Nut—Newkirk Avenue Pictures
- Newkirk Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
- Avenue D exit only stairs from Google Maps Street View
- Platforms from Google Maps Street View
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