Newkirk Avenue (IRT Nostrand Avenue Line)

Newkirk Avenue New York City Subway rapid transit station
Station statistics
Address	Newkirk Avenue & Nostrand Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11226
Borough	Brooklyn
Locale	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 until 8:45 p.m.)
Connection	New York City Bus: B8, B44
Structure	Underground
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Opened	August 23, 1920
Traffic
Passengers (2010)	2,347,178[1]  2.1%
Rank	196 out of 422
Station succession
Next north	Beverly Road: 2  5
Next south	Flatbush Avenue – Brooklyn College: 2  5
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 only Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction Stops all times except weekdays Stops rush hours only Stops rush hours in the peak direction only Station is closed (Details about time periods)

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, it is served by the 2 train at all times and the 5 train on weekdays.

This underground station, opened on August 23, 1920, has two tracks and two side platforms. Each platform has its own fare control with no crossovers or crossunders, though there is evidence of a closed crossunder at the south end of the station. There is no free transfer between directions.

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 are. They get narrower as they run towards either ends 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.

The platforms get narrower towards their ends and become wider towards the middle as fare control is on platform level. 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-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 turnstile is sometimes open during rush hours. This exit's street stair leads to the southwest corner of Newkirk and Nostrand Avenues.

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 lead to the west side of Nostrand Avenue just south of Avenue D. This exit was added in the 1950s.

References

1. ^ "Facts and Figures: 2010 Annual Subway Ridership". New York City Metropolitan Transportation Authority. http://mta.info/nyct/facts/ridership/ridership_sub_annual.htm. Retrieved 2011-05-18. 

External links

• 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

Southbound street stair