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Church Avenue station (IRT Nostrand Avenue Line)

Coordinates: 40°39′03″N 73°57′00″W / 40.650755°N 73.950005°W / 40.650755; -73.950005
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 Church Avenue
 "2" train​"5" train
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
Southbound platform
Station statistics
AddressChurch Avenue & Nostrand Avenue
Brooklyn, New York
BoroughBrooklyn
LocaleEast Flatbush, Flatbush
Coordinates40°39′03″N 73°57′00″W / 40.650755°N 73.950005°W / 40.650755; -73.950005
DivisionA (IRT)[1]
LineIRT Nostrand Avenue Line
Services   2 all times (all times)
​   5 weekdays only (weekdays only)
TransitBus transport NYCT Bus: B35, B44, B44 SBS
StructureUnderground
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Other information
OpenedAugust 23, 1920; 104 years ago (1920-08-23)
AccessibleThis station is compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 ADA-accessible
Opposite-
direction
transfer		No
Traffic
20231,947,722[2] Increase 5.6%
Rank170 out of 423[2]
Services
Preceding station New York City Subway New York City Subway Following station
Winthrop Street
2 all times ​5 weekdays only
via Franklin Avenue–Medgar Evers College
 Beverly Road
2 all times ​5 weekdays only
toward Flatbush Avenue–Brooklyn College
Location
Church Avenue station (IRT Nostrand Avenue Line) is located in New York City Subway
Church Avenue station (IRT Nostrand Avenue Line)
Church Avenue station (IRT Nostrand Avenue Line) is located in New York City
Church Avenue station (IRT Nostrand Avenue Line)
Church Avenue station (IRT Nostrand Avenue Line) is located in New York
Church Avenue station (IRT Nostrand Avenue Line)
Track layout

Legend
to Winthrop Street
to Beverly Road
Street map

Map

Station service legend
Symbol Description
Stops all times Stops all times
Stops weekdays during the day Stops weekdays during the day
Stops weekdays and weekday late nights Stops weekdays and weekday late nights
Stops all times except late nights Stops all times except late nights

The Church Avenue station is a station on the IRT Nostrand Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of Church and Nostrand Avenues straddling the East Flatbush and Flatbush communities. The station is served by the 2 train at all times and the 5 train on weekdays.

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.[3][4][5] The construction of the subway along Nostrand Avenue spurred real estate development in the surrounding areas.[6] The Nostrand Avenue Line opened on August 23, 1920, and the Church Avenue station opened along with it.[7]

The station was renovated in 1997. In Spring 1999, elevators were installed to make the station fully ADA-accessible.

Station layout

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Ground Street level Exit/entrance
Platform level Side platform
Northbound ← "2" train toward Wakefield–241st Street (Winthrop Street)
← "5" train toward Eastchester–Dyre Avenue or Nereid Avenue (Winthrop Street)
Southbound → "2" train"5" train toward Flatbush Avenue–Brooklyn College (Beverly Road) →
Side platform
Tilework
Southbound staircase at Church and Nostrand Avenues

This underground station has two tracks and two side platforms. South of the station, there are double crossovers that can allow trains to switch between either track. These crossovers can allow trains to terminate here.[8] The station is served by the 2 train at all times[9] and by the 5 train on weekdays during the day.[10] It is between Beverly Road to the south and Winthrop Street to the north.[11]

Each platform was re-tiled during a 1997 renovation with a reproduction of its original 1920 Dual Contracts era tiling. The name tablets contain "CHURCH AVE" in serif font on a blue background and green border. The station's trim line consists of light brown color with a mostly green border and "C" tablets (for "Church") at regular intervals.

Beneath the original trim line along the platform walls are streaks of many colors that were added during the 1997 renovation. There are green tiles for about the first two feet of the platform walls from the bottom up and single lines of yellow above them go up to form accent lines to the "C" tablets in the station's trim line.

The platforms are narrower at either ends than in the middle, where the station's exits are on the same level and the station columns are. The columns are dark blue colored I-beams and every other column has the standard black and white name tablet.

The Manhattan-bound platform has a newsstand and a plaque commemorating the station's 1997 renovation.

The 2001 artwork here is called Transitions by Louis Delsarte. It contains stained glass and glass mosaic murals depicting neighborhood and ethnic scenes.

Exits

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The fare control area on the Manhattan-bound side has a full-time turnstile bank, token booth, and two perpendicular staircases to the northeast corner of Church and Nostrand Avenues and one staircase and one elevator to the southeast corner. The Flatbush Avenue-bound platform's fare control is unstaffed, containing three exit-only turnstiles and one HEET turnstile. This exit has two perpendicular staircases to the northwest corner of Church and Nostrand Avenues and one staircase and one elevator to the southwest corner. Both elevators, installed in Spring 1999, make this station fully ADA-accessible.[12]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Glossary". Second Avenue Subway Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement (SDEIS) (PDF). Vol. 1. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. March 4, 2003. pp. 1–2. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 26, 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
  3. ^ "Terms and Conditions of Dual System Contracts". nycsubway.org. Retrieved February 16, 2015.
  4. ^ "The Dual System of Rapid Transit (1912)". nycsubway.org.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "Big Eastern Parkway Deal". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. July 1, 1915. Retrieved August 23, 2016 – via Brooklyn Newspapers.
  7. ^ "Brooklyn Tube Extensions Open: I.R.T. Begins Service on Eastern Parkway and Nostrand Avenue Lines" (PDF). New York Times. August 23, 1920. Retrieved February 28, 2010.
  8. ^ Dougherty, Peter (2006) [2002]. Tracks of the New York City Subway 2006 (3rd ed.). Dougherty. OCLC 49777633 – via Google Books.
  9. ^ "2 Subway Timetable, Effective June 26, 2022". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved December 16, 2024.
  10. ^ "5 Subway Timetable, Effective December 15, 2024". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved December 16, 2024.
  11. ^ "Subway Map" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. September 2021. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
  12. ^ "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Flatbush" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
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