Church Avenue (IRT Nostrand Avenue Line)

Church Avenue
New York City Subway rapid transit station
Southbound platform
Station statistics
Address	Church Avenue & Nostrand Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11226
Borough	Brooklyn
Locale	East Flatbush
Coordinates	40°39′03″N 73°57′00″W / 40.650755°N 73.950005°W / 40.650755; -73.950005Coordinates: 40°39′03″N 73°57′00″W / 40.650755°N 73.950005°W / 40.650755; -73.950005
Division	A (IRT)
Line	IRT Nostrand Avenue Line
Services	2  (weekdays and weekday late nights)       5  (all except weekday evenings and nights)
Transit connections	NYCT Bus: B35, B44, B44 SBS
Structure	Underground
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Opened	August 23, 1920 (1920-08-23)
Station code	356[1]
Accessible	ADA-accessible
Wireless service	[2]
Traffic
Passengers (2016)	3,027,658[3]  1.4%
Rank	171 out of 422
Station succession
Next north	Winthrop Street: 2  5
Next south	Beverly Road: 2  5
Next north	Atlantic Avenue–Barclays Center: 2  5
Next south	Flatbush Avenue–Brooklyn College: 2  5
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops all times Stops weekdays and weekday late nights Stops all times except late nights
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Church Avenue is a station on the IRT Nostrand Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of Church and Nostrand Avenues in the East Flatbush neighborhood of Brooklyn, it is served by the 2 train weekdays, and the 5 train all times except evenings and late nights on weekdays.^[4]

History

Track layout
to Winthrop St to Beverly Rd

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.^[5][6][7] The construction of the subway along Nostrand Avenue spurred real estate development in the surrounding areas.^[8] The Nostrand Avenue Line opened on August 23, 1920, and the Church Avenue station opened along with it.^[9]

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

Station layout

G	Street Level	Exit/Entrance (Elevator for northbound service at SE corner of Church Avenue and Nostrand Avenue; elevator for southbound service at SW corner)
P Platform level	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Northbound	← toward Wakefield–241st Street, toward Dyre Avenue or Nereid Avenue (Winthrop Street)
	Southbound	→ toward Flatbush Avenue–Brooklyn College (Beverly Road) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right

Tilework

Southbound staircase at Church and Nostrand Avenues

This underground station has two tracks and two side platforms. 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

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.^[10]

Exit location[10]	Exit type	Number of exits	Platform served
NW corner of Nostrand Avenue and Church Avenue	Staircase	2	Southbound
SW corner of Nostrand Avenue and Church Avenue	Staircase	1	Southbound
	Elevator	1	Southbound
NE corner of Nostrand Avenue and Church Avenue	Staircase	1	Northbound
SE corner of Nostrand Avenue and Church Avenue	Staircase	1	Northbound
	Elevator	1	Northbound

See also

• Church Avenue (IND Culver Line)
• Church Avenue (BMT Brighton Line)
• Church Avenue Line (surface)
• IND Church Avenue Line

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Church Avenue (IRT Nostrand Avenue Line).

• nycsubway.org – Brooklyn IRT: Church Avenue
• nycsubway.org — Transitions Artwork by Louis Delsarte (2001)
• Station Reporter — 2 Train
• The Subway Nut — Church Avenue Pictures
• MTA's Arts For Transit — Church Avenue (IRT Nostrand Avenue Line)
• Church Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Platforms from Google Maps Street View

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	Wakefield–241st Street Nereid Avenue 233rd Street 225th Street 219th Street Gun Hill Road Burke Avenue Allerton Avenue Pelham Parkway Bronx Park East East 180th Street West Farms Square–East Tremont Avenue 174th Street Freeman Street Simpson Street Intervale Avenue Prospect Avenue Jackson Avenue Third Avenue–149th Street 149th Street–Grand Concourse 135th Street 125th Street 116th Street Central Park North–110th Street 96th Street 86th Street* 79th Street* 72nd Street 66th Street–Lincoln Center* 59th Street–Columbus Circle* 50th Street* Times Square–42nd Street 34th Street–Penn Station 28th Street* 23rd Street* 18th Street* 14th Street Christopher Street–Sheridan Square* Houston Street* Canal Street* Franklin Street* Chambers Street Park Place Fulton Street Wall Street Clark Street Borough Hall Hoyt Street Nevins Street Atlantic Avenue Bergen Street Grand Army Plaza Eastern Parkway–Brooklyn Museum Franklin Avenue President Street Sterling Street Winthrop Street Church Avenue Beverly Road Newkirk Avenue Flatbush Avenue–Brooklyn College
	Nereid Ave. branch Nereid Avenue 233rd Street 225th Street 219th Street Gun Hill Road–White Plains Road Burke Avenue Allerton Avenue Pelham Parkway–White Plains Road Bronx Park East Dyre Ave. branch Eastchester–Dyre Avenue Baychester Avenue Gun Hill Road–Seymour Avenue Pelham Parkway–Esplanade Morris Park East 180th Street West Farms Square–East Tremont Avenue 174th Street Freeman Street Simpson Street Intervale Avenue Prospect Avenue Jackson Avenue Third Avenue–149th Street 149th Street–Grand Concourse 138th Street–Grand Concourse 125th Street 86th Street 59th Street Grand Central–42nd Street 14th Street Brooklyn Bridge–City Hall Fulton Street Wall Street Bowling Green Borough Hall Nevins Street Atlantic Avenue Franklin Avenue President Street Sterling Street Winthrop Street Church Avenue Beverly Road Newkirk Avenue Flatbush Avenue–Brooklyn College
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