IRT Nostrand Avenue Line

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The IRT Nostrand Avenue Line is a rapid transit line of the IRT division of the New York City Subway, and is served by the 2 and 5 trains, running under Nostrand Avenue in the New York City Borough of Brooklyn.

The two outside tracks of IRT Eastern Parkway Line diverge away in the vicinity of Rogers Avenue, turning south onto Nostrand Avenue to form the Nostrand Avenue Line. It serves the neighborhoods of southern Crown Heights, Wingate, Flatbush, East Flatbush, and the Brooklyn College area.

The stations on this line opened August 23, 1920.

[edit] Stations

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IRT	Manhattan: 42nd St Shuttle • Broadway-7th Av • Lenox Av • Lexington Av Bronx: Dyre Av • Jerome Av • Pelham • White Plains Rd Brooklyn/Queens: Eastern Pkwy/New Lots • Flushing • Nostrand Av Former: Original subway • 2nd Av • 3rd Av • 6th Av • 9th Av
BMT	Manhattan trunks and branches: 63rd St • Astoria • Broadway • Manhattan Bridge • Nassau St Eastern Division: Archer Av • Canarsie • Jamaica • Myrtle Av Southern Division: 4th Av • Brighton • Culver • Franklin Av • Sea Beach • West End Former: 3rd Av • 5th Av • Brooklyn Bridge • Fulton St • Lexington Av Former surface: Culver • West End
IND	Manhattan/Bronx trunks: 6th Av • 8th Av • Concourse Brooklyn/Queens: 63rd St • Archer Av • Crosstown • Culver • Fulton St • Rockaway • Queens Blvd Former: World's Fair
Connections	Chrystie St • 60th St
Future	2nd Av

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Services	1 2 3 • 4 5 6 • 7 • A C E • B D F V • G • J M Z • L • N Q R W
Shuttles (S)	42nd Street • Franklin Avenue • Rockaway Park
Unused/defunct	8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • BB • CC • DD • EE (8 Avenue) • EE (Broadway) • GG • H • HH (Court Street) • HH (Rockaway Park) • JJ • K (Broadway) • K (8 Avenue) • KK • LL • MJ • P • QB • QJ • QT • RJ • RR • T • TT • U • X • Y • JFK Express BMT: 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 Shuttles (S/SS): 63rd Street • Bowling Green • Culver • Grand Street • Other
Planned	7 Subway Extension • Fulton Street Transit Center • Second Avenue Subway
Divisions	A Division (IRT) • B Division (BMT • IND)
Lists	Inter-division connections • Inter-division transfers • Lines • Services • Stations • Terminals • Yards
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