Brooklyn College – Flatbush Avenue

Brooklyn College – Flatbush Avenue New York City Subway rapid transit station
Station entrances on northwest corner of Flatbush Avenue & Nostrand Avenue
Station statistics
Address	Flatbush Avenue & Nostrand Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11210
Borough	Brooklyn
Locale	Midwood
Coordinates	40°37′56.50″N 73°56′50.95″W / 40.6323611°N 73.9474861°W / 40.6323611; -73.9474861Coordinates: 40°37′56.50″N 73°56′50.95″W / 40.6323611°N 73.9474861°W / 40.6323611; -73.9474861
Division	A (IRT)
Line	IRT Nostrand Avenue Line
Services	2  (all times)      5  (weekdays until 8:45 p.m.)
Connection	New York City Bus: B6, B11, B41, B44, B103, BM2, Q35
Structure	Underground
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Opened	August 23, 1920
Accessible
Traffic
Passengers (2008)	6.035 million[1][2] ▲ 3.16%
Rank	63 out of 422
Station succession
Next north	Newkirk Avenue: 2  5
Next south	(Terminal)
Next north	Church Avenue: 2  5
Next south	(Terminal)
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)

Brooklyn College – Flatbush Avenue is the southern terminal station on the IRT Nostrand Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. It is located at the intersection, locally called "The Junction", of Flatbush and Nostrand Avenues in Brooklyn, and is served by the 2 train at all times and by the 5 train during weekdays and evenings.

This station has been fully renovated. The platform is U-shaped with the platforms joined at the south end where the fare control is also located. Elevators allow access to the street. There is a cast bronze relief mural entitled Flatbush Floogies, created in 1996 by artist Muriel Castanis. This station has the distinction of being the only "dead-end" terminal station in the NYC Subway system that does not have a center island platform. This station was not meant to be a terminal. It was built with 2 side platforms with the expectation that the line would be extended further south. The "Flatbush Avenue Extension" never materialized. The line was to continue south under Nostrand Avenue towards Voorhies Avenue in Sheepshead Bay. The 21st Street – Queensbridge station on the 63rd St Line was also built like this and was eventually connected to the IND Queens Boulevard Line.

The 1996 artwork here is called Flatbush Floogies by Muriel Castanis.

This is the closest station to Brooklyn College and Midwood High School.

References

External links

• nycsubway.org — Brooklyn IRT: Flatbush Avenue
• Station Reporter — 2 Train
• The Subway Nut — Flatbush Avenue – Brooklyn College Pictures
• MTA's Arts For Transit — Brooklyn College – Flatbush Avenue

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