Sterling Street station

Sterling Street is a station on the IRT Nostrand Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. Located in Prospect Lefferts Gardens, Brooklyn at the intersection of Sterling Street and Nostrand Avenue, the station is served by the 2 train at all times and the 5 train on weekdays.

 Sterling Street
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New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
Western entrance to the station
Station statistics
AddressSterling Street & Nostrand Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11225
BoroughBrooklyn
LocaleProspect Lefferts Gardens
Coordinates40.663061°N 73.950863°W / 40.663061; -73.950863
DivisionA (IRT)
LineIRT Nostrand Avenue Line
Services   2  (all times)
​   5  (weekdays only)
Transit NYCT Bus: B43, B44, B44 SBS
StructureUnderground
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Other information
OpenedAugust 23, 1920 (August 23, 1920)
Station code354[1]
Opposite-
direction
transfer		Yes
Traffic
20191,654,809[2]  5.6%
Rank278 out of 424[2]
Station succession
Next northPresident Street–Medgar Evers College: 2  ​5 
Next southWinthrop Street: 2  ​5 

History

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 Sterling Street station opened along with it.[7]

The platforms at Sterling Street were lengthened during the 1950s to 514 feet (157 m) so that the platforms could accommodate 10-car trains.

Station layout
G Street level Exit/entrance
M Mezzanine Fare control, station agent, MetroCard machines
P
Platform level		 Side platform
Northbound ← toward 241st Street (President Street)
← toward Dyre Avenue or Nereid Avenue (President Street)
Southbound → toward Flatbush Avenue (Winthrop Street) →
Side platform
Platform level

The underground station has two tracks and two side platforms. The platforms have original 1920s Dual Contracts era tiling. The name tablets have "STERLING ST." in white letters on a brown background with a blue and brown border. The tile's trim line consists of light brown coloring with a border composed of a mix of dark blue and brown coloring. An intermediate line of green runs between these two borders.

The platforms are offset at the north end, where they were extended in the 1960s (completed in 1964) and tiling from that time period was installed. The name tablets here run at regular intervals and have "STERLING STREET" in white letters on a brown background. Both platforms and the mezzanine have light blue I-beam columns at regular intervals. The mezzanine walls have four different large frames of drawings and paintings. It is not known who the author or what the name of this artwork is.

This is the only other station with two side platforms on the IRT Nostrand Avenue Line that allows a free transfer between directions[8] (besides Flatbush Avenue, which uses a U-shaped set of side platforms). All stations to the south, including Flatbush Avenue, have their fare control areas on platform level.

Exits

The station's only entrance/exit is a small mezzanine above the platforms towards the northern end. Inside fare control, it has two staircases going down to each platform, a newsstand, and a turnstile bank. Outside fare control, it has token booth and two street staircases leading up to both northern corners of Nostrand Avenue and Sterling Street.[8]

Exit location[8] Exit type Number of exits Platform served
NW corner of Nostrand Avenue and Sterling Street Staircase 1 Both
NE corner of Nostrand Avenue and Sterling Street Staircase 1 Both

References
  1. "Station Developers' Information". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
  2. "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership 2014–2019". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  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. "NYC DOT Maps: Sterling St (2)(5)" (PDF). mta.info. New York City Department of Transportation. 2016. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
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