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Beverly Road station

Coordinates: 40°38′42″N 73°56′57″W / 40.645122°N 73.94906°W / 40.645122; -73.94906
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Not to be confused with Beverley Road station on the BMT Brighton Line.

 Beverly Road
 "2" train​"5" train
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
View from southbound platform
Station statistics
AddressBeverley Road & Nostrand Avenue
Brooklyn, New York
BoroughBrooklyn
LocaleFlatbush, East Flatbush
Coordinates40°38′42″N 73°56′57″W / 40.645122°N 73.94906°W / 40.645122; -73.94906
DivisionA (IRT)[1]
LineIRT Nostrand Avenue Line
Services   2 all times (all times)
​   5 weekdays only (weekdays only)
TransitBus transport NYCT Bus: B44
StructureUnderground
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Other information
OpenedAugust 23, 1920; 104 years ago (1920-08-23)
Opposite-
direction
transfer		No
Traffic
2023951,520[2] Increase 9.6%
Rank302 out of 423[2]
Services
Preceding station New York City Subway New York City Subway Following station
Church Avenue
2 all times ​5 weekdays only
via Franklin Avenue–Medgar Evers College
 Newkirk Avenue–Little Haiti
2 all times ​5 weekdays only
toward Flatbush Avenue–Brooklyn College
Location
Beverly Road station is located in New York City Subway
Beverly Road station
Beverly Road station is located in New York City
Beverly Road station
Beverly Road station is located in New York
Beverly Road station
Track layout

Legend
to Church Avenue
to Newkirk Avenue–Little Haiti
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 Beverly Road station is a station on the IRT Nostrand Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. It is located at the intersection of Beverley Road and Nostrand Avenue 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 Beverly Road station opened along with it.[7]

During the 1950s the platforms were lengthened at their southern ends, so that the platforms could be 510 feet long and as a result they were then able to accommodate 10-car trains.

Station layout

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Ground Street level Exit/entrance
Platform level Side platform
Northbound ← "2" train toward Wakefield–241st Street (Church Avenue)
← "5" train toward Eastchester–Dyre Avenue or Nereid Avenue (Church Avenue)
Southbound → "2" train"5" train toward Flatbush Avenue–Brooklyn College (Newkirk Avenue–Little Haiti) →
Side platform
Station name tilework

This underground station has two tracks and two side platforms.[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 Newkirk Avenue to the south and Church Avenue to the north.[11] Both platforms have their original IRT style trim line and name tablets. The trim line is pink with a brown border and "B" tablets for "Beverly" running at regular intervals. The name tablets read "BEVERLY ROAD" in a serif font on a brown background and pink border. The platforms only have I-beam columns near fare control in the center and these are painted yellow. The platforms are narrower and have cinder-block tiles at either ends, where they were extended in the 1950s to accommodate the current standard "A" Division train length of 510 feet. Here, there are signs reading "BEVERLY ROAD" in white arial font on a gray background.

This station's name is spelled with two "e"s while the Beverley Road station on the BMT Brighton Line on the same street is spelled with three "e"s. That is because the street is split in half at Flatbush Avenue. To the west, it is spelled with three "e"s and to the east, formerly with two.

Exits

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Southbound street stair

Each platform has one fare control area on the same level and there are no crossovers or crossunders to allow free transfers between directions. The Manhattan-bound one has a small turnstile bank, token booth, and one staircase going up to the southeast corner of Beverly Road and Nostrand Avenue. The Flatbush Avenue-bound platform's fare control is unstaffed, containing two exit-only turnstiles, one High Entry/Exit Turnstile, and one staircase going up to the southwest corner of Beverly Road and Nostrand Avenue.[12]

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 Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Big Eastern Parkway Deal". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. July 1, 1915. Retrieved August 23, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
  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 June 28, 2024.
  10. ^ "5 Subway Timetable, Effective June 30, 2024". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved June 28, 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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