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Winthrop Street station

TheWinthrop Street stationis astationon theIRT Nostrand Avenue Lineof theNew York City Subway,located inBrooklynat the intersection of Winthrop Street and Nostrand Avenue. The station is served by the2train at all times and the5train on weekdays.

Winthrop Street
"2" train​"5" train
New York City Subwaystation (rapid transit)
Platform level
Station statistics
AddressWinthrop Street & Nostrand Avenue
Brooklyn, New York
BoroughBrooklyn
LocaleProspect Lefferts Gardens
Coordinates40°39′25″N73°57′01″W/ 40.657039°N 73.950262°W/40.657039; -73.950262
DivisionA(IRT)[1]
LineIRT Nostrand Avenue Line
Services2all times(all times)
​5weekdays only(weekdays only)
TransitBus transportNYCT Bus:B44,B44 SBS
StructureUnderground
Platforms2side platforms
Tracks2
Other information
OpenedAugust 23, 1920;104 years ago(August 23, 1920)
Opposite-
direction
transfer		No
Traffic
20231,628,419[2] Increase8.6%
Rank199 out of 423[2]
Services
Preceding station New York City SubwayNew York City Subway Following station
Sterling Street
2all times​5weekdays only
viaFranklin Avenue–Medgar Evers College
 Church Avenue
2all times​5weekdays only
towardFlatbush Avenue–Brooklyn College
Location
Winthrop Street station is located in New York City Subway
Winthrop Street station
Winthrop Street station is located in New York City
Winthrop Street station
Winthrop Street station is located in New York
Winthrop Street station
Track layout

Legend
toSterling Street
toChurch Avenue
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

History

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TheDual Contracts,which were signed on March 19, 1913, were contracts for the construction and/or rehabilitation and operation of rapid transit lines in theCity 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 Winthrop Street station opened along with it.[7]

From 1962 to 1964, the platforms at Winthrop Street were extended at either end to 510 feet (160 m) so that they could accommodate 10-car trains. Platforms at other stations along the Nostrand Avenue Line were extended at this time.[8][9][10]

The Flatbush Avenue-bound platform closed from March 18, 2019, and reopened to the public on July 1, 2019.[11]This was so a staircase to the platform could be replaced.[12][13]Upon the Flatbush Avenue-bound platform's reopening, the Manhattan-bound platform closed until July 29, 2019.

Station layout

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Ground Street level Exit/entrance
Platform level Side platform
Northbound ←towardWakefield–241st Street(Sterling Street)
←towardEastchester–Dyre AvenueorNereid Avenue(Sterling Street)
Southbound →towardFlatbush Avenue–Brooklyn College(Church Avenue)→
Side platform
Northbound street stair

This underground station has two tracks and twoside platformswhich are slightly offset.[14]The station is served by the2train at all times[15]and by the5train on weekdays during the day.[16]It is betweenChurch Avenueto the south andSterling Streetto the north.[17]Both platforms have their original 1920sDual Contractsera tiling. The name tablets read "WINTHROP ST." in gold lettering on a blue background with a green and brown border. The trim line consists of a light brown center surrounded by green lines and a darker brown border.[18]"W" tablets on a blue background and brown border run along the trim line at regular intervals.[19]

At either ends of each platform, where they were extended in the 1960s to accommodate the current standard "A" Division train length of 510 feet (160 m), there are white tiles with name tablets reading "WINTHROP ST" in white sans serif face spelled on a blue background at regular intervals.[20]All columns in the station are I-beams and are painted green.[21]

Exits

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Each platform has onefare controlarea one block apart from each other and there are no crossovers or crossunders to allow free transfers between directions.[22]The one on theManhattan-bound side, located on platform level, has aturnstilebank, token booth, and one staircase going up to the northeast corner of Winthrop Street and Nostrand Avenue.[23][24][25]

The fare control area on theFlatbush Avenue-bound platform is unstaffed. Two ten-step staircases go up to amezzanine[26]where two exit-only turnstiles and oneHigh Entry/Exit Turnstilesprovides access to/from the station.[27]Outside fare control, there is a single staircase going up to the southwest corner of Parkside and Nostrand Avenues, one block south of the staircase to the Manhattan-bound fare control area.[28]Mosaic directional signs on the southbound platform indicate that it used to have an exit to Winthrop Street as well.[23][29]

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 fromthe original(PDF)on February 26, 2021.RetrievedJanuary 1,2021.
  2. ^ab"Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)".Metropolitan Transportation Authority.2023.RetrievedApril 20,2024.
  3. ^"Terms and Conditions of Dual System Contracts".nycsubway.org.RetrievedFebruary 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.RetrievedAugust 23,2016– via Brooklyn Newspapers.
  6. ^"Big Eastern Parkway Deal".Brooklyn Daily Eagle.July 1, 1915.RetrievedAugust 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.RetrievedFebruary 28,2010.
  8. ^Authority, New York City Transit (1967).Minutes and Proceedings.p. 152.
  9. ^Annual Report For The Year Ending June 30, 1963.New York City Transit Authority. 1963. p. 14.
  10. ^Annual Report For The Year Ending June 30, 1964.New York City Transit Authority. 1964. p. 10.
  11. ^"5 Line - Weekday and Weekend Planned Service Change Update".mymtaalerts.Metropolitan Transportation Authority. July 1, 2019.Archivedfrom the original on July 1, 2019.RetrievedJuly 1,2019.
  12. ^"Service Alert: Southbound Winthrop Street Train Station To Close For Three Months".BKLYNER.March 4, 2019.RetrievedMarch 14,2019.
  13. ^"Service Information".MTA.March 14, 2019.Archivedfrom the original on March 14, 2019.RetrievedMarch 14,2019.
  14. ^Dougherty, Peter (2006) [2002].Tracks of the New York City Subway 2006(3rd ed.). Dougherty.OCLC49777633– viaGoogle Books.
  15. ^"2 Subway Timetable, Effective June 26, 2022".Metropolitan Transportation Authority.RetrievedJune 28,2024.
  16. ^"5 Subway Timetable, Effective June 30, 2024".Metropolitan Transportation Authority.RetrievedJune 28,2024.
  17. ^"Subway Map"(PDF).Metropolitan Transportation Authority.September 2021.RetrievedSeptember 17,2021.
  18. ^Cox, Jeremiah (July 22, 2009)."A Winthrop St name tablet".subwaynut.RetrievedFebruary 18,2018.
  19. ^Cox, Jeremiah (July 22, 2009)."A close up of a W in the trimline at Winthrop Street".subwaynut.RetrievedFebruary 18,2018.
  20. ^Cox, Jeremiah (July 22, 2009)."A close up of 1950s blocky Winthrop St text on the extreme southern end of the Manhattan-bound platform".subwaynut.RetrievedFebruary 18,2018.
  21. ^Cox, Jeremiah (July 22, 2009)."Looking down the long Manhattan-bound platform at Winthrop Street, the platform's single exit is nowhere in site".subwaynut.RetrievedFebruary 18,2018.
  22. ^Cox, Jeremiah (July 22, 2009)."A sign at the bottom of the street stair warns passengers again, it says To Flatbush only-no crossover: For Manhattan trains enter at corner of Nostrand & Winthrop Sts".subwaynut.RetrievedFebruary 18,2018.
  23. ^ab"MTA Neighborhood Maps: Crown Heights"(PDF).mta.info.Metropolitan Transportation Authority.2015.RetrievedJanuary 1,2017.
  24. ^Cox, Jeremiah (July 22, 2009)."On the street at the corner of Winthrop Street & Nostrand Avenue, the single street stair for Manhattan-bound trains".subwaynut.RetrievedFebruary 18,2018.
  25. ^Cox, Jeremiah (July 22, 2009)."Approaching the single bank of turnstiles and exit to street from the Manhattan-bound platform at Winthrop St".subwaynut.RetrievedFebruary 18,2018.
  26. ^Cox, Jeremiah (July 22, 2009)."Looking up one of two short staircases from the platform to the small upper level where the exit from the Flatbush-bound platform at Winthrop Street".subwaynut.RetrievedFebruary 18,2018.
  27. ^Cox, Jeremiah (July 22, 2009)."The single High Entrance Turnstile provides the only way to board Flatbush Av-bound trains at Winthrop Street, there also two High Exit Turnstiles for passengers leaving the subway system".subwaynut.RetrievedFebruary 18,2018.
  28. ^Cox, Jeremiah (July 22, 2009)."The street stair at the corner of Winthrop St & Prospect Av. It's the only entrance to Flatbush Avenue 2 <5> trains".subwaynut.RetrievedFebruary 18,2018.
  29. ^Cox, Jeremiah (July 22, 2009)."An arrow beneath a sign for a functional exit 'To Winthrop Street' on the Flatbush-bound platform points towards a No Exit: Exit at other end sign".subwaynut.RetrievedFebruary 18,2018.
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