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Winthrop Street (IRT Nostrand Avenue Line)
Encyclopedia
Winthrop Street is a station
on the IRT Nostrand Avenue Line
of the New York City Subway
, located in Brooklyn
at the intersection of Winthrop Street and Nostrand Avenue. It is served by the 2
train at all times and the 5
train on weekdays.
This underground station, opened on August 23, 1920, has two tracks and two side platform
s. Both platforms have their original 1920s Dual Contracts era tiling. The name tablets read "WINTHROP ST." in gold Times New Roman font on a blue background with a green and brown boarder. The trim line consists of a light brown center surrounded by green lines and a darker brown border. "W" tablets on a blue background and brown border run along the trim line at regular intervals.
At either ends of each platform, where they were extended in the 1950s to accommodate the current standard "A" Division train length of 510 feet, there are while tiles with name tablets reading "WINTHROP STREET" in white Arial
font spelled on a blue background at regular intervals. All columns in the station are I-beam and painted green. The original white signs in black lettering directing to the Downstate Medical Center
University Hospital and Kings County Hospital
remain.
Each platform has one fare control area one block apart from each other and there are no crossovers or crossunders. The one on the Manhattan-bound side, located on platform level, has a turnstile
bank, token booth, and one staircase going up to the southeast corner of Winthrop Street and Nostrand Avenue.
The fare control area on the Flatbush Avenue – Brooklyn College-bound platform is unstaffed. Two ten-step staircases go up to a mezzanine
where two exit-only turnstiles and one High Entry/Exit Turnstiles provides access to/from the station. 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. Mosaic directional signs on the southbound platform indicate it used to have an exit to Winthrop Street as well.
Metro station
A metro station or subway station is a railway station for a rapid transit system, often known by names such as "metro", "underground" and "subway". It is often underground or elevated. At crossings of metro lines, they are multi-level....
on the IRT Nostrand Avenue Line
IRT Nostrand Avenue Line
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 at all times, joined by the trains on weekdays, running under Nostrand Avenue in the New York City Borough of Brooklyn....
of the New York City Subway
New York City Subway
The New York City Subway is a rapid transit system owned by the City of New York and leased to the New York City Transit Authority, a subsidiary agency of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and also known as MTA New York City Transit...
, located in Brooklyn
Brooklyn
Brooklyn is the most populous of New York City's five boroughs, with nearly 2.6 million residents, and the second-largest in area. Since 1896, Brooklyn has had the same boundaries as Kings County, which is now the most populous county in New York State and the second-most densely populated...
at the intersection of Winthrop Street and Nostrand Avenue. It is served by the 2
2 (New York City Subway service)
The 2 Seventh Avenue Express is a rapid transit service of the New York City Subway. It is colored red on station signs, route signs, and the official subway map, since it uses the IRT Broadway – Seventh Avenue Line through most of Manhattan....
train at all times and the 5
5 (New York City Subway service)
The 5 Lexington Avenue Express is a rapid transit service of the New York City Subway. It is colored green on station signs, route signs, and the official subway map, since it uses IRT Lexington Avenue Line in Manhattan....
train on weekdays.
This underground station, opened on August 23, 1920, has two tracks and two side platform
Side platform
A Side platform is a platform positioned to the side of a pair of tracks at a railway station, a tram stop or a transitway. A pair of side platforms are often provided on a dual track line with a single side platform being sufficient for a single track line...
s. Both platforms have their original 1920s Dual Contracts era tiling. The name tablets read "WINTHROP ST." in gold Times New Roman font on a blue background with a green and brown boarder. The trim line consists of a light brown center surrounded by green lines and a darker brown border. "W" tablets on a blue background and brown border run along the trim line at regular intervals.
At either ends of each platform, where they were extended in the 1950s to accommodate the current standard "A" Division train length of 510 feet, there are while tiles with name tablets reading "WINTHROP STREET" in white Arial
Arial
Arial, sometimes marketed or displayed in software as Arial MT, is a sans-serif typeface and set of computer fonts. Fonts from the Arial family are packaged with Microsoft Windows, some other Microsoft software applications, Apple Mac OS X and many PostScript 3 computer printers...
font spelled on a blue background at regular intervals. All columns in the station are I-beam and painted green. The original white signs in black lettering directing to the Downstate Medical Center
SUNY Downstate Medical Center
The State University of New York Health Science Center at Brooklyn, better known as SUNY Downstate Medical Center, is a public university and medical center located in central Brooklyn, New York and the only academic center for health education, research, and patient care serving Brooklyn’s 2.5...
University Hospital and Kings County Hospital
Kings county hospital
Kings County Hospital Center is a hospital located at 451 Clarkson Avenue in East Flatbush, Brooklyn, New York City. It is under the umbrella of the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation , the municipal agency which runs New York City's public hospitals.According to the HHC, "Kings County...
remain.
Each platform has one fare control area one block apart from each other and there are no crossovers or crossunders. The one on the Manhattan-bound side, located on platform level, has a turnstile
Turnstile
A turnstile, also called a baffle gate, is a form of gate which allows one person to pass at a time. It can also be made so as to enforce one-way traffic of people, and in addition, it can restrict passage only to people who insert a coin, a ticket, a pass, or similar...
bank, token booth, and one staircase going up to the southeast corner of Winthrop Street and Nostrand Avenue.
The fare control area on the Flatbush Avenue – Brooklyn College-bound platform is unstaffed. Two ten-step staircases go up to a mezzanine
Mezzanine (architecture)
In architecture, a mezzanine or entresol is an intermediate floor between main floors of a building, and therefore typically not counted among the overall floors of a building. Often, a mezzanine is low-ceilinged and projects in the form of a balcony. The term is also used for the lowest balcony in...
where two exit-only turnstiles and one High Entry/Exit Turnstiles provides access to/from the station. 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. Mosaic directional signs on the southbound platform indicate it used to have an exit to Winthrop Street as well.
External links
- Station Reporter — 2 Train
- Winthrop Street entrance from Google Maps Street View