Newly Modernized LIRR Nostrand Avenue Station Opened Today

BED-STUY — MTA Long Island Railroad (LIRR) President Phillip Eng invited local officials and members of the community to a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the newly modernized Nostrand Avenue LIRR Station, which opened this morning.

The two-track elevated station, located on Nostrand and Atlantic Avenues in Bed-Stuy, has been rebuilt with features that, according to LIRR, improve usability and accessibility for commuters, and to be exact, its 1,217 weekday riders. Construction began in June 2017 and cost $28.1 million.

New features include two new Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) accessible elevators — one each on the eastbound and westbound side. There are also canopies over the platforms, new yellow warning strips on both platforms to prevent commuters from getting too close to the tracks, and a glass art installation by local artist Derrick Adams. Other structural upgrades include new railings, new staircases, and electrical work.

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