Baldwin station

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Baldwin
Baldwin LIRR Station-1.JPG
Baldwin station, as seen from Sunrise Highway
General information
Location Sunrise Highway and Grand Avenue
Baldwin, New York
Coordinates 40°39′24″N73°36′27″W / 40.656746°N 73.607444°W / 40.656746; -73.607444
Owned by Long Island Rail Road
Line(s) Montauk Branch
Distance21.2 mi (34.1 km) from Long Island City [1]
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsAiga bus trans.svg Nassau Inter-County Express : n35
Construction
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zone7
History
Opened1867;158 years ago (1867) (SSRRLI)
Rebuilt1881, 1917, 1957
ElectrifiedMay 20, 1925
750 V (DC) third rail
Previous namesBaldwinsville (1867–1892)
Millburn (1892–1897) [2]
Passengers
2012—20146,928 [3]
Rank17 of 125
Services
Preceding station MTA NYC logo.svg Long Island Rail Road Following station
Rockville Centre
toward Penn Station, Grand Central or Atlantic Terminal
Babylon Branch Freeport
toward Babylon
      Montauk Branch does not stop here
Former services
Preceding station Long Island
Rail Road 		Following station
Rockville Centre
toward Long Island City
Montauk Division Freeport
toward Montauk
Location
Baldwin station

Baldwin is a station on the Babylon Branch of the Long Island Rail Road. It is officially located on Sunrise Highway (NY 27) and Grand Avenue (CR 55) in Baldwin, Nassau County, New York, although it also includes Milburn and Brooklyn Avenues.

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History

Baldwin station was originally built in February 1868 by the South Side Railroad of Long Island, though trains had already been stopping there, then called Baldwinsville, since October 28, 1867. [4] The station was remodeled in May 1881, and was razed in 1917, and a second station opened later that year, on December 28. [4]

As part of the grade crossing elimination project taking place along the Babylon Branch during the mid-20th century, the second Baldwin station was razed in November 1957. [4] [5] It was officially replaced with the current elevated structure on October 2, 1957, after the last ground level train passed through at 12:18 pm that afternoon. [5] [6]

The Baldwin Civic Association commissioned a mural of Nunley's carousel by artist Michael White, which was installed at the Baldwin station on April 22, 2019. [7] [8]

Station layout

The station has one 12-car-long high-level island platform between the two tracks. The platform includes an extension over the Grand Avenue bridge between the two tracks that is covered with a gabled roof.

P

Platform level

Track 1←      Babylon Branch toward Atlantic Terminal, Grand Central Madison, or Penn Station (Rockville Centre)

←      Montauk Branch does not stop here

Island platform, doors will open on the left or right Wheelchair symbol.svg
Track 2     Babylon Branch toward Babylon (Freeport) →

     Montauk Branch does not stop here →

GGround levelExit/entrance, parking, and buses

See also

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References

  1. ↑ Long Island Rail Road (May 14, 2012). "TIMETABLE No. 4" (PDF). p. IV. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
  2. ↑ Baldwinsville Station (Arrt's Arrchives)
  3. ↑ "2012-2014 LIRR Origin and Destination Report : Volume I: Travel Behavior Among All LIRR Passengers" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. August 23, 2016. PDF pp. 15, 197. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 17, 2019. Retrieved March 29, 2020. Data collection took place after the pretest determinations, starting in September 2012 and concluding in May 2014. .... 2012-2014 LIRR O[rigin and ]D[estination] COUNTS: WEEKDAY East/West Total By Station in Numerical Order
  4. 1 2 3 Morrison, David D.; Pakaluk, Valerie (2003). Long Island Rail Road Stations. Chicago: Arcadia. p. 57. ISBN   0-7385-1180-3 . Retrieved November 20, 2011.
  5. 1 2 "Aged Commuter Helps 'Run' First Baldwin Overhead Train". The LEADER. Freeport, NY: L & M Publications. October 10, 1957. p. 3. Retrieved April 17, 2012. Dr. William F. Morgan [...] on the first train over the new viaduct on Wednesday, Oct 2.
  6. ↑ "Compact NYSDOT Highway Record Plans: Beginning 1900". State of New York. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
  7. ↑ Peters, Erika (March 13, 2019). "Nunley's Carousel mural will go up at LIRR station". Newsday. Archived from the original on June 20, 2019. Retrieved June 20, 2019.
  8. ↑ Strack, Ben (May 2, 2019). "Rockville Centre residents remember Nunley's amusement park after unveiling of carousel mural". Herald Community Newspapers. Retrieved June 20, 2019.

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