Broadway station (LIRR)

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Broadway
Broadway LIRR Station; 2018-10-22; 02.jpg
An M7 train departing Broadway, looking east.
General information
Location162nd Street and Northern Boulevard
Murray Hill, Queens, New York
Coordinates 40°45′42″N73°48′05″W / 40.761626°N 73.801383°W / 40.761626; -73.801383
Owned by Long Island Rail Road
Operated by Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA)
Line(s) Port Washington Branch
Distance9.2 mi (14.8 km) from Long Island City [1]
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsAiga bus trans.svg NYCT Bus : Q12, Q13, Q28 [2] [3]
Aiga bus trans.svg MTA Bus : QM3
Aiga bus trans.svg Nassau Inter-County Express : n20G, n20x
Construction
Platform levels3
ParkingYes (parking meter)
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeBDY
Fare zone3
History
OpenedOctober 27, 1866 (NY&F) [4]
Rebuilt1906, 1913, 2003, 2007
ElectrifiedOctober 21, 1913
750 V (DC) third rail
Previous namesEast Flushing (1866–1872)
Passengers
2012—20142,400 [5]
Rank46 of 125
Services
Ticket Machines, Waiting Room, Restrooms
Preceding station MTA NYC logo.svg Long Island Rail Road Following station
Murray Hill
toward Penn Station or Grand Central
Port Washington Branch Auburndale
toward Port Washington
Location
Broadway station (LIRR)

Broadway is a station on the Long Island Rail Road's Port Washington Branch in the East Flushing and Broadway neighborhoods of Queens, New York City. The station is east of a rail overpass at the intersection of 162nd Street and Northern Boulevard. This station contains ramps that comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), making it fully accessible.

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History

Originally built on October 27, 1866, by the New York and Flushing Railroad, Broadway Station was originally named as East Flushing station until May 1872 when it was renamed Broadway for its adjacent neighborhood and a section of Northern Boulevard. The present elevated station was built in 1913. By the 1930s the street section changed to avoid confusion with another Broadway located in western Queens, but the station and neighborhood name remained the same. Two restoration projects took place during the early 21st century: one in 2003 that restored the station house, and another between 2007 and 2008 that restored the platforms and added wheelchair ramps to meet Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). [6]

Station layout

The station has two high-level elevated side platforms, each ten cars long. There is a pedestrian underpass by the station building at 164th Street, in addition to an overpass at 167th Street, just east of the station. Additionally, there is an underpass for Northern Boulevard that contains a sidewalk. The station house contains a waiting room, an LED display, and restrooms. The building's hours are weekdays between 5:00 AM and 2:00 PM. [7] Ticket machines are located on the outside of the station house on platform A and are Full Service and Daily versions. [3] Free parking is available on the side of platform A on both sides of the station house; there are 2 accessible spots and reserved spots for ticket purchasing.

PPlatform LevelStation Building
Platform A, side platform Wheelchair symbol.svg
Track 1←       Port Washington Branch toward Penn Station or Grand Central Madison (Murray Hill)
Track 2      Port Washington Branch toward Great Neck or Port Washington (Auburndale) →
Platform B, side platform Wheelchair symbol.svg
SStreet levelExit/entrance, parking, Q28 and Q13 buses.
GGround levelExit/entrance, Q13 and Q12 buses.

On the platform, LED lights and displays are present with a Public Address (PA) system. Tactile platform edge strips are also present which meet the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). There are also waiting shelters with seating and heating as well as benches. Trash cans are present throughout the station and Safety signs in addition to station name signs. There are also "Mind The Gap" warnings painted on the platform that mark approximately where the door stops when the train is stopped.

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References

  1. ↑ Long Island Rail Road (May 14, 2012). "TIMETABLE No. 4" (PDF). p. VI. Retrieved August 6, 2022.
  2. ↑ Long Island Rail Road. "Port Washington Branch Timetable" (PDF).
  3. 1 2 Long Island Rail Road. "Parking, Bus and Taxi Information: Broadway Station" (PDF).
  4. ↑ Vincent F. Seyfried, The Long Island Rail Road: A Comprehensive History, Part Two: The Flushing, North Shore & Central Railroad, 1963
  5. ↑ "2012-2014 LIRR Origin and Destination Report : Volume I: Travel Behavior Among All LIRR Passengers" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. August 23, 2016. pp. 4–15(Sheet 15), WEEKDAY 2 of 3(Sheet 198. 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 ... Broadway
  6. ↑ Flushing's New Broadway Station: LIRR's Broadway Station Slowly Takes Shape (ForgottenNY)
  7. ↑ "MTA LIRR - Broadway".
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