Lawrence station (LIRR)

Lawrence
Parking lot view of Lawrence station. Note the stenciled glass above one of the doorways.
General information
Location	Lawrence Avenue and Bayview Avenue (2 blocks west of Central Avenue) Lawrence, New York
Coordinates	40°36′56″N73°44′10″W / 40.615638°N 73.736050°W / 40.615638; -73.736050
Owned by	Long Island Rail Road
Line(s)	Far Rockaway Branch
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	MTA Bus : Q114 Nassau Inter-County Express : n31, n31x, n32
Construction
Parking	Yes
Accessible	yes
Other information
Fare zone	4
History
Opened	July 29, 1869 (SSRRLI) [1]
Rebuilt	1905
Electrified	December 11, 1905 750 V (DC) third rail
Passengers
2006	975 [2]
Services
Preceding station Long Island Rail Road Following station Cedarhurst toward Penn Station or Grand Central Far Rockaway Branch Inwood toward Far Rockaway
Former services Preceding station Long Island Rail Road Following station Cedarhurst toward Valley Stream Far Rockaway Branch Inwood toward Hammels Cedarhurst toward Gibson Rockaway Beach Division Inwood toward Woodside
Location

Lawrence is a station on the Long Island Rail Road's Far Rockaway Branch in the Village of Lawrence, in Nassau County, New York, United States.

Description

The station is officially located at Lawrence Avenue and Bayview Avenue, two blocks west of Central Avenue. However, the actual location is two blocks north of Central Avenue, and Bayview Avenue is on the opposite side of the tracks. Lawrence station is 21.8 miles (35.1 km) from Penn Station in Midtown Manhattan.

History

Lawrence station was originally built by the South Side Railroad of Long Island on July 29, 1869, but never had a station building until June 29, 1872. The station was rebuilt in 1905, the same year that the line was electrified, and the original station house was moved to a private location on July 31, 1906.

Station layout

Northeast view of the canopy, platforms and tracks at the Lawrence station

This station has two high-level side platforms, each 10 cars long.

See also

• List of Long Island Rail Road stations
• Inwood station (LIRR)

References

1. Vincent F. Seyfried, The Long Island Rail Road: A Comprehensive History, Part One: South Side R.R. of L.I., 1961
2. Average weekday, 2006 LIRR Origin and Destination Study

External links

• Lawrence – LIRR
• Lawrence LIRR timetable
• Station from Lawrence Avenue from Google Maps Street View
• Platforms from Google Maps Street View
• Waiting room from Google Maps Street View
• Flickr images