Lawrence station (LIRR)

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Lawrence
Lawrence LIRR Station; Stenciled Glass.jpg
Parking lot view of Lawrence station. Note the stenciled glass above one of the doorways.
General information
LocationLawrence Avenue & 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 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
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsAiga bus trans.svg MTA Bus : Q114
Aiga bus trans.svg Nassau Inter-County Express : n31, n32
Construction
ParkingYes
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Fare zone4
History
OpenedJuly 29, 1869 (SSRRLI) [1]
Rebuilt1905
ElectrifiedDecember 11, 1905
750 V (DC) third rail
Passengers
2006975 [2]
Services
Preceding station MTA NYC logo.svg Long Island Rail Road Following station
Cedarhurst Far Rockaway Branch Inwood
toward Far Rockaway
Former services
Preceding station Long Island
Rail Road
Following station
Cedarhurst Far Rockaway Branch Inwood
toward Hammels
Cedarhurst
toward Gibson
Rockaway Beach Division Inwood
toward Woodside

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

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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 Lawrence Station. The Lawrence Post Office can be found on the other side of the tracks Lawrence LIRR Station; Canopy & Platforms.JPG
Northeast view of the canopy, platforms and tracks at Lawrence Station. The Lawrence Post Office can be found on the other side of the tracks

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

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