Locust Valley station

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Locust Valley
Locust Valley Station.jpg
Facing towards Oyster Bay on the Jamaica-bound platform at the Locust Valley station, as seen in June 2012.
General information
LocationBirch Hill Road & Piping Rock Road
Locust Valley, NY
Coordinates 40°52′27″N73°35′55″W / 40.874251°N 73.598678°W / 40.874251; -73.598678
Owned by Long Island Rail Road
Line(s) Oyster Bay Branch
Distance29.0 mi (46.7 km) from Long Island City [1]
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
ParkingYes; Town of Oyster Bay Residency, Off-Peak and other
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zone7
History
OpenedApril 19, 1869
Rebuilt1872, 1885, 1906
Passengers
2006479 [2]
Services
Preceding station MTA NYC logo.svg Long Island Rail Road Following station
Glen Cove Oyster Bay Branch Oyster Bay
Terminus
Former services
Preceding station MTA NYC logo.svg Long Island Rail Road Following station
Glen Cove Oyster Bay Branch Mill Neck
toward Oyster Bay

Locust Valley is a station on the Oyster Bay Branch of the Long Island Rail Road. It is located at Birch Hill Road and Piping Rock Road, south of Forest Avenue, in Locust Valley, Nassau County, New York.

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History

The former Locust Tower at Locust Valley station LIRR former Locust Tower.JPG
The former Locust Tower at Locust Valley station

The Locust Valley station was opened on April 19, 1869, and it served as the terminus of the line until 1889, upon the line's extension to Oyster Bay. [3] On August 22, the turntable and engine house were moved from Glen Street and installed here. [3] Charles Hallet finished a depot here in November 1872; it was photographed by Brainerd in 1878. [4]

The station was rebuilt in November 1872, remodeled in 1885, and again rebuilt in December 1906, when the second station was moved to a private location. [3] [5] [6] [7] The current station building was erected in 1909. [3] The station also contains an old-style wooden shelter on the eastbound tracks, and a former interlocking tower. This former tower, known as LOCUST Tower, now serves as a Nassau County Police Department booth for the Second Precinct's patrolmen assigned to the area. [3]

Station layout

This station has two high-level side platforms, each four cars long. A siding just west of the station served the Nassau-Suffolk Lumber until the late 1970s. The Oyster Bay Branch becomes a single track line a few hundred feet beyond the Birch Hill Road crossing at LOCUST interlocking. No bus access is available at the station.

Platform A, side platform Wheelchair symbol.svg
Track 1      Oyster Bay Branch toward Jamaica, Long Island City, or Penn Station (Glen Cove)
Track 2      Oyster Bay Branch toward Oyster Bay (Terminus)
Platform B, side platform Wheelchair symbol.svg

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References

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  2. Average weekday, 2006 LIRR Origin and Destination Study
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  4. "The Long Island Rail Road: The age of expansion, 1863-1880 Vincent Seyfried Page 203 – Queens Public Library Digital". digitalarchives.queenslibrary.org. Retrieved January 20, 2024.
  5. Existing Railroad Stations in Nassau County, New York
  6. 1872 Station House (Existing Railroad Stations in Nassau County, New York)
  7. 1906 Station House (Existing Railroad Stations in Nassau County, New York)