Murray Hill station (LIRR)

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Murray Hill
Murray Hill LIRR jeh.JPG
A westbound train at the station in 2008
General information
Location150th Street and 41st Avenue
Murray Hill, Queens, New York
Coordinates 40°45′46″N73°48′52″W / 40.762703°N 73.814446°W / 40.762703; -73.814446
Owned by Long Island Rail Road
Line(s) Port Washington Branch
Distance8.4 mi (13.5 km) from Long Island City [1]
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsAiga bus trans.svg NYCT Bus : Q12, Q15, Q15A
Aiga bus trans.svg Nassau Inter-County Express : n20G, n20X
Construction
ParkingNo
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeMHL
Fare zone3
History
Opened1889
Closed1912
Rebuilt1914, 19911993, 2005, 20192020
ElectrifiedOctober 21, 1913
750 V (DC) third rail
Passengers
201220141,203 [2]
Rank70 of 125
Services
Preceding station MTA NYC logo.svg Long Island Rail Road Following station
Flushing–Main Street Port Washington Branch Broadway

Murray Hill is a station on the Long Island Rail Road's Port Washington Branch in the Murray Hill section of Flushing, in Queens, New York City. The station is part of CityTicket. The station is located beneath 150th Street and 41st Avenue, just south of Roosevelt Avenue.

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History

Murray Hill station was originally built in April 1889, and torn down in 1912 when the Port Washington Branch was depressed below grade in this area during a grade crossing elimination project, which took place between 1912 and 1914. [3] The station house was replaced in July 1914 with one built on a bridge built over the tracks. [4] This structure was torn down in 1964, and Murray Hill continues to operate as an unmanned station to this day. Minor renovations took place between 1991 and 1993. A new pedestrian bridge as well as other amenities were added in 2005. Two elevators were opened by May 4, 2020. [5] [6] [7] [8] The elevators were originally slated for completion in 2019, but were delayed to mid-2020 due to delays in the delivery of elevator cabs. [9]

Station layout

The station has two high-level side platforms, each four cars long. The first four cars toward Manhattan and the last four cars toward Great Neck and Port Washington will platform at the station.

GGround levelExit/entrance, crossover, buses
P
Platform level
Platform A, side platform Wheelchair symbol.svg
Track 1      Port Washington Branch toward Penn Station or Grand Central Madison (Flushing–Main Street)
Track 2      Port Washington Branch toward Great Neck or Port Washington (Broadway)
Platform B, side platform Wheelchair symbol.svg

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References

  1. Long Island Rail Road (May 14, 2012). "TIMETABLE No. 4" (PDF). p. VI. Retrieved August 6, 2022.
  2. "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, 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 ... Murray Hill
  3. "LIRR Station History (TrainsAreFun.com)". Archived from the original on May 26, 2017. Retrieved April 1, 2011.
  4. 1950's photo of 1914-64 Overpass Station House (Forgotten New York.com)
  5. "Capital Program Oversight Committee Meeting March 2020". mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. March 25, 2020. p. 92. Retrieved February 2, 2020.
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  9. Monteverdi, Suzanne (February 8, 2018). "Two new elevators coming to Flushing's Murray Hill LIRR station in 2019". QNS.com. Retrieved August 9, 2018.

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1891 map of Murray Hill station