Nassau Boulevard station

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Nassau Boulevard
Nassau Blvd LIRR jeh.JPG
Nassau Boulevard station, looking east from the westbound platform
General information
LocationNassau Boulevard & South Avenue
Garden City, New York
Coordinates 40°43′23″N73°39′46″W / 40.722933°N 73.662751°W / 40.722933; -73.662751 Coordinates: 40°43′23″N73°39′46″W / 40.722933°N 73.662751°W / 40.722933; -73.662751
Owned by Long Island Rail Road
Line(s) Hempstead Branch
Distance17.3 mi (27.8 km) from Long Island City [1]
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
ParkingYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zone4
History
Opened1907
ElectrifiedMay 26, 1908 [2]
750 V (DC) third rail
Passengers
20061,741 [3]
Services
Preceding station MTA NYC logo.svg Long Island Rail Road Following station
Stewart Manor Hempstead Branch Garden City
toward Hempstead

Nassau Boulevard (signed as Nassau Boulevard Adelphi University on station signage) is a station on the west side of Nassau Boulevard in Garden City, New York. It is one of five Long Island Rail Road stations in the village.

Contents

History

The station was built along the line of the former Central Railroad of Long Island. The station opened in 1907. It was instead built by the former village of Garden City Estates, which was merged with Garden City in 1915. [4] [ need quotation to verify ] In the early 2000s, the station underwent renovations, including installation of ramps. A pedestrian tunnel exists at the station.

Station layout

The station has two slightly offset high-level side platforms, each 10 cars long. The station is near Adelphi University. There is parking at the station by local permit only. The pedestrian tunnel entrances resemble the former tunnel for nearby Stewart Manor station. [5] [6]

Platform A, side platform Wheelchair symbol.svg
Track 1      Hempstead Branch toward Grand Central Madison, Atlantic Terminal, or Penn Station (Stewart Manor)
Track 2      Hempstead Branch toward Hempstead (Garden City)
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. "Hurrah at Hempstead Over the Third Rail". The Brooklyn Times Union. May 20, 1908. p. 5. Retrieved September 21, 2021 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  3. Average weekday, 2006 LIRR Origin and Destination Study
  4. Zeil, Ron; Wettereau, Richard (1988). Victorian Railroad Stations of Long Island. Bridgehampton: Sunrise Special. p. 132. OCLC   19319353.
  5. Entrance to Nassau Boulevard Station underpass (TheSubwayNut)
  6. 1936 Stewart Manor Station Pedestrian Underpass Photo (Arrt's Arrchives)

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