Nassau Boulevard station
Nassau Blvd | |||||||||||
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Nassau Boulevard station, looking east from the westbound platform | |||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location | Nassau Boulevard & South Avenue Garden City, New York | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 40°43′23″N 73°39′46″W / 40.722933°N 73.662751°W | ||||||||||
Owned by | Long Island Rail Road | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Hempstead Branch | ||||||||||
Distance | 17.3 mi (27.8 km) from Long Island City[1] | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Parking | Yes | ||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Fare zone | 4 | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 1907 | ||||||||||
Electrified | May 26, 1908[2] 750 V (DC) third rail | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
2006 | 1,741[3] | ||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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Nassau Boulevard 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.
History
[edit]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
[edit]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 ![]() | |
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 ![]() |
Image gallery
[edit]- Nassau Boulevard station
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Inside the station house.
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Exterior of the station house.
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View of the passageway.
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Tilework on the floor of the station house.
References
[edit]- ^ Long Island Rail Road (May 14, 2012). "TIMETABLE No. 4" (PDF). p. VI. Retrieved August 6, 2022.
- ^ "Hurrah at Hempstead Over the Third Rail". The Brooklyn Times Union. May 20, 1908. p. 5. Retrieved September 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Average weekday, 2006 LIRR Origin and Destination Study
- ^ Zeil, Ron; Wettereau, Richard (1988). Victorian Railroad Stations of Long Island. Bridgehampton: Sunrise Special. p. 132. OCLC 19319353.
- ^ Entrance to Nassau Boulevard Station underpass (TheSubwayNut)
- ^ 1936 Stewart Manor Station Pedestrian Underpass Photo (Arrt's Arrchives)
External links
[edit] Media related to Nassau Boulevard (LIRR station) at Wikimedia Commons
- Nassau Boulevard – LIRR
- Nassau Boulevard LIRR timetable
- Unofficial LIRR History website
- Station House from Google Maps Street View (Exterior)
- Station House from Google Maps Street View(Interior)
- Platforms from Google Maps Street View