Gibson station

Gibson
Gibson station and northbound platform
Location Gibson Boulevard & Munro Boulevard
Valley Stream, New York
Coordinates 40°39′00″N 73°42′06″W / 40.649927°N 73.701694°W / 40.649927; -73.701694Coordinates: 40°39′00″N 73°42′06″W / 40.649927°N 73.701694°W / 40.649927; -73.701694
Owned by Long Island Rail Road
Line(s)
  Far Rockaway Branch
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 2
Connections Nassau Inter-County Express: n1
Construction
Parking Yes
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Fare zone 4
History
Opened May 1928
Electrified 750 V (DC) third rail
Traffic
Passengers (2006) 1,244[1]
Services
Preceding station   LIRR   Following station
Far Rockaway Branch
toward Far Rockaway

Gibson is a station on the Long Island Rail Road's Far Rockaway Branch in the Gibson section of Valley Stream, in Nassau County, New York. The station is at Gibson Boulevard and Munro Boulevard, south of Sunrise Highway, and is 18.6 miles (29.9 km) from Penn Station in Midtown Manhattan. Built in May 1928, it's the second newest station on the Far Rockaway Branch.

The residential area surrounding the train station divides the Valley Stream and Hewlett-Woodmere School districts. Those residing North of Munro Boulevard and Dubois Avenue are a part of the Valley Stream public education system, while those residing south of Munro and Dubois are a part of the Hewlett-Woodmere public education system.

Station layout

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

Ground/platform level
Exit/entrance
Platform A, doors will open on the right
Track 1 ← Far Rockaway Branch toward Atlantic or Penn Station (Valley Stream)
Track 2 Far Rockaway Branch toward Far Rockaway (Hewlett) →
Platform B, doors will open on the right

References

  1. ↑ Average weekday, 2006 LIRR Origin and Destination Study

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