Lakeview station

Lakeview
View from the platform, facing south.
Location Eagle Avenue & Woodfield Road
Lakeview, New York
Coordinates 40°41′08″N 73°39′08″W / 40.68556°N 73.65222°W / 40.68556; -73.65222Coordinates: 40°41′08″N 73°39′08″W / 40.68556°N 73.65222°W / 40.68556; -73.65222
Owned by Long Island Rail Road
Line(s)
  West Hempstead Branch
Platforms 1 side platform
Tracks 1
Connections Nassau Inter-County Express: n15
Construction
Parking Yes
Bicycle facilities No
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Fare zone 4
History
Opened 1924
Electrified October 19, 1926
750 V (DC) third rail
Previous names Lake View[1]
Traffic
Passengers (2006) 868[2]
Services
Preceding station   LIRR   Following station
West Hempstead Branch

Lakeview is a station along the West Hempstead Branch of the Long Island Rail Road. It is located on the southeast corner of Eagle Avenue & Woodfield Road in Lakeview, New York, and exists as little more than a high-level sheltered platform. Hempstead Lake State Park is nearby. The former Southern Hempstead Branch crossed the line north of this station.[3]

History

One of the newest stations on the West Hempstead Branch, Lakeview Station was built in 1924 as "Lake View,"[4] and was electrified two years later. At some point, the name of the station was changed to "Lakeview." Throughout most of its history, the station has been little more than an open shelter on a platform along the tracks between Woodfield Road and Eagle Avenue.[5] High-level platforms were added during the 1990s.

Station layout

This station has one four-car-long side platform on the west side of the single track.

Ground/platform level
Exit/entrance and parking		 Side platform, doors will open on the left or right
Track 1 ← West Hempstead Branch toward Valley Stream, Jamaica, Atlantic or Penn Station (Malverne)
West Hempstead Branch toward West Hempstead (Hempstead Gardens) →

References

  1. ↑ LIRR timetable; September 13, 1931 (Unofficial LIRR History Website)
  2. ↑ Average weekday, 2006 LIRR Origin and Destination Study
  3. ↑ Bob Emery map; West Hempstead Branch Milepost 19 to Chestnut Street, August 1958 (TrainsAreFun)
  4. ↑ Bob Emery map Lakeview Mileposts 18-19; August 1958 (TrainsAreFun)
  5. ↑ Lakeview westbound local, West Hempstead Branch Jan 1971 (TrainsAreFun)

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