St. Albans station (LIRR)

St. Albans
The St. Albans station platform.
Location Linden Boulevard and Montauk Place
St. Albans, Queens, New York
Coordinates 40°41′28″N 73°45′56″W / 40.691052°N 73.765426°W / 40.691052; -73.765426Coordinates: 40°41′28″N 73°45′56″W / 40.691052°N 73.765426°W / 40.691052; -73.765426
Owned by Long Island Rail Road
Line(s) Montauk Branch
Platforms 1 island platform
Tracks 2
Connections NYCT Bus: Q4
Other information
Fare zone 3
History
Opened July 1, 1898[1]
Rebuilt 1935
Electrified May 21, 1925
750 V (DC) third rail
Previous names Locust Avenue
Traffic
Passengers (2006) 187[2]
Services
Preceding station   LIRR   Following station
West Hempstead Branch
Babylon Branch
toward Babylon
Former services
Rockaway Junction   Montauk Branch   Springfield Gardens

St. Albans is a station on the Long Island Rail Road's Montauk Branch located in St. Albans, Queens, New York City on the southwest corner of Linden Boulevard and Montauk Place, although the segment of Montauk Place that once intersected with Linden Boulevard has been abandoned and fenced off.

History

In 1872, the Long Island Rail Road's Cedarhurst Cut-off was built through the area, but no stop appears here on the first timetables.[3] Saint Albans Station was built on July 1, 1898, and originally appeared on maps with the name of Locust Avenue (the same name as the station at the other end of what is now called Baisley Boulevard).[4] The station was razed in 1935 as part of a grade elimination project.[5] The current elevated structure was opened either on October 22 or October 23, 1935.

Station layout

This station has one six-car-long island platform between the two tracks with two entrances. The north staircase goes down to the south side of Linden Boulevard between Newburg and 180th Street while the south staircase goes down to a short tunnel leading to the dead-end street of Foch Boulevard.

P
Platform level		 Track 1 ← Babylon Branch limited service toward Atlantic Terminal, Hunterspoint Avenue, or Penn Station (Jamaica)
← West Hempstead Branch limited service toward Atlantic Terminal, Hunterspoint Avenue, or Penn Station (Jamaica)
← Montauk Branch does not stop here
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Track 2 Babylon Branch limited service toward Babylon (Lynbrook) →
West Hempstead Branch limited service toward West Hempstead (Westwood) →
Montauk Branch does not stop here →
G Ground level Entrance/exit, parking, buses

Service

Although this station is listed on the West Hempstead Branch timetable only, most service is provided by Babylon Branch trains. Approximately 226 trains stop here per week, with only four weekday morning peak trains from West Hempstead serving this station, while hourly Babylon trains serve it daily from about 6:00 AM to 11:00 PM during off peak periods. Babylon Branch trains also serve the station bihourly on weekends. The station sees no late night service.

The station is within Zone 3 and the boundaries of the CityTicket program.

References

  1. ↑ Long Island Railroad Station History (TrainsAreFun.com) Archived 2011-01-06 at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ↑ Average weekday, 2006 LIRR Origin and Destination Study
  3. ↑ "Cedarhusrt Cutoff - ARRT'S ARRCHIVES".
  4. ↑ "1898 map showing Locust Ave station in St. Albans on the Rockaway Branch of the LIRR" (JPG). (Locust Avenue is now called Baisley Boulevard)
  5. ↑ "St.Albans Station photos". (Schedule on this page indicates trains stopped as early as 1897)
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