Broadway station (LIRR)

Broadway is a station on the Long Island Rail Road's Port Washington Branch in the Murray Hill neighborhood of Queens, New York City. The station is part of CityTicket. The station is east of an overpass at the intersection of 162nd Street and Northern Boulevard and is 11.1 miles (17.9 km) from Penn Station in Midtown Manhattan. A renovation in 2008 added wheelchair ramps.

Broadway
Looking west
Location162nd Street and Northern Boulevard
Murray Hill, Queens, New York
Coordinates40.761626°N 73.801383°W / 40.761626; -73.801383
Owned byLong Island Rail Road
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Connections NYCT Bus: Q12, Q13, Q28
MTA Bus: QM3
Nassau Inter-County Express: n20G
Construction
ParkingYes (parking meter)
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Fare zone3
History
OpenedOctober 27, 1866 (NY&F)[1]
Rebuilt1906, 1913, 2003, 2007
ElectrifiedOctober 21, 1913
750 V (DC) third rail
Previous namesEast Flushing (1866–1872)
Traffic
Passengers (2012—2014)2,400[2]
Rank46 of 125
Services
Preceding station LIRR Following station
Murray Hill
towards Penn Station
 Port Washington Branch Auburndale
towards Great Neck or Port Washington

History

Originally built on October 27, 1866 by the New York and Flushing Railroad, Broadway Station was originally named as East Flushing station until May 1872 when it was renamed for Broadway, the old name used for the section of Northern Boulevard (NY 25A) passing through Flushing and Auburndale. The present elevated station was built 1913. By the 1930s the street name changed to avoid confusion with another Broadway located in western Queens, but the station name remained the same. Two restoration projects took place during the early 21st century: one in 2003 that restored the station house, and another between 2007-2008 that restored the platforms and added wheelchair ramps.[3]

Station layout

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

P
Platform level		 Platform A, side platform
Track 1 ←      Port Washington Branch toward Penn Station (Murray Hill)
Track 2 ←      Port Washington Branch toward Great Neck or Port Washington (Auburndale) →
Platform B, side platform
G Ground level Exit/entrance and buses

References
  1. Vincent F. Seyfried, The Long Island Rail Road: A Comprehensive History, Part Two: The Flushing, North Shore & Central Railroad, © 1963
  2. "2012-2014 LIRR Origin and Destination Report : Volume I: Travel Behavior Among All LIRR Passengers" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. August 23, 2016. pp. 4-15(Sheet 15), WEEKDAY 2 of 3(Sheet 198. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 17, 2019. Retrieved March 29, 2020. Data collection took place after the pretest determinations, starting in September 2012 and concluding in May 2014. .... 2012-2014 LIRR O[rigin and ]D[estination] COUNTS: WEEKDAY East/West Total By Station in Numerical Order ... Broadway
  3. Flushing’s New Broadway Station: LIRR's Broadway Station Slowly Takes Shape (ForgottenNY)
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