Inwood station (LIRR)

Inwood is a station on the Long Island Rail Road's Far Rockaway Branch in Inwood, in Nassau County, New York, United States. The station is located at Doughty Boulevard and Foote Avenue, and is 22.4 miles (36 km) from Penn Station in Midtown Manhattan.

Inwood
The platforms of Inwood station
LocationOff Doughty Boulevard
(two blocks west of Central Avenue)
Inwood, New York
Coordinates40.612291°N 73.744311°W / 40.612291; -73.744311
Owned byLong Island Rail Road
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Connections MTA Bus: Q114
Nassau Inter-County Express: n31, n32
Construction
ParkingYes
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Fare zone4
History
ElectrifiedDecember 11, 1905
750 V (DC) third rail
Previous namesWestville (Unknown–1889)
Traffic
Passengers (2006)1,451[1]
Services
Preceding station LIRR Following station
Lawrence
towards Jamaica, Atlantic Terminal or Penn Station
 Far Rockaway Branch Far Rockaway
Terminus

History

In the 19th century, Inwood and the LIRR station located within it were named "Westville." The name of the community was changed to "Inwood" on February 25, 1889, and the station followed suit. Between December 3, 1911, and 1956, the station only had sheltered-sheds.[2]

Inwood station currently exists as little more than two high-level sheltered side platforms, both of which run beneath the underpass for the Nassau Expressway. It is the penultimate station on the Far Rockaway Branch, and the last one in Nassau County before the line re-enters New York City.

Station layout

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

Platform A, side platform
Track 1 ←      Far Rockaway Branch toward Jamaica, Atlantic Terminal, or Penn Station (Lawrence)
Track 2 ←      Far Rockaway Branch toward Far Rockaway (Terminus) →
Platform B, side platform

References
  1. Average weekday, 2006 LIRR Origin and Destination Study
  2. "LIRR Station History (TrainsAreFun.com)". Archived from the original on 2017-05-26. Retrieved 2012-06-18.
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