Lynbrook station
Lynbrook is a Long Island Rail Road commuter train station in Lynbrook, New York. The station is located at the intersection of Sunrise Highway and Peninsula Boulevard and is located on the railroad's Montauk Branch line, though it is served by Long Beach Branch trains and select weekday Babylon Branch trains. The station is elevated and is wheelchair accessible through elevator access.
Lynbrook | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 LIRR Train 853 from Long Beach to Penn Station departs Lynbrook | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Sunrise Highway & Peninsula Boulevard Village of Lynbrook, New York | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40.65603°N 73.6758°W | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Long Island Rail Road | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Montauk Branch | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 island platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 (Long Beach Branch), 2 (Montauk Branch) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections | Nassau Inter-County Express: n4, n25, n31, n32 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Parking | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 4[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | October 28, 1867 (SSRRLI)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1881, 1920, 1938 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | September 8, 1910 750 V (DC) third rail | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Pearsall's Corners (1867 – April 1875) Pearsall's (1875 – 1893)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Traffic | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Passengers (2012-14) | 9,536[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Long Beach Branch and Babylon Branch trains stop there hourly (every 30 minutes when combined) on an alternating basis during off-peak hours. Peak service is about every 20 minutes or less. Late night service is every two hours.
History
Lynbrook was opened as Pearsall's Corner on October 28, 1867 by the South Side Railroad of Long Island. The name became Pearsall's in April 1875 and later became Lynbrook in 1893. In 1880 the station became the northern terminus of the New York and Long Beach Railroad (NY&LB), a railroad line that was acquired by the LIRR and became the Long Beach Branch in 1904. The "PT Tower" opened alongside the NY&LB, controlled the junction with the Montauk Branch until 1910, when Long Beach Branch tracks were extended to Valley Stream station. The station was rebuilt in 1881, electrified on September 8, 1910, and then remodeled sometime in 1920, only to be razed in 1938 as part of a decades-long grade crossing elimination project along the Montauk, Atlantic and Babylon branches.
The third and current elevated station is 1,113 feet (339 m) west of its former location and opened on October 18, 1938.[4]
Platforms and tracks
This station has two high-level island platforms. The 12-car north platform is served by Babylon Branch trains, while the 10-car south platform is served by Long Beach Branch trains. The pairs of tracks split just east of the station.
| P Platform level |
Track 1 | ← Montauk Branch does not stop here ← Babylon Branch limited service toward Jamaica, Atlantic Terminal, or Penn Station (Jamaica) |
Platform A, island platform  | ||
| Track 2 | Babylon Branch limited service toward Wantagh or Babylon (Rockville Centre) → Montauk Branch does not stop here → | |
| Track 3 | ← Long Beach Branch toward Jamaica, Atlantic Terminal, or Penn Station (Valley Stream) | |
| Platform B, island platform | ||
| Track 4 | Long Beach Branch toward Long Beach (Centre Avenue) → | |
| G | Ground level | Entrance/exit, parking, buses |
References
- "New Fares — Effective April 21, 2019". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
- Vincent F. Seyfried, The Long Island Rail Road: A Comprehensive History, Part One: South Side R.R. of L.I., © 1961
- "2012-2014 LIRR Origin and Destination Report, Volume I: Travel Behavior Among All LIRR Passengers" (PDF). Abt SRBI. August 23, 2016. p. 204-207.
- LIRR Station History (TrainsAreFun.com) Archived 2011-01-06 at the Wayback Machine
External links
- Lynbrook Station (The SubwayNut)
- Arrt's Arrchives
- Station from Google Maps Street View
- Platforms from Google Maps Street View
- Waiting Room from Google Maps Street View
