Queens Village station
Queens Village is a station on the Long Island Rail Road's Main Line, located between 218th Street and Springfield Boulevard, in the Queens Village neighborhood of Queens, New York City. It has two side platforms along the four-track line, and, except for one AM peak westbound train from East Williston on the Oyster Bay Branch, is served by Hempstead Branch trains only. Just east of the station is Queens Interlocking, a universal interlocking that splits the four-track line into two parallel two-track lines—the Main Line and Hempstead Branch—and controls the junction with the spur to Belmont Park. The station is elevated and the tracks leading in and out are on raised ground and only above the road at intersections.
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 The front entrance to Queens Village station from Amboy Lane on the corner of Jamaica Avenue & Springfield Boulevard. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Jamaica Avenue and Springfield Boulevard Queens Village, Queens, New York | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40.717469°N 73.73638°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Long Island Rail Road | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Main Line | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 5 (1 used for storage) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections | New York City Bus: Q1, Q27, Q36, Q88, Q83 Nassau Inter-County Express: n24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Parking | Yes; Metered and Private | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1879[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1924, 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | October 2, 1905? 750 V (DC) third rail | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Inglewood (1871–1879)[2] Queens (1879–1924)[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Passengers (2006) | 1,582[4] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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History
Between March and November 1837, the current site of Queens Village station was the site of an early Brooklyn and Jamaica Railroad station named Flushing Avenue station then renamed DeLancey Avenue station and later named Brushville station until it was moved to what is today 212nd Street, the site of the former Bellaire station, which was used to serve Ben Lane's Hotel. By 1871, a new station was originally installed across Jericho Turnpike from the estate of Colonel A.M. Wood which was on the northwest corner of Springfield Boulevard. The estate was named "Inglewood," and the new station which resulted in the closing of the Brushville-Ben Lane's station was named for this estate.
Queens Village station originally opened at ground level as Queens station in 1879 (some sources say 1881). The original station house contained a sign with the distance to Long Island City and Greenport stations.[5] The station house was moved to a private location as a new one was being built as part of a grade elimination project, and opened on September 24, 1924. It was then renamed "Queens Village." On October 30, 2013, the LIRR unveiled a renovated station, with passenger elevators, improved lighting, security cameras and a repainted building.[6]
Station layout
The station has two high-level side platforms, each eight cars long; each is served by a passenger elevator and stairs. Platform A has the station's only station house, a two-story building. The two middle tracks, not next to either platform, are used by the Port Jefferson, Ronkonkoma, Oyster Bay, and Montauk branch trains.
A non-powered storage track is south of the south platform. The Queens Village Freight Yard is located just west of the station, and consists of three tracks. It is used by the LIRR for maintenance and storage, and was sporadically by LIRR freight customers before the New York and Atlantic Railway assumed freight service operations.
| P Platform level |
Platform A, side platform  | |
| Track 3 | ← Hempstead Branch toward Jamaica, Atlantic Terminal, or Penn Station (Hollis) | |
| Track 1 | ← Main Line services do not stop here → | |
| Track 2 | ← Main Line services do not stop here → | |
| Track 4 | Hempstead Branch toward Hempstead (Bellerose) → | |
| Platform B, side platform | ||
| G | Ground level | Exit/entrance and buses |
References
- "Long Island Railroad". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Brooklyn, NY. October 3, 1879. p. 1.
- Brushville and Queens Village Station Histories (Arrt's Arrchives)
- Long Island Railroad Station History (TrainsAreFun.com) Archived January 6, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- Average weekday, 2006 LIRR Origin and Destination Study
- Morrison, David D.; Pakaluk, Valerie (2003). Long Island Rail Road Stations (Images of Rail). Chicago: Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 0-7385-1180-3.
- "MTA Long Island Rail Road Unveils Restored Queens Village Station". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. October 30, 2013.
