Lakeview station

Lakeview is a station along the West Hempstead Branch of the Long Island Rail Road. It is located on the southeast corner of Eagle Avenue & Woodfield Road in West Hempstead, New York, and exists as little more than a high-level sheltered platform. Hempstead Lake State Park is nearby. The former Southern Hempstead Branch crossed the line north of this station.[3]

Lakeview
View from the platform, facing south.
LocationEagle Avenue & Woodfield Road
West Hempstead, New York
Coordinates40°41′08″N 73°39′08″W
Owned byLong Island Rail Road
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Connections Nassau Inter-County Express: n15
Construction
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesNo
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Fare zone4
History
Opened1924
ElectrifiedOctober 19, 1926
750 V (DC) third rail
Previous namesLake View[1]
Traffic
Passengers (2006)868[2]
Services
Preceding station LIRR Following station
Malverne
towards Jamaica, Atlantic Terminal or Penn Station
 West Hempstead Branch
weekdays
 Hempstead Gardens
towards West Hempstead
Malverne
towards Valley Stream
 West Hempstead Branch
weekends

History

One of the newest stations on the West Hempstead Branch, Lakeview Station was built in 1924 as "Lake View,"[4] and was electrified two years later. At some point, the name of the station was changed to "Lakeview." Throughout most of its history, the station has been little more than an open shelter on a platform along the tracks between Woodfield Road and Eagle Avenue.[5] High-level platforms were added during the 1990s.

Station layout

This station has one four-car-long side platform on the west side of the single track.

Side platform, doors will open on the left or right
Track 1 ←      West Hempstead Branch toward Valley Stream, Jamaica, Atlantic Terminal, or Penn Station (Malverne)
←      West Hempstead Branch toward West Hempstead (Hempstead Gardens) →

References
  1. LIRR timetable; September 13, 1931 (Unofficial LIRR History Website)
  2. Average weekday, 2006 LIRR Origin and Destination Study
  3. Bob Emery map; West Hempstead Branch Milepost 19 to Chestnut Street, August 1958 (TrainsAreFun)
  4. Bob Emery map Lakeview Mileposts 18-19; August 1958 (TrainsAreFun)
  5. Lakeview westbound local, West Hempstead Branch Jan 1971 (TrainsAreFun)

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