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
LIRR Train 853 from Long Beach to Penn Station departs Lynbrook
LocationSunrise Highway & Peninsula Boulevard
Village of Lynbrook, New York
Coordinates40.65603°N 73.6758°W / 40.65603; -73.6758
Owned byLong Island Rail Road
Line(s)Montauk Branch
Platforms2 island platforms
Tracks2 (Long Beach Branch), 2 (Montauk Branch)
ConnectionsNassau Inter-County Express: n4, n25, n31, n32
Construction
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Fare zone4[1]
History
OpenedOctober 28, 1867 (SSRRLI)[2]
Rebuilt1881, 1920, 1938
ElectrifiedSeptember 8, 1910
750 V (DC) third rail
Previous namesPearsall's Corners (1867 – April 1875)
Pearsall's (1875 – 1893)[2]
Traffic
Passengers (2012-14)9,536[3]
Rank22
Services
Preceding station LIRR Following station
Jamaica
towards Jamaica, Atlantic Terminal or Penn Station
 Babylon Branch
limited service
 Rockville Centre
towards Wantagh or Babylon
Valley Stream
towards Jamaica, Atlantic Terminal or Penn Station
 Long Beach Branch Centre Avenue
towards Long Beach
     Montauk Branch does not stop here

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
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References
  1. "New Fares — Effective April 21, 2019". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
  2. Vincent F. Seyfried, The Long Island Rail Road: A Comprehensive History, Part One: South Side R.R. of L.I., © 1961
  3. "2012-2014 LIRR Origin and Destination Report, Volume I: Travel Behavior Among All LIRR Passengers" (PDF). Abt SRBI. August 23, 2016. p. 204-207.
  4. LIRR Station History (TrainsAreFun.com) Archived 2011-01-06 at the Wayback Machine

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