Manhasset station
Manhasset is a station on the Long Island Rail Road's Port Washington Branch in Manhasset, New York. Though a smaller wooden structure was originally built in 1899, the current station was built in the 1920s in a trench, at Plandome Road and Maple Place, off Park Avenue, five blocks North of Northern Boulevard. It is 17.2 miles (27.7 km) from Penn Station in Midtown Manhattan. A high-level platform was installed in the 1970s. Despite the line being only single track, more parking spaces are available than at other nearby stations on the line, hence many commuters who do not live in Manhasset use it.
Manhasset | |||||||||||
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Manhasset station from Plandome Road bridge, with the station house partially obstructed by a tree. | |||||||||||
Location | Plandome Road & Maple Place Manhasset, New York | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 40.79669°N 73.699996°W | ||||||||||
Owned by | Long Island Rail Road | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Port Washington Branch | ||||||||||
Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
Connections | (at Northern Boulevard) | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Parking | Yes | ||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||
Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Fare zone | 4 | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 1899 | ||||||||||
Rebuilt | 1925, 1999–2001 | ||||||||||
Electrified | October 21, 1913[1] 750 V (DC) third rail | ||||||||||
Traffic | |||||||||||
Passengers (2012—2014) | 5,117[2] | ||||||||||
Rank | 23 of 125 | ||||||||||
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Manhasset station, located just east of the Manhasset Viaduct, was built by the Great Neck and Port Washington Railroad in 1899, the year after the Manhasset Viaduct was completed.[3] It was the penultimate station along the branch until Plandome station was built to the northeast in 1909. The station was rebuilt in 1924 in the Dutch-colonial style typical of stations such as Riverhead, Bay Shore, Northport, and Mineola, and restored between 1999 and 2001 with the addition of more canopies and staircases.
Station layout
The station has one 10-car long side platform on the south side of the track.
G | Ground level | Exit/entrance, parking, buses |
P Platform level |
Track 1 | ← Port Washington Branch toward Penn Station (Great Neck) Port Washington Branch toward Port Washington (Plandome) → |
Side platform, doors will open on the left or right |
Gallery
- The Manhasset station at night.
- A station sign at platform level.
- The station house, as seen from the parking lot.
- The station, as seen from the Manhasset Avenue bridge.
- The Manhasset Viaduct, located just west of the station.
References
- "LIRR Branch Notes". trainsarefun.com.
- "2012-2014 LIRR Origin and Destination Report : Volume I: Travel Behavior Among All LIRR Passengers" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 23 August 2016. PDF pp. 15, 197. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 July 2019. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
Data collection took place after the pretest determinations, starting in September 2012 and concluding in May 2014. .... 2012-2014 LIRR O[rigin and ]D[estination] COUNTS: WEEKDAY East/West Total By Station in Numerical Order ... Manhasset
- Manhasset Station; circa 1900 (TrainsAreFun.com)
External links
Media related to Manhasset (LIRR station) at Wikimedia Commons
- Manhasset Viaduct Photos (Forgotten-NY.com)
- Station from Google Maps Street View
- Platform from Google Maps Street View
- Waiting Room from Google Maps Street View