Gibson station

Gibson
Gibson
	Gibson station and northbound platform
Location	Gibson Boulevard & Munro Boulevard; Valley Stream, New York
Coordinates	40.649927°N 73.701694°W
Owned by	Long Island Rail Road
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Nassau Inter-County Express: n1
Construction
Parking	Yes
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	4
History
Opened	May 1928
Electrified	750 V (DC) third rail
Traffic
Passengers (2006)	1,244[1]
Services

Gibson is a station on the Long Island Rail Road's Far Rockaway Branch in the Gibson section of Valley Stream, in Nassau County, New York. The station is at Gibson Boulevard and Munro Boulevard, south of Sunrise Highway, and is 18.6 miles (29.9 km) from Penn Station in Midtown Manhattan. Built in May 1928, it's the second newest station on the Far Rockaway Branch.

The residential area surrounding the train station divides the Valley Stream and Hewlett-Woodmere School districts. Those residing North of Munro Boulevard and Dubois Avenue are a part of the Valley Stream public education system, while those residing south of Munro and Dubois are a part of the Hewlett-Woodmere public education system.

Station layout

This station has two high-level side platforms, each 10 cars long.

Street level	Station house, parking, buses
Platform A, side platform
Track 1	← Far Rockaway Branch toward Jamaica, Atlantic Terminal, or Penn Station (Valley Stream)
Track 2	← Far Rockaway Branch toward Far Rockaway (Hewlett) →
Platform B, side platform

References

Average weekday, 2006 LIRR Origin and Destination Study

External links

Media related to Gibson (LIRR station) at Wikimedia Commons

Gibson – LIRR

Gibson LIRR timetable

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[1] Average weekday, 2006 LIRR Origin and Destination Study