Bellerose station is a commuter rail station along the Main Line and Hempstead Branch of the Long Island Rail Road, located in the Incorporated Villages of Bellerose and Floral Park, in Nassau County, New York. The station is at Commonwealth Boulevard and Superior Road, 0.25 miles (0.40 km) south of Jericho Turnpike.
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 Bellerose LIRR station along Atlantic Avenue across from the intersection with Walnut Avenue. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Commonwealth Boulevard & Superior Road Bellerose and Floral Park, New York | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°43′20″N 73°43′00″W / 40.7221°N 73.7166°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Long Island Rail Road | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Distance | 14.3 mi (23.0 km) from Long Island City[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 (2 on the Hempstead Branch, and 3 on the Main Line, 1 track shared by both the Hempstead Branch and Main Line) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections |  New York City Bus: Q36 (at Jericho Turnpike) Nassau Inter-County Express: n24 (at Jericho Turnpike) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Parking | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1898 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1909, 1960–1961 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | 750 V (DC) third rail | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2006 | 951[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The station has a full-service ticket vending machine, which is located at the north entrance to the station – in addition to a daily ticket vending machine, which is located at the south entrance.
History
editBellerose station was originally built in 1898 and rebuilt in the summer of 1909.[3]: 19 It was out of service between December 12–15, 1960, and replaced with a third station between 1960 and 1961.[4] Until 1960, the station had a platform on each side of the four-track Main Line, though almost all trains that stopped ran to and from Hempstead.[3][4]
As part of the grade crossing elimination the junction of Main Line and Hempstead Branch was moved west of Bellerose.[5] The two lines remain closely parallel each other along the same right-of-way between Jamaica and Floral Park. The platform was placed between the two Hempstead Branch tracks.[5]
Station layout
editThe station has one eight-car-long high-level island platform serving the two southern tracks. Main Line trains (the Port Jefferson, Oyster Bay, Ronkonkoma, and Montauk Branches) bypass the station using the three northern tracks while Hempstead Branch trains use the two southern tracks. The station is served by the Q36 and the n24 bus routes at Jericho Turnpike, and local taxis stop in front of the station.[citation needed]
| P Platform level | Track 3 | ← Main Line services do not stop here → |
| Track 1 | ← Main Line services do not stop here → | |
| Track 2 | ← Hempstead Branch toward Grand Central Madison, Atlantic Terminal, or Penn Station (Queens Village or Elmont–UBS Arena) Main Line services do not stop here → | |
| Island platform, doors will open on the left | ||
| Track 4 | Hempstead Branch toward Hempstead (Floral Park) → | |
| G | Ground level | Entrance/exit and buses |
References
edit- ^ Long Island Rail Road (May 14, 2012). "TIMETABLE No. 4" (PDF). p. VII. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
- ^ Average weekday, 2006 LIRR Origin and Destination Study
- ^ a b The Long Island Railroad Twenty-Seventh Annual Report For The Year Ending December 31st, 1908. Long Island Railroad Company. 1909.
- ^ a b LIRR station history (TrainsAreFun.com) Archived January 6, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b "Compact NYSDOT Highway Record Plans: Beginning 1900". State of New York. Retrieved January 19, 2024.