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The Hempstead Branch is an
LIRR maps and schedules show Hempstead Branch service continuing west along the Main Line to
History
The original Hempstead Branch of the LIRR ran south from
The
The old Central main line through Hempstead was named the
Electric service on the current route of the Hempstead Branch, from
The line north of Hempstead Crossing last saw passenger service on September 14, 1935,[16] and was abandoned for freight in 1965.[17] Park Interlocking at Floral Park was eliminated in the circa-1960 grade crossing elimination; Hempstead Branch trains switch off the Main Line at Queens Interlocking, just east of Elmont–UBS Arena station, and continue next to it to Floral Park.[18]
Since the opening of the East River Tunnels in 1910 and until 2023, westbound service on the Hempstead Branch and its predecessors primarily terminated at Penn Station in Manhattan or Atlantic Terminal in Brooklyn. Following the opening of Grand Central Madison, the primary terminal and origin of Hempstead Branch trains became Grand Central Terminal. Hempstead trains now service both Penn and Grand Central on and off peak. This service change caused a decrease in service to Atlantic Terminal and thus to compensate and to allow for a few peak cross-platform-transfers at Jamaica for Brooklyn-bound customers, some peak trains from Hempstead service Atlantic Terminal directly.[19]
Projects
New Elmont-UBS Arena station
The MTA built the
Stations
![]() | This section needs to be updated. The reason given is: New service pattern.(February 2023) |
West of Hollis, most trips go on to terminate at Grand Central Madison or Penn Station, with some trips ending at Jamaica.[4]
Zone[24] | Location | Station | Date opened |
Date closed |
Connections and notes | |
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3 | Jamaica, Queens | Hillside Facility | July 22, 1991[25] | Employees-only station | ||
Hollis, Queens | Hollis | 11.5 (18.5) | 1885 | Q110
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Queens Village, Queens | ||||||
Bellaire | 1837 | 1972 | Originally named Flushing Avenue, then Brushville, then Interstate Park, then Brushville Road | |||
Queens Village ![]() |
13.2 (21.2) | 1881 | New York City Bus: n24
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4 | ||||||
Elmont | November 20, 2021 (eastbound)[20][21] October 6, 2022 (westbound)[22][23] |
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Floral Park | Bellerose | 14.3 (23.0) | 1898 | |||
Floral Park ![]() |
14.9 (24.0) | 1878 | Long Island Rail Road: Port Jefferson Branch (limited service) | |||
Garden City | Stewart Manor ![]() |
16.3 (26.2) | 1873 | Nassau Inter-County Express: n25
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Nassau Boulevard ![]() |
17.3 (27.8) | 1907 | ||||
Garden City ![]() |
18.4 (29.6) | 1872 | Nassau Inter-County Express: n41
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Country Life Press ![]() |
19.0 (30.6) | 1911 | ||||
Hempstead | Rosa Parks Hempstead Transit Center ![]() |
19.8 (31.9) | 1872 | Nassau Inter-County Express: n70, n88x , Mercy Medical Shuttle& Greyhound Bus |
References
- ^ "2023 ANNUAL RIDERSHIP REPORT". mta.info. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
- ^ a b Long Island Rail Road (May 14, 2012). "TIMETABLE No. 4" (PDF). p. VII. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
- ^ "MTA Railroads Map". New York: Metropolitan Transportation Authority. March 16, 2023.
- ^ a b "LIRR Hempstead Branch Timetable". New York: Metropolitan Transportation Authority. May 23, 2023.
- ^ Map showing the route & connections of the Central Rail Road Extension Company of Long Island, 1873
- KiB), June 2004 Edition
- KiB), February 2005 Edition
- KiB), April 2006 Edition
- ^ Pennsylvania Railroad, Long Island Railroad map Archived July 24, 2012, at archive.today, 1941
- ^ Interstate Commerce Commission, Valuation Report, Long Island Railroad Archived January 12, 2002, at archive.today
- ^ Arrt's Arrchives: Hempstead Crossing
- ^ "Hurrah at Hempstead Over the Third Rail". The Brooklyn Times Union. May 20, 1908. p. 5. Retrieved September 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "The Long Island Railroad Twenty-Seventh Annual Report For The Year Ending December 31st, 1908". Report of ..., Trustee[S] of the Property of the Debtor, for the Year Ended ...1949-1953. Long Island Railroad Company. 1909.
- ^ "The Long Island Railroad Thirtieth Annual Report For The Year Ending December 31st, 1911". Report of ..., Trustee[S] of the Property of the Debtor, for the Year Ended ...1949-1953. Long Island Railroad Company. 1912.
- KiB), June 2004 Edition
- KiB), August 2004 Edition
- KiB), June 2004 Edition
- ^ Floral Park Station History (TrainsAreFun)
- ^ "Changes to LIRR Hempstead Branch service in 2023". MTA. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
- ^ a b Lavacca, Katherine (November 16, 2021). "1st new LIRR station in 50 years opening just in time for Islanders homecoming at UBS Arena". ABC7 New York. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
- ^ a b Parry, Bill (November 18, 2021). "New LIRR station opens near Belmont Park in time for Islanders' first home game at UBS Arena – QNS.com". QNS.com. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
- ^ a b Schnapp, Howard (October 6, 2022). "Bi-directional service is coming to the Elmont UBS Arena LIRR station". Newsday. Retrieved October 7, 2022.
- ^ a b Ingram, Molly (October 7, 2022). "Long Island Rail Road's Elmont-UBS Arena Station is open for game day transportation". WSHU. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
- ^ "New Fares — Effective April 21, 2019". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
- ^ Fan, Maureen (July 23, 1991). "Cold Reception for Hot LIRR Shop". Newsday. Suffolk County, New York. pp. 6, 27. Retrieved September 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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