Little Neck station

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Coordinates: 40°46′30″N 73°44′27″W / 40.775°N 73.740744°W / 40.775; -73.740744
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For the station known as Little Neck from 1866 to 1870, see
Douglaston (LIRR station)
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Little Neck
n20X
Construction
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeLNK
Fare zone3
History
OpenedJune 1870 (F&NS)
Rebuilt1890
ElectrifiedOctober 21, 1913
750 V (DC) third rail
Passengers
2012—20143,354[2]
Rank35 of 125
Services
Preceding station Long Island Rail Road Following station
Penn Station or Grand Central
 Port Washington Branch Great Neck
toward Port Washington

Little Neck is a

Penn Station in Midtown Manhattan, and is the easternmost station on the Port Washington Branch in New York City. The station house is located on the south (eastbound) side, unlike most station houses on the Port Washington Branch. The station is part of the CityTicket
program and is in Zone 3.

Little Neck Parkway at the west end of the station crosses the line at the only at-grade railroad crossing on the Port Washington Branch, and one of the few remaining in New York City. It is regarded as one of the most dangerous railroad crossings in the city,[3][4] as the other crossings carry few trains, usually only freight trains (such as on the Montauk Branch west of Jamaica station and the Bushwick Branch, both un-electrified).

History

The original station house was built between February and May 1870 by the

Northern Boulevard.[6][7] Electric lights were installed in the station in February 1910.[8]

Automatic gates and high level platforms were installed by 1978.[9]

There is a pedestrian overpass at mid-platform links the eastbound and westbound platforms. This overpass was closed and was demolished in September 2016 even though it was refurbished in 1989.[10][11][12] It was replaced by a prefabricated span in December 2016.[13]

Station layout

Little Neck station platforms (March 2019)

The station has two at-grade high-level side platforms, each 10 cars long, with a crossover staircase connecting them.

Platform A, side platform Disabled access
Track 1 ←      Port Washington Branch toward Penn Station or Grand Central Madison (Douglaston)
Track 2 ←      Port Washington Branch toward Great Neck or Port Washington (Great Neck) →
Platform B, side platform Disabled access

References

  1. ^ Long Island Rail Road (May 14, 2012). "TIMETABLE No. 4" (PDF). p. VI. Retrieved August 6, 2022.
  2. ^ "2012-2014 LIRR Origin and Destination Report : Volume I: Travel Behavior Among All LIRR Passengers" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. August 23, 2016. PDF pp. 15, 197. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 17, 2019. Retrieved March 29, 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 ... Little Neck
  3. ^ "Perilous Crossings".
  4. ^ Rhoades, Liz (November 26, 2003). "Pedestrians Crossing At LIRR In Little Neck Still Problematic". Queens Chronicle. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
  5. ^ "Local News In Brief". The New York Times. June 6, 1870. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  6. ^ "PORT WASHINGTON BRANCH Part 2 Auburndale to Port Washington - Forgotten New York". forgotten-ny.com. May 16, 2002. Retrieved September 16, 2016.
  7. ISBN 978-0-7385-1180-1
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  8. ^ "Little Neck". Brooklyn Times Union. February 5, 1910. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  9. ^ "LITTLE NECK". www.arrts-arrchives.com. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  10. ^ "MTA LIRR - Little Neck". lirr42.mta.info. Retrieved September 16, 2016.
  11. ^ Pozarycki, Robert (September 16, 2016). "Don't get towed! Parking lot at Little Neck LIRR station closes early today". qns.com. Retrieved October 23, 2016.
  12. ^ "Rehab Includes Refurbished Waiting Room & Larger Restrooms". www.mta.info. July 10, 2015. Archived from the original on September 16, 2016. Retrieved September 16, 2016.
  13. ^ Hallum, Mark (December 1, 2016). "LIRR to replace Little Neck foot bridge this week". Queens Chronicle. Retrieved July 20, 2020.

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