Hewlett (LIRR station)

Hewlett
Original Hewlett Station house
Station statistics
Address	Franklin Avenue Hewlett, New York
Coordinates	40.636737°N 73.705151°W / 40.636737; -73.705151
Lines	Far Rockaway Branch
Connections	Nassau Inter-County Express: n1, n31, n32
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Parking	Yes; Free
Bicycle facilities	Yes; Bike Rack
Other information
Opened	July 29, 1869 (SSRRLI)
Rebuilt	1870
Electrified	December 11, 1905 750V (DC) third rail
Accessible
Owned by	MTA
Fare zone	4
Formerly	Cedar Grove (July–October 1869) Hewletts (1869 – ?)
Traffic
Passengers (2006)	1,533
Services
Preceding station   LIRR   Following station Gibson toward New York terminals Far Rockaway Branch Woodmere toward Far Rockaway

Hewlett is a station on the Long Island Rail Road's Far Rockaway Branch in Hewlett, in Nassau County, New York, United States. The station is located at Franklin Avenue between Broadway and West Broadway, and is 19.5 miles (31.4 km) from Penn Station in Midtown Manhattan.

History

Hewlett Station was originally built by the South Side Railroad of Long Island as Cedar Grove Station in July 1869. This name would only last until October, when it was changed to Hewletts Station. In 1870, the station was replaced with a new building, that has remained intact ever since, making it the oldest railroad station on Long Island, and the only existing building constructed by an LIRR predecessor. High-level sheltered platforms was added across Franklin Avenue during the late-1990's, and a new station house was built diagonally across the grade crossing from the original one between November 25, 2008 and July 28, 2009.

Platform and track configuration

This station has two high-level side platforms. The east platform, adjacent to Track 1, is 10 cars long and generally used by northbound or inbound trains. The west platform, adjacent to Track 2, is eight cars long and generally used by southbound or Far Rockaway-bound trains. The Far Rockaway Branch has two tracks at this location.

Gallery

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  Standard post-WW2 station clock with contemporary advertisement.

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  Southbound view with bike racks, platforms and new station house.

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  Station interior with printed and hand-made signs announcing new station.

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  The New Hewlett Station, across the tracks and the grade crossing.

External links

• Official LIRR station information page for Hewlett
• Station timetable for Hewlett
• Old Hewlett Station (Arrt's Arrchives)
• Unofficial LIRR History Website
  • Old station house, bike rack & platforms on Franklin Avenue
  • View of old station from parking lot and from tracks
• Hewlett Station (Great Railroad Stations -- TrainWeb)
• Station from Franklin Avenue from Google Maps Street View