New Hyde Park (LIRR station)

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New Hyde Park
NHP station jeh.JPG
Western end
Station statistics
Address New Hyde Park Road & Second Avenue
New Hyde Park, NY
Coordinates 40°43′51″N 73°40′50″W / 40.730932°N 73.680569°W / 40.730932; -73.680569Coordinates: 40°43′51″N 73°40′50″W / 40.730932°N 73.680569°W / 40.730932; -73.680569
Lines
Connections Nassau Inter-County Express: n24, n25
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 2
Parking Yes
Bicycle facilities Yes
Other information
Opened 1870
Rebuilt 1947, 2002-2003
Electrified October 1926
750V (DC) third rail
Accessible Handicapped/disabled access
Owned by MTA
Fare zone 4
Formerly Hyde Park (1870-1904)
Traffic
Passengers (2006) 3,451[1]
Services
Preceding station   LIRR   Following station
Main Line
(Port Jefferson Branch)
(also Oyster Bay Branch
and Ronkonkoma Branch)

New Hyde Park is a station on the Main Line (Port Jefferson Branch service) of the Long Island Rail Road. It is located at New Hyde Park Road and 2nd Avenue in New Hyde Park, New York. The station house is near the eastern part of the westbound platform. The station is wheelchair accessible with grade crossings at both ends of the platforms.

[edit] Platforms and tracks

This station has two high-level side platforms, each 10 cars long. Two grade crossings bracket the station and another is 1200 feet west of the station. The north platform, next to Track 1, is generally used by westbound or New York City-bound trains. The south platform, next to Track 2, is generally used by eastbound trains, but Track 2 carries some westbound trains during the morning rush hour. The Main Line has two tracks.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Average weekday, 2006 LIRR Origin and Destination Study

[edit] External links

Central and eastern part


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