Lakeview (LIRR station)
Lakeview | |||||||||||
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 View of the small platform at Lakeview station from the parking lot of a Met Foodmarkets supermarket. | |||||||||||
| Location |
Eagle Avenue & Woodfield Road Lakeview, New York | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°41′08″N 73°39′08″W / 40.68556°N 73.65222°WCoordinates: 40°41′08″N 73°39′08″W / 40.68556°N 73.65222°W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | MTA | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | |||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
| Connections |
 Nassau Inter-County Express: n15 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Parking | Yes | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | No | ||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 4 | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1924 | ||||||||||
| Electrified |
October 19, 1926 750 V (DC) third rail | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Lake View[1] | ||||||||||
| Traffic | |||||||||||
| Passengers (2006) | 868[2] | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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Lakeview is a station along the West Hempstead Branch of the Long Island Rail Road. It is located on the southeast corner of Eagle Avenue & Woodfield Road in Lakeview, New York, and exists as little more than a high-level sheltered platform. Hempstead Lake State Park is nearby. The former Southern Hempstead Branch crossed the line north of this station.[3]
History
One of the newest stations on the West Hempstead Branch, Lakeview Station was built in 1924 as "Lake View,"[4] and was electrified two years later. At some point, the name of the station was changed to "Lakeview." Throughout most of its history, the station has been little more than an open shelter on a platform along the tracks between Woodfield Road and Eagle Avenue.[5] High-level platforms were added during the 1990s.
Platform and track
| 1 | ■ West Hempstead Branch | toward New York (Malverne) |
| ■ West Hempstead Branch | toward West Hempstead (Hempstead Gardens) |
This station has one four-car-long side platform on the west side of the single track.
References
- ↑ LIRR timetable; September 13, 1931 (Unofficial LIRR History Website)
- ↑ Average weekday, 2006 LIRR Origin and Destination Study
- ↑ Bob Emery map; West Hempstead Branch Milepost 19 to Chestnut Street, August 1958 (TrainsAreFun)
- ↑ Bob Emery map Lakeview Mileposts 18-19; August 1958 (TrainsAreFun)
- ↑ Lakeview westbound local, West Hempstead Branch Jan 1971 (TrainsAreFun)
External links
Media related to Lakeview (LIRR station) at Wikimedia Commons
- Official LIRR station information page for Lakeview
- Station timetable for Lakeview
- Unofficial LIRR History Website
- Station from Eagle Avenue from Google Maps Street View
- Station from Woodfield Road from Google Maps Street View
