Bellerose station
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 Bellerose LIRR station along Atlantic Avenue across from the intersection with Walnut Avenue. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Commonwealth Boulevard & Superior Road Bellerose and Floral Park, New York | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°43′20″N 73°43′00″W / 40.7221°N 73.7166°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Long Island Rail Road | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Distance | 14.3 mi (23.0 km) from Long Island City[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 (2 on the Hempstead Branch, and 3 on the Main Line, 1 track shared by both the Hempstead Branch and Main Line) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections |  New York City Bus: Q36 (at Jericho Turnpike) Nassau Inter-County Express: n24 (at Jericho Turnpike) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Parking | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | No; accessibility planned | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1898 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1909, 1960–1961 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | 750 V (DC) third rail | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2006 | 951[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Bellerose station is a commuter rail station along the Main Line and Hempstead Branch of the Long Island Rail Road, located in the Incorporated Villages of Bellerose and Floral Park, in Nassau County, New York. The station is at Commonwealth Boulevard and Superior Road, 0.25 miles (0.40 km) south of Jericho Turnpike (NY 25).
The station has a full-service ticket vending machine, which is located at the north entrance to the station – in addition to a daily ticket vending machine, which is located at the south entrance.
History
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Bellerose station was originally built in 1898 and rebuilt in the summer of 1909.[3]: 19 It was out of service between December 12–15, 1960, and replaced with a third station between 1960 and 1961.[4] Until 1960, the station had a platform on each side of the four-track Main Line, though almost all trains that stopped ran to and from Hempstead.[3][4][5]
As part of the grade crossing elimination, the junction between the Main Line and Hempstead Branch was moved west of Bellerose.[5][6] The two lines remain closely parallel to each other, along the same right-of-way, between Jamaica and Floral Park. The platform was placed between the two Hempstead Branch tracks.[5][6]
The station is set to undergo a modernization project at some point in the 2020s, as part of the MTA’s 2025–2029 Capital Plan.[7] The project will include making the station wheelchair accessible and updating the station's infrastructure & components.[7]
Station layout
[edit]The station has one eight-car-long high-level island platform serving the two southern tracks (Tracks 2 & 4). Main Line trains (the Port Jefferson, Oyster Bay, Ronkonkoma, and Montauk Branches) bypass the station using the three northern tracks (Tracks 1–3), while Hempstead Branch trains use the two southern tracks.[8][9]
The station is served by the Q36 and the n24 bus routes along Jericho Turnpike a few blocks to the north, and local taxis stop directly in front of the station.[8][9]
| P Platform level | Track 3 | ← Main Line services do not stop here → |
| Track 1 | ← Main Line services do not stop here → | |
| Track 2 | ← Hempstead Branch toward Grand Central Madison, Atlantic Terminal, or Penn Station (Elmont–UBS Arena) Main Line services do not stop here → | |
| Island platform, doors will open on the left | ||
| Track 4 | Hempstead Branch toward Hempstead (Floral Park) → | |
| G | Ground level | Entrance/exit, parking, and taxis |
See also
[edit]- List of Long Island Rail Road stations
- Bellerose Village Municipal Complex – The Village of Bellerose's municipal government complex, located adjacent to the station; listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ Long Island Rail Road (May 14, 2012). "TIMETABLE No. 4" (PDF). p. VII. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
- ^ Average weekday, 2006 LIRR Origin and Destination Study
- ^ a b The Long Island Railroad Twenty-Seventh Annual Report For The Year Ending December 31st, 1908. Long Island Railroad Company. 1909.
- ^ a b "LIRR station history (TrainsAreFun.com)". www.trainsarefun.com. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved January 4, 2025.
- ^ a b c "Compact NYSDOT Highway Record Plans: Beginning 1900". State of New York. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
- ^ a b "Compact NYSDOT Highway Record Plans: Beginning 1900". State of New York. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
- ^ a b "LIRR's $6B plan: Bridge repairs, accessible Mets' station, and Yaphank electrification study". Newsday. September 21, 2024. Retrieved January 4, 2025.
- ^ a b "Parking, Bus and Taxi Information - Bellerose Station". Long Island Rail Road. April 2017. Retrieved January 4, 2025.
- ^ a b "Bellerose". MTA. Retrieved January 4, 2025.
- ^ "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)". cris.parks.ny.gov. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
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