Albertson station

Albertson is a station on the Long Island Rail Road's Oyster Bay Branch. The station is on the north side of I.U. Willets Road at Albertson Avenue in Albertson, New York. However the parking lot is on the south side of I.U. Willets Road. The Clark Botanic Garden is located adjacent to the station.

Albertson
Albertson station as seen from the grade crossing at I.U. Willets Road.
General information
LocationI.U. Willets Road and Albertson Avenue
Albertson, New York
Coordinates40.771872°N 73.641679°W / 40.771872; -73.641679
Owned byLong Island Rail Road
Line(s)Oyster Bay Branch
Distance20.8 mi (33.5 km) from Long Island City[1]
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
ParkingYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zone7
History
OpenedMarch 1874 (as a milk station)
June 1875 (flag stop)
Rebuilt1913
Previous namesAlbertson's
Passengers
2006594[2]
Services
Preceding station Long Island Rail Road Following station
East Williston
toward Penn Station or Long Island City
 Oyster Bay Branch Roslyn
toward Oyster Bay

History

The station was originally opened with name Albertson's and originally opened as a milk station in March 1874 and opened as a flag stop in June 1875[3] by the Glen Cove Branch Rail Road. The station was renamed as Albertson in 1903.[4] The station had a depot building built in 1911, and it lasted until 1954, when it was razed.[5][4] In 1960, the LIRR planned to close the station as well as East Williston station and replace them both with a single station between the two sites. However public opposition to the proposal cancelled those plans.[6] Between fall 1997 and fall 1998, high-level concrete platforms were built and ramps were installed.

Station layout

The station has two slightly offset high-level side platforms, each four cars long.

Platform A, side platform Disabled access
Track 1 ←      Oyster Bay Branch toward Long Island City or Penn Station (East Williston)
Track 2 ←      Oyster Bay Branch toward Oyster Bay (Roslyn) →
Platform B, side platform Disabled access

References
  1. Long Island Rail Road (May 14, 2012). "TIMETABLE No. 4" (PDF). p. VI. Retrieved August 7, 2022.
  2. Average weekday, 2006 LIRR Origin and Destination Study
  3. The Long Island Rail Road: The age of expansion, 1863-1880 Vincent Seyfried Page 203 Archived 2014-12-20 at the Wayback Machine
  4. "Underutilized Tracks: A Chronicle of Electric Train Service to East Williston and a History of the Neighboring Communities". Derek Stadler. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
  5. "LIRR Station History (TrainsAreFun.com)". Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved January 21, 2008.
  6. "2 L.I. Stations Kept: Railroad Blows to Opponents of Single One in Between". The New York Times. May 19, 1960. Retrieved March 5, 2023.


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