Hempstead Gardens station

Hempstead Gardens is a station along the West Hempstead Branch of the Long Island Rail Road. It is located on Hempstead Gardens Drive and Chestnut Street and is one of three stations in West Hempstead, New York.

Hempstead Gardens
The station platform, facing north towards West Hempstead.
General information
LocationHempstead Gardens Drive & Chestnut Street
West Hempstead, New York
Coordinates40°41′41″N 73°38′46″W
Owned byLong Island Rail Road
Line(s)West Hempstead Branch
Distance4.1 mi (6.6 km) from Valley Stream[1]
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsLocal Transit Nassau Inter-County Express: n15
Construction
ParkingNo
Bicycle facilitiesNo
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zone4
History
Opened1893
ElectrifiedOctober 19, 1926
750 V (DC) third rail
Passengers
2006369[2]
Services
Preceding station Long Island Rail Road Following station
Lakeview
toward Penn Station, Grand Central or Atlantic Terminal
 West Hempstead Branch West Hempstead
Terminus

History

When Hempstead Gardens station was originally built in 1893 by the New York Bay Extension Railroad, it was little more than a small one-room shack with open canopies extending along the northbound platform.[3] At some point between the 1950s and 1972, the shack was replaced by an open sheltered shed.[4] High-level platforms were added to both sides during the 1990s.

Station layout

Hempstead Gardens station has a single track and one four-car-long side platform on its east side that is compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. However, the second track for the West Hempstead Branch begins just northeast of this station. The right-of-way for the second track exists here as well.

This station is one of the few stations on the LIRR, outside New York City, with no parking facilities. The station has two daily ticket machines located near the waiting room.[5]

Track 1 ←      West Hempstead Branch toward Valley Stream, Grand Central Madison, Atlantic Terminal, or Penn Station (Lakeview)
←      West Hempstead Branch toward West Hempstead (Terminus) →
Side platform, doors will open on the left or right Disabled access

References
  1. Long Island Rail Road (May 14, 2012). "TIMETABLE No. 4" (PDF). p. VII. Retrieved August 8, 2022.
  2. Average weekday, 2006 LIRR Origin and Destination Study
  3. 1928 image of Hempstead Gardens Station facing north (TrainsAreFun)
  4. January 1, 1972 image of Hempstead Gardens station Sheltered Shed, facing north (TrainsAreFun)
  5. Parking, Bus, and Taxi information at Hempstead Gardens Station (Long Island Rail Road Official Map)


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