Nassau Boulevard station

Nassau Boulevard (signed as Nassau Boulevard Adelphi University on station signage) is a station on the west side of Nassau Boulevard in Garden City, New York. It is one of five Long Island Rail Road stations in the village.

Nassau Boulevard
Nassau Boulevard station, looking east from the westbound platform
General information
LocationNassau Boulevard & South Avenue
Garden City, New York
Coordinates40.722933°N 73.662751°W / 40.722933; -73.662751
Owned byLong Island Rail Road
Line(s)Hempstead Branch
Distance17.3 mi (27.8 km) from Long Island City[1]
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
ParkingYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zone4
History
Opened1907
ElectrifiedMay 26, 1908[2]
750 V (DC) third rail
Passengers
20061,741[3]
Services
Preceding station Long Island Rail Road Following station
Stewart Manor
toward Penn Station, Grand Central or Atlantic Terminal
 Hempstead Branch Garden City
toward Hempstead

History

The station was built along the line of the former Central Railroad of Long Island. The station opened in 1907. It was instead built by the former village of Garden City Estates, which was merged with Garden City in 1915.[4] In the early 2000s, the station underwent renovations, including installation of ramps. A pedestrian tunnel exists at the station.

Station layout

The station has two slightly offset high-level side platforms, each 10 cars long. The station is near Adelphi University. There is parking at the station by local permit only. The pedestrian tunnel entrances resemble the former tunnel for nearby Stewart Manor station.[5][6]

Platform A, side platform Disabled access
Track 1 ←      Hempstead Branch toward Grand Central Madison, Atlantic Terminal, or Penn Station (Stewart Manor)
Track 2 ←      Hempstead Branch toward Hempstead (Garden City) →
Platform B, side platform Disabled access
  • Nassau Boulevard station
  • Inside the station house.
    Inside the station house.
  • Exterior of the station house.
    Exterior of the station house.
  • View of the passageway.
    View of the passageway.
  • Tilework on the floor of the station house.
    Tilework on the floor of the station house.

References
  1. Long Island Rail Road (May 14, 2012). "TIMETABLE No. 4" (PDF). p. VI. Retrieved August 6, 2022.
  2. "Hurrah at Hempstead Over the Third Rail". The Brooklyn Times Union. May 20, 1908. p. 5. Retrieved September 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  3. Average weekday, 2006 LIRR Origin and Destination Study
  4. Zeil, Ron; Wettereau, Richard (1988). Victorian Railroad Stations of Long Island. Bridgehampton: Sunrise Special. p. 132. OCLC 19319353.
  5. Entrance to Nassau Boulevard Station underpass (TheSubwayNut)
  6. 1936 Stewart Manor Station Pedestrian Underpass Photo (Arrt's Arrchives)

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