Plandome station

Plandome is a station on the Long Island Rail Road's Port Washington Branch in Plandome, New York. It is located off Stonytown Road and Rockwood Road, near West Circle Drive and Colonial Drive.

Plandome
Plandome's LIRR station, as seen in 2023. The Plandome Branch of the Manhasset Post Office is on the ground floor.
General information
LocationStonytown Road & Rockwood Road
Plandome, New York
Coordinates40.810687°N 73.695216°W / 40.810687; -73.695216
Owned byLong Island Rail Road
Line(s)Port Washington Branch
Distance16.5 mi (26.6 km) from Long Island City[1]
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Construction
ParkingYes (residential permits & privately owned)
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zone4
History
Opened1909
Closed1987 (due to arson)
Rebuilt1990
ElectrifiedOctober 21, 1913[2]
750 V (DC) third rail
Passengers
2012—20141,135[3]
Rank73 of 125
Services
Preceding station Long Island Rail Road Following station
Manhasset
toward Penn Station or Grand Central
 Port Washington Branch Port Washington
Terminus

History

Plandome station was built in 1909, and as such was the last station to be built on the Port Washington Branch until the World's Fair station opened in Queens in 1939.[4][5] The track was first laid in 1898 with the building of the Manhasset Viaduct, which allowed for the extension of the railroad line from Great Neck to Port Washington; the stone bridge carrying the track over Stonytown Road was built as part of this extension.[6] Plandome was a flag stop on the extended line until the station was built in 1909.

The original station house burned in a fire set by vandals in January 1987. The Plandome Fire Department had historically used the station for drill exercises, so had an advantage if and when an actual fire occurred there.[5][7] By 1990, it was rebuilt to more modern standards with turn-of-the-century characteristics.[5][8]

The station also serves as the location of the Plandome Branch of the United States Postal Service.[9] The post office was originally located on the second floor of the station, adjacent to the small waiting room, along the tracks until the fire. After the station was rebuilt, it was rebuilt, as well, and was relocated to street-level.[9]

In the early 2000s, a bus owned by the Long Island Rail Road powered by natural gas skimmed the top of the low bridge near the station, knocking off the top of its roof. The gas, carried in the roof, did not explode, and damage was minimal.

Station layout

This station has one 10-car-long side platform east of the track.

P
Platform level		 Track 1 ←      Port Washington Branch toward Penn Station or Grand Central Madison (Manhasset)
←      Port Washington Branch toward Port Washington (Terminus) →
Side platform, doors will open on the left or right Disabled access
G Ground level Exit/entrance, parking, buses

References
  1. Long Island Rail Road (May 14, 2012). "TIMETABLE No. 4" (PDF). p. VI. Retrieved August 6, 2022.
  2. "LIRR Branch Notes". trainsarefun.com.
  3. "2012-2014 LIRR Origin and Destination Report : Volume I: Travel Behavior Among All LIRR Passengers" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. August 23, 2016. PDF pp. 15, 198. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 17, 2019. Retrieved March 29, 2020. Data collection took place after the pretest determinations, starting in September 2012 and concluding in May 2014. .... 2012-2014 LIRR O[rigin and ]D[estination] COUNTS: WEEKDAY East/West Total By Station in Numerical Order ... Plandome
  4. "PLANDOME STATION OPEN.: Increased Railroad Service for Colony on Manhasset Bay". The New York Times. May 16, 1909 – via ProQuest.
  5. "Port Washington Branch". www.trainsarefun.com. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
  6. "New York OPD Geographic Information Gateway". opdgig.dos.ny.gov. Retrieved January 28, 2023.
  7. "Fire Guts Historic Station". Newsday. January 4, 1987 – via ProQuest.
  8. "After Fire, Plandome, LIRR Still Haggling". Newsday. February 26, 1988 – via ProQuest.
  9. "PORT WASHINGTON BRANCH PART 2 AUBURNDALE TO PORT WASHINGTON". forgotten-ny.com. May 16, 2002. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
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