Lakeview station

Lakeview
View from the platform, facing south.
General information
LocationEagle Avenue & Woodfield Road
West Hempstead, New York
Coordinates40°41′08″N 73°39′08″W / 40.68556°N 73.65222°W / 40.68556; -73.65222
Owned byLong Island Rail Road
Line(s)West Hempstead Branch
Distance3.4 mi (5.5 km) from Valley Stream[1]
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
ConnectionsLocal Transit Nassau Inter-County Express: n15
Construction
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesNo
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zone4
History
Opened1924
Rebuiltc.1973, c.1995
ElectrifiedOctober 19, 1926
750 V (DC) third rail
Previous namesLake View[2]
Passengers
2006868[3]
Services
Preceding station Long Island Rail Road Following station
Malverne
toward Penn Station, Grand Central or Atlantic Terminal
 West Hempstead Branch Hempstead Gardens
toward West Hempstead
Location
Map

Lakeview is a station along the West Hempstead Branch of the Long Island Rail Road. It is located on the southeast corner of Eagle Avenue & Woodfield Road in West Hempstead, New York – one of three stations located in the community. Hempstead Lake State Park is nearby. The former Southern Hempstead Branch crossed the line north of this station.[4]

History

One of the newest stations on the West Hempstead Branch, Lakeview Station was built in 1924 as "Lake View,"[5] and was electrified two years later. At some point, the name of the station was changed to "Lakeview." Throughout most of its history, the station has been little more than an open shelter on a platform along the tracks between Woodfield Road and Eagle Avenue.[6]

In 1926, upon electrification of the West Hempstead Branch, the Lakeview station began serving electric trains.[7] The first electric train to serve Lakeview ran that October 19th, bound for Mineola from Penn Station.[7]

In late 1955 and early 1956, the Long Island Rail Road proposed closing this station and the adjacent Hempstead Gardens station, and replacing them with a new station at a point roughly halfway between the two.[8][9] This station consolidation proposal was called off after the local residents voted overwhelmingly against the proposal – and ultimately, neither station was closed.[8]

A new, high level platform was constructed at the station around 1973 to replace the existing, ground level platform and enable level boarding; prior to this, the station was unable to be serviced by the LIRR's then-new M1 railcars, which required high level platforms.[10]

The Lakeview station was rebuilt in its current form in the mid-1990s.[11] As part of the project, the platform was rebuilt with a new shelter, railings, and furnishings – and a ramp between the platform and the street was added to make the station compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.[11]

Station layout

This station has one four-car-long side platform on the west side of the single track.

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

←      West Hempstead Branch toward West Hempstead (Hempstead Gardens) →

References

  1. ^ Long Island Rail Road (May 14, 2012). "TIMETABLE No. 4" (PDF). p. VII. Retrieved August 8, 2022.
  2. ^ LIRR timetable; September 13, 1931 (Unofficial LIRR History Website)[usurped]
  3. ^ Average weekday, 2006 LIRR Origin and Destination Study
  4. ^ Bob Emery map; West Hempstead Branch Milepost 19 to Chestnut Street, August 1958 (TrainsAreFun)
  5. ^ Bob Emery map Lakeview Mileposts 18-19; August 1958 (TrainsAreFun)
  6. ^ Lakeview westbound local, West Hempstead Branch Jan 1971 (TrainsAreFun)
  7. ^ a b "LONG ISLAND TOWNS HAIL ELECTRIC LINE; Throngs Along the Route Cheer First Train as New West Hempstead Service Opens". The New York Times. October 20, 1926. p. 18. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
  8. ^ a b "L.I. Station Merger Loses". The New York Times. January 10, 1956. p. 33. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
  9. ^ "RR's Everywhere Strangling Commuters". Newsday. December 27, 1955. p. 25 – via ProQuest.
  10. ^ Cook, Christopher; Crook, Howard (June 18, 1972). "LIRR Revamps Its Schedules; Adds Trains on Most Branches". Newsday. pp. 3, 31 – via ProQuest.
  11. ^ a b Horvath, Adam (November 14, 1990). "LIRR to Alter More Stations For Disabled". Newsday. pp. 27NE – via ProQuest.

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