Albertson station

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

Albertson
Albertson station as seen from the grade crossing at I.U. Willets Road.
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
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
ParkingYes
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Fare zone7
History
OpenedMarch 1874 (as a milk station)
June 1875 (flag stop)
Rebuilt1913
Previous namesAlbertson's
Passengers
2006594[1]
Services
Preceding station LIRR Following station
East Williston
towards Jamaica, Long Island City or Penn Station
 Oyster Bay Branch Roslyn
towards 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[2] by the Glen Cove Branch Rail Road. The station was renamed as Albertson in 1903.[3] The station had a depot building built in 1911, and it lasted until 1954, when it was razed.[4][3] 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.[5] Between the Fall of 1997 and the Fall of 1998, high level concrete platforms were built with ramps.

Station layout

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

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

References
  1. Average weekday, 2006 LIRR Origin and Destination Study
  2. The Long Island Rail Road: The age of expansion, 1863-1880 Vincent Seyfried Page 203 Archived 2014-12-20 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Underutilized Tracks: A Chronicle of Electric Train Service to East Williston and a History of the Neighboring Communities". Derek Stadler. Retrieved 2015-12-28.
  4. "LIRR Station History (TrainsAreFun.com)". Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2008-01-21.
  5. "2 L.I. Stations Kept: Railroad Blows to Opponents of Single One in Between," (New York Times; May 19, 1960)


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