Inwood station (LIRR)

Inwood is a station on the Long Island Rail Road's Far Rockaway Branch in Inwood, New York. The station is located at Doughty Boulevard and Foote Avenue, and is 22.4 miles (36 km) from Penn Station in Midtown Manhattan.

Inwood
The platforms of Inwood station
Location	Off Doughty Boulevard (two blocks west of Central Avenue) Inwood, New York
Coordinates	40.612291°N 73.744311°W
Owned by	Long Island Rail Road
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	MTA Bus: Q114 Nassau Inter-County Express: n31, n32
Construction
Parking	Yes
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	4
History
Opened	December 3, 1911
Electrified	December 11, 1905 750 V (DC) third rail
Previous names	Westville (Unknown–1889)
Passengers
2006	1,451[1]
Services
Preceding station LIRR Following station Lawrence towards Jamaica, Atlantic Terminal or Penn Station Far Rockaway Branch Far Rockaway Terminus

History

In the 19th century, Inwood and the LIRR station located within it were named "Westville." The name of the community was changed to "Inwood" on February 25, 1889, and the station followed suit. Between December 3, 1911, and 1956, the station only had sheltered-sheds.[2]

Inwood station currently exists as little more than two high-level sheltered side platforms, both of which run beneath the underpass for the Nassau Expressway (NY-878). It is the penultimate station on the Far Rockaway Branch, and the last one in Nassau County before the line re-enters New York City.

Station layout

This station has two high-level side platforms, each four cars long.

References

1. Average weekday, 2006 LIRR Origin and Destination Study
2. "LIRR Station History (TrainsAreFun.com)". Archived from the original on 2017-05-26. Retrieved 2012-06-18.

External links

• Inwood – LIRR

• Inwood LIRR timetable

• Station from Doughty Boulevard entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Platforms from Google Maps Street View