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West Hempstead station
Long Island Rail Road station in Nassau County, New York / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
West Hempstead is the terminal station at the eastern end of the Long Island Rail Road's West Hempstead Branch. It is located at Hempstead Avenue and Hempstead Gardens Drive in West Hempstead, New York – one of three stations located within the community.
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![]() Distant shot of West Hempstead station from Hempstead Avenue on April 29, 2009 | |||||||||||||
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Location | Hempstead Avenue & Hempstead Gardens Drive West Hempstead, New York | ||||||||||||
Coordinates | 40°42′07″N 73°38′30″W | ||||||||||||
Owned by | Long Island Rail Road | ||||||||||||
Line(s) | West Hempstead Branch | ||||||||||||
Distance | 4.7 mi (7.6 km) from Valley Stream[1] | ||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||
Connections | ![]() | ||||||||||||
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Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||
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Fare zone | 4 | ||||||||||||
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Rebuilt | 1928, 1935, 1959, 1973, c.1995 | ||||||||||||
Electrified | October 19, 1926 750 V (DC) third rail | ||||||||||||
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2006 | 313[2] | ||||||||||||
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