Bellerose station

Bellerose station is a commuter rail station along the Main Line and Hempstead Branch of the Long Island Rail Road, located in the Incorporated Villages of Bellerose and Floral Park, in Nassau County, New York. The station is at Commonwealth Boulevard and Superior Road, 0.25 miles (0.40 km) south of Jericho Turnpike (NY 25).

Bellerose
Bellerose LIRR station along Atlantic Avenue across from the intersection with Walnut Avenue.
General information
Location	Commonwealth Boulevard & Superior Road Bellerose and Floral Park, New York
Coordinates	40.7221°N 73.7166°W / 40.7221; -73.7166
Owned by	Long Island Rail Road
Line(s)	Main Line Hempstead Branch
Distance	14.3 mi (23.0 km) from Long Island City[1]
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	4 (2 on the Hempstead Branch, and 3 on the Main Line, 1 track shared by both the Hempstead Branch and Main Line)
Connections	New York City Bus: Q36 (at Jericho Turnpike) Nassau Inter-County Express: n24 (at Jericho Turnpike)
Construction
Parking	Yes
Accessible	No; accessibility planned
Other information
Fare zone	4
History
Opened	1898
Rebuilt	1909, 1960–1961
Electrified	750 V (DC) third rail
Passengers
2006	951[2]
Services
Preceding station Long Island Rail Road Following station Elmont–UBS Arena toward Penn Station, Grand Central or Atlantic Terminal Hempstead Branch Floral Park toward Hempstead      Port Jefferson Branch does not stop here      Oyster Bay Branch does not stop here      Ronkonkoma Branch does not stop here      Montauk Branch does not stop here
Former services Preceding station Long Island Rail Road Following station Queens Village toward Long Island City or Penn Station Main Line Floral Park toward Greenport
Location

The station has a full-service ticket vending machine, which is located at the north entrance to the station – in addition to a daily ticket vending machine, which is located at the south entrance.

History

The station entrance from the parking lot, located on the north side of the tracks.

Bellerose station was originally built in 1898 and rebuilt in the summer of 1909.^[3]: 19 It was out of service between December 12–15, 1960, and replaced with a third station between 1960 and 1961.^[4] Until 1960, the station had a platform on each side of the four-track Main Line, though almost all trains that stopped ran to and from Hempstead.^[3][4][5]

As part of the grade crossing elimination, the junction between the Main Line and Hempstead Branch was moved west of Bellerose.^[5][6] The two lines remain closely parallel to each other, along the same right-of-way, between Jamaica and Floral Park. The platform was placed between the two Hempstead Branch tracks.^[5][6]

The station is set to undergo a modernization project at some point in the 2020s, as part of the MTA’s 2025–2029 Capital Plan.^[7] The project will include making the station wheelchair accessible and updating the station's infrastructure & components.^[7]

Station layout

The station has one eight-car-long high-level island platform serving the two southern tracks (Tracks 2 & 4). Main Line trains (the Port Jefferson, Oyster Bay, Ronkonkoma, and Montauk Branches) bypass the station using the three northern tracks (Tracks 1–3), while Hempstead Branch trains use the two southern tracks.^[8][9]

The station is served by the Q36 and the n24 bus routes along Jericho Turnpike a few blocks to the north, and local taxis stop directly in front of the station.^[8][9]

P Platform level	Track 3	←      Main Line services do not stop here →
	Track 1	←      Main Line services do not stop here →
	Track 2	←      Hempstead Branch toward Grand Central Madison, Atlantic Terminal, or Penn Station (Elmont–UBS Arena)←     Main Line services do not stop here →
	Island platform, doors will open on the left
	Track 4	←      Hempstead Branch toward Hempstead (Floral Park) →
G	Ground level	Entrance/exit, parking, and taxis

See also

• List of Long Island Rail Road stations
• Bellerose Village Municipal Complex – The Village of Bellerose's municipal government complex, located adjacent to the station; listed on the National Register of Historic Places.^[10]

References

1. Long Island Rail Road (May 14, 2012). "TIMETABLE No. 4" (PDF). p. VII. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
2. Average weekday, 2006 LIRR Origin and Destination Study
3. The Long Island Railroad Twenty-Seventh Annual Report For The Year Ending December 31st, 1908. Long Island Railroad Company. 1909.
4. "LIRR station history (TrainsAreFun.com)". www.trainsarefun.com. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved January 4, 2025.
5. "Compact NYSDOT Highway Record Plans: Beginning 1900". State of New York. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
6. "Compact NYSDOT Highway Record Plans: Beginning 1900". State of New York. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
7. "LIRR's $6B plan: Bridge repairs, accessible Mets' station, and Yaphank electrification study". Newsday. September 21, 2024. Retrieved January 4, 2025.
8. "Parking, Bus and Taxi Information - Bellerose Station". Long Island Rail Road. April 2017. Retrieved January 4, 2025.
9. "Bellerose". MTA. Retrieved January 4, 2025.
10. "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)". cris.parks.ny.gov. Retrieved October 22, 2024.

External links

• Bellerose – LIRR
• Bellerose LIRR timetable
• QUEENS Interlocking (The LIRR Today)
• Unofficial LIRR History Website
  • 1959 Photo of 1909 Bellerose Station^[usurped]
  • Commonwealth Boulevard View^[usurped]
  • Atlantic Avenue View^[usurped]
  • Platform View towards New York City^[usurped]
• Atlantic Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View (underpass)
• Platform from Google Maps Street View
• Waiting room from Google Maps Street View