Island Park station
Long Island Rail Road station in Nassau County, New York / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Island Park is a station on the Long Island Rail Road's Long Beach Branch serving the residents of Island Park, Barnum Island, and Harbor Isle. The station can platform a 12-car train and is fully wheelchair accessible with ramps from street level. Parking facilities are also available. Southwest of the station the train crosses over Reynolds Channel via the Wreck Lead Bridge.
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General information | |||||||||||||
Location | Long Beach Road & Austin Boulevard Island Park, New York | ||||||||||||
Coordinates | 40.600433°N 73.655388°W / 40.600433; -73.655388 | ||||||||||||
Owned by | Long Island Rail Road | ||||||||||||
Line(s) | Long Beach Branch | ||||||||||||
Distance | 6.0 mi (9.7 km) from Valley Stream[1] | ||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||
Connections | Nassau Inter-County Express: n15 | ||||||||||||
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Parking | Yes[2] | ||||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | Yes[2] | ||||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||
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Fare zone | 7[3] | ||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||
Opened | 1898 (NY&LB) | ||||||||||||
Rebuilt | 1923 | ||||||||||||
Electrified | September 1910 750 V (DC) third rail | ||||||||||||
Previous names | The Dykes (1898 – 1924) | ||||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||||
2012-14 | 3,062[4] | ||||||||||||
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The station is located at the southern intersection of Long Beach Road (CR D39) and Austin Boulevard (CR C05), and is 23.7 miles (38.1 km) from Penn Station in Midtown Manhattan. The average commute time between Island Park and Penn Station is 45–50 minutes. The average commute time between Island Park and Jamaica is 25–30 minutes.