Queens Village station
Long Island Rail Road station in Queens, New York / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Queens Village station is a commuter rail station on the Long Island Rail Road's Main Line, located between 218th Street and Springfield Boulevard, in the Queens Village neighborhood of Queens, New York City. It has two side platforms along the four-track line, and is served primarily by Hempstead Branch trains.
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Location | Jamaica Avenue and Springfield Boulevard Queens Village, Queens, New York | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 40.717469°N 73.73638°W / 40.717469; -73.73638 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | Long Island Rail Road | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Distance | 13.2 mi (21.2 km) from Long Island City[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 5 (1 used for storage) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Connections | New York City Bus: Q1, Q27, Q36, Q83, Q88 Nassau Inter-County Express: n24 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Parking | Yes; Metered and Private | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Fare zone | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | 1879[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rebuilt | 1924, 2013 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Electrified | October 2, 1905? 750 V (DC) third rail | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Previous names | Inglewood (1871–1879)[3] Queens (1879–1924)[4] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2006 | 1,582[5] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Just east of the station is Queens Interlocking, a universal interlocking that splits the four-track line into two parallel two-track lines—the Main Line and Hempstead Branch—and controls the junction with the spur to Belmont Park. The station is elevated and the tracks leading in and out are on raised ground and only above the road at intersections.