Cedarhurst station

Cedarhurst is a station on the Long Island Rail Road's Far Rockaway Branch in Cedarhurst, in Nassau County, New York, United States. The station is located at Cedarhurst Avenue and Chestnut Street, one block west of Central Avenue.

Cedarhurst
Cedarhurst LIRR station
General information
Location	Cedarhurst Avenue & Chestnut Street (2 blocks west of Broadway) Cedarhurst, New York
Coordinates	40.622214°N 73.726121°W / 40.622214; -73.726121
Owned by	Long Island Rail Road
Line(s)	Far Rockaway Branch
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Nassau Inter-County Express: n32
Construction
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	4
History
Opened	1869 (SSRRLI)
Rebuilt	1872, 1913
Electrified	December 11, 1905 750 V (DC) third rail
Passengers
2006	1,744[1]
Services
Preceding station Long Island Rail Road Following station Woodmere toward Penn Station or Grand Central Far Rockaway Branch Lawrence toward Far Rockaway
Former services Preceding station Long Island Rail Road Following station Woodmere toward Valley Stream Far Rockaway Branch Lawrence toward Hammels Woodmere toward Gibson Rockaway Beach Division Lawrence toward Woodside
Location

History

A Far Rockaway-bound train departs Cedarhurst station.

Cedarhurst station was originally built by the South Side Railroad of Long Island in July 1869. Three years later, the rival Long Island Rail Road also built its own "Ocean Point Depot" in July 1872 for the former Cedarhurst Cut-Off just northeast of Cedarhurst station^[2] After the LIRR acquired the South Side Railroad, both the Ocean Point Depot and the LIRR's depot were abandoned in June 1876. The LIRR's old station was moved to Far Rockaway in August 1881, while the SSRRLI's Ocean Point Depot re-opened in June 1887, then was greatly re-modeled in May 1888. A third Cedarhurst station was built in 1913.

Station layout

This station has two high-level side platforms, each 10 cars long.

References

1. Average weekday, 2006 LIRR Origin and Destination Study
2. 1873 map of the New York and Rockaway Railroad (Arrt's Arrchives)

External links

• Cedarhurst – LIRR
• Cedarhurst LIRR timetable
• 1872 Cedarhurst Station (c. 1905) (Arrt's Arrchives)
• Station from Washington Avenue from Google Maps Street View
• Platforms from Google Maps Street View
• Postcard of Cedarhurst Station (Cedarhurst at 100; September 16, 2010 - Five Towns Local History blog)