Murray Hill station (LIRR)

Murray Hill is a station on the Long Island Rail Road's Port Washington Branch in the Murray Hill section of Flushing, in Queens, New York City. The station is part of CityTicket. The station is located beneath 150th Street and 41st Avenue, just south of Roosevelt Avenue.

Murray Hill
A westbound train at the station in 2008
General information
Location	150th Street and 41st Avenue Murray Hill, Queens, New York
Coordinates	40.762703°N 73.814446°W / 40.762703; -73.814446
Owned by	Long Island Rail Road
Line(s)	Port Washington Branch
Distance	8.4 mi (13.5 km) from Long Island City[1]
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	NYCT Bus: Q12, Q15, Q15A Nassau Inter-County Express: n20G, n20X
Construction
Parking	No
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	MHL
Fare zone	3
History
Opened	1889
Closed	1912
Rebuilt	1914, 1991–1993, 2005, 2019–2020
Electrified	October 21, 1913 750 V (DC) third rail
Passengers
2012—2014	1,203[2]
Rank	70 of 125
Services
Preceding station Long Island Rail Road Following station Flushing–Main Street toward Penn Station or Grand Central Port Washington Branch Broadway toward Port Washington
Location

History

Murray Hill station was originally built in April 1889, and torn down in 1912 when the Port Washington Branch was depressed below grade in this area during a grade crossing elimination project, which took place between 1912 and 1914.^[3] The station house was replaced in July 1914 with one built on a bridge built over the tracks.^[4] This structure was torn down in 1964, and Murray Hill continues to operate as an unmanned station to this day. Minor renovations took place between 1991 and 1993. A new pedestrian bridge as well as other amenities were added in 2005. Two elevators were opened by May 4, 2020.^[5][6][7][8] The elevators were originally slated for completion in 2019, but were delayed to mid-2020 due to delays in the delivery of elevator cabs.^[9]

Station layout

The station has two high-level side platforms, each four cars long. The first four cars toward Manhattan and the last four cars toward Great Neck and Port Washington will platform at the station.

G	Ground level	Exit/entrance, crossover, buses
P Platform level	Platform A, side platform
	Track 1	←      Port Washington Branch toward Penn Station or Grand Central Madison (Flushing–Main Street)
	Track 2	←      Port Washington Branch toward Great Neck or Port Washington (Broadway) →
	Platform B, side platform

References

1. Long Island Rail Road (May 14, 2012). "TIMETABLE No. 4" (PDF). p. VI. Retrieved August 6, 2022.
2. "2012-2014 LIRR Origin and Destination Report : Volume I: Travel Behavior Among All LIRR Passengers" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. August 23, 2016. PDF pp. 15, 198. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 17, 2019. Retrieved March 29, 2020. Data collection took place after the pretest determinations, starting in September 2012 and concluding in May 2014. .... 2012-2014 LIRR O[rigin and ]D[estination] COUNTS: WEEKDAY East/West Total By Station in Numerical Order ... Murray Hill
3. "LIRR Station History (TrainsAreFun.com)". Archived from the original on May 26, 2017. Retrieved April 1, 2011.
4. 1950s photo of 1914-64 Overpass Station House (Forgotten New York.com)
5. "Capital Program Oversight Committee Meeting March 2020". mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. March 25, 2020. p. 92. Retrieved February 2, 2020.
6. "MTA COMPLETES UPGRADE AND RENEWAL OF MURRAY HILL LIRR STATION". apps.cio.ny.gov. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
7. "New York MTA completes upgrade and renewal of Murray Hill LIRR Station". Mass Transit. May 5, 2020. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
8. "Murray Hill Station – New Elevators". A Modern LI. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
9. Monteverdi, Suzanne (February 8, 2018). "Two new elevators coming to Flushing's Murray Hill LIRR station in 2019". QNS.com. Retrieved August 9, 2018.

External links

Media related to Murray Hill (LIRR station) at Wikimedia Commons

• Murray Hill – LIRR
• Murray Hill LIRR timetable
• Forgotten NY.com(2005 photos):
  • Current Murray Hill "Station" gateway, Existing pedestrian bridge,
  • Waiting area, and Bicycle Rack
• Murray Hill Station - "MI" Cabin (Arrt's Arrchives)
• 41st Avenue and 149th Place entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Barton Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Platforms from Google Maps Street View

1891 map of Murray Hill station