East Rockaway station

East Rockaway is a train station serving the Long Beach Branch of the Long Island Rail Road. It is located at Atlantic and Ocean Avenues in East Rockaway, New York.

East Rockaway
Platforms of East Rockaway Station looking northwest towards Valley Stream, and New York City.
General information
LocationAtlantic Avenue & Ocean Avenue
East Rockaway, New York
Coordinates40.640938°N 73.657067°W / 40.640938; -73.657067
Owned byLong Island Rail Road
Line(s)Long Beach Branch
Distance3.0 mi (4.8 km) from Valley Stream[1]
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
ParkingYes[2]
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zone7[3]
History
Opened1880 (NY&LB)
Rebuilt1951
ElectrifiedSeptember 1910
750 V (DC) third rail
Passengers
2012-141,654[4]
Services
Preceding station Long Island Rail Road Following station
Centre Avenue
toward Penn Station or Grand Central
 Long Beach Branch Oceanside
toward Long Beach

History

The station was established in October 1880 with the opening of the New York and Long Beach Railroad (NY&LB), on the west side of Ocean Avenue and the east side of the tracks, and contained a freight house that was built between October 1 and November 5, 1880. The station became part of the LIRR system in 1909, when the NY&LB merged with the LIRR. The original station house was razed in 1942.

On December 11, 1951, the station was relocated to its current address and combined with the former Atlantic Avenue station (see below).

Access to the NICE n36 bus was available until April 9, 2017.

Atlantic Avenue station

The Atlantic Avenue station was originally a signal station on the NY&LB dating back to April 1898. It was located just south of Atlantic Avenue on the east side of the tracks, and was discontinued in 1951. However, due to its 1,100 feet (0.34 km) proximity to East Rockaway station, the LIRR was seeking permission from the New York Public Service Commission to eliminate it as far back as November 1912.[5]

Station layout

This station has two high-level side platforms with shelters, each 10 cars long, along with shelters and ticket vending machines. Parking is available on Davison Plaza and in a lot on Ocean Avenue. Parking permits are issued by the village of East Rockaway.[2]

References
  1. Long Island Rail Road (May 14, 2012). "TIMETABLE No. 4" (PDF). p. VII. Retrieved August 6, 2022.
  2. "Parking, Bus and Taxi Information - East Rockaway Station" (PDF). Long Island Rail Road. April 2017.
  3. "New Fares — Effective April 21, 2019". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
  4. "2012-2014 LIRR Origin and Destination Report, Volume I: Travel Behavior Among All LIRR Passengers" (PDF). Abt SRBI. August 23, 2016. p. 204-207.
  5. "The Long Island Rail Road: A Comprehensive History Volume #5 (New York, Woodhaven & Rockaway Railroad; New York & Rockaway Beach railway; New York & Long Beach Railroad; New York & Rockaway railroad; Brooklyn rapid transit operation to Rockaway; Over L.I.R.R.)", by Vincent F. Seyfried
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