Roslyn station (LIRR)

Roslyn is a station on the Long Island Rail Road's Oyster Bay Branch. It is located at Lincoln Avenue and Railroad Avenue, west of Roslyn Road and south of Warner Avenue in Roslyn Heights, New York.

Not to be confused with North Roslyn (LIRR station).
Roslyn
Roslyn LIRR station as seen from the Oyster Bay-bound platform on June 10, 2010.
General information
LocationLincoln Avenue & Railroad Avenue
Roslyn Heights, NY
Coordinates40.79072°N 73.643267°W / 40.79072; -73.643267
Owned byLong Island Rail Road
Line(s)Oyster Bay Branch
Distance22.2 mi (35.7 km) from Long Island City[1]
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsLocal Transit Nassau Inter-County Express: n23, n27
Construction
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeRSN
Fare zone7
History
OpenedJanuary 23, 1865
RebuiltJune – July 1887, 1988 (moved)
Passengers
2006823[2]
Services
Preceding station Long Island Rail Road Following station
Albertson
toward Penn Station or Long Island City
 Oyster Bay Branch Greenvale
toward Oyster Bay
Former services
Preceding station Long Island
Rail Road		 Following station
Albertson
toward Mineola
 Oyster Bay Branch North Roslyn
toward Oyster Bay

History
The canopy extending from Roslyn Station that was previously used to shelter horse-drawn carriages.

Roslyn station opened on January 23, 1865 by the Glen Cove Branch Rail Road, a subsidiary of the Long Island Rail Road.[3]

In 1882, the LIRR attempted to extend the former Flushing and North Side Railroad main line from the Great Neck station to the Roslyn station. This proposal dates back to an F&NS subsidiary, called the "Roslyn and Huntington Railroad", ultimately failed, and that line was instead extended to Port Washington in 1898.[4] In the meantime, Roslyn station was moved in 1885, in order to accommodate a new freight station,[5] and the station was rebuilt between June and July 1887.

In the early 20th century, the New York & North Shore Traction Company's Port Washington Line stopped at and served the station; the n23 bus follows much this former trolley line's route.[6][7][8]

The station house was restored to its 19th-century origins in 1981.[9][10]

In 1988, Roslyn Station was moved to the south side of Lincoln Avenue; this project saw the moving of the historic station house to this new location, where it stands today.[11]

The platforms as seen from the passenger overpass, looking towards the south (track-westbound).

Station layout

The Roslyn LIRR station has two high-level side platforms, each being long enough to accommodate four train cars.

Platform A, side platform Disabled access
Track 1 ←      Oyster Bay Branch toward Long Island City or Penn Station (Albertson)
Track 2 ←      Oyster Bay Branch toward Oyster Bay (Greenvale) →
Platform B, side platform Disabled access

Parking

Free parking is available on the west side of the station.[12] The lot is operated and maintained by the Town of North Hempstead.[12]

References
  1. Long Island Rail Road (May 14, 2012). "TIMETABLE No. 4" (PDF). p. VI. Retrieved August 7, 2022.
  2. Average weekday, 2006 LIRR Origin and Destination Study
  3. Seyfried, Vincent. "The Long Island Rail Road: The Age of Expansion, 1863-1880". digitalarchives.queenslibrary.org. p. 203. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
  4. Walsh, Kevin (May 16, 2002). "PORT WASHINGTON BRANCH Part 2 Auburndale to Port Washington". Forgotten New York. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
  5. 1937 Image of Roslyn station with freight house on the opposite side of the tracks
  6. Seyfried, Vincent F. (1956). New York & North Shore Traction Company; Trolleys in: Whitestone, Flushing, Bayside, Roslyn, Pt. Washington, Mineola [and] Hicksville. Orlando, Florida: F. E. Reifschneider.
  7. "Nassau Inter-County Express - Maps and Schedules". nicebus.com. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
  8. "Long Island Index: Interactive Map". www.longislandindexmaps.org. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
  9. Morrison, David; Pakaluk, Valerie (2003). Long Island Rail Road Stations. Images of Rail. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9780738511801.
  10. Philips, Evelyn (October 25, 1981). "LANDMARK STATION REPAIRED". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
  11. LIRR Station History (TrainsAreFun.com) Archived 2017-05-26 at the Wayback Machine
  12. "Parking, Bus, and Taxi Information" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
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