Cedarhurst (LIRR station)

Cedarhurst
File:Ctrain.jpg Cedarhurst LIRR Station
Location	Cedarhurst Avenue & Chestnut Street (2 blocks west of Broadway) Cedarhurst, New York
Coordinates
Owned by	MTA
Line(s)
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Nassau Inter-County Express: n32
Construction
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	4
History
Opened	1869 (SSRRLI)
Rebuilt	1872, 1913
Electrified	December 11, 1905 750 V (DC) third rail
Traffic
Passengers (2006)	1,744
Services
Preceding station   LIRR   Following station Woodmere toward New York terminals Far Rockaway Branch Lawrence toward Far Rockaway

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, and is 20.9 miles (33.6 km) from Penn Station in Midtown Manhattan.

History

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 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.

Platform and track configuration

1	■ Far Rockaway Branch	toward New York (Woodmere)
2	■ Far Rockaway Branch	toward Far Rockaway (Lawrence)

This station has two high-level side platforms, each 10 cars long. The east platform, adjacent to Track 1, is generally used by northbound or inbound trains. The west platform, adjacent to Track 2, is generally used by southbound or Far Rockaway-bound trains. The Far Rockaway Branch has two tracks at this location.

External links

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

File:LIRR Train 2820 leaves Cedarhurst.jpg

A Far Rockaway-bound train departs Cedarhurst station.