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Garden City (LIRR station)
Encyclopedia
Garden City is one of five stations
of the Long Island Rail Road
that serves the Village of Garden City, New York
. It is on the Hempstead Branch
and is located at Seventh Street between Hilton and Cathedral Avenues, directly across the street from the Garden City Hotel
. It is one of the few Long Island Rail Road stations with two station houses. Garden City Station was originally built in 1872 by the Central Railroad of Long Island
, then rebuilt in 1898 by the LIRR. A pedestrian tunnel was added in 1915, and a major restoration project took place in the early-21st Century.
Besides standing in the shadow of the Garden City Hotel, Garden City Station is also located next to the Garden City Public Library. The station has residential parking on both sides of the tracks on 6th and 7th Streets, as well as unrestricted free parking at nearby Stewart Avenue between Hilton & Franklin Avenues, and free parking during off-peak hours along 6th Street near Cathedral Avenue.
s, each 10 cars long. The north platform, next to Track 1, is generally used by westbound or New York City
-bound trains. The south platform, next to Track 2, is generally used by eastbound or Hempstead-bound trains. There are two tracks here.
Train station
A train station, also called a railroad station or railway station and often shortened to just station,"Station" is commonly understood to mean "train station" unless otherwise qualified. This is evident from dictionary entries e.g...
of the Long Island Rail Road
Long Island Rail Road
The Long Island Rail Road or LIRR is a commuter rail system serving the length of Long Island, New York. It is the busiest commuter railroad in North America, serving about 81.5 million passengers each year. Established in 1834 and having operated continuously since then, it is the oldest US...
that serves the Village of Garden City, New York
Garden City, New York
Garden City is a village in the town of Hempstead in central Nassau County, New York, in the United States. It was founded by multi-millionaire Alexander Turney Stewart in 1869, and is located on Long Island, to the east of New York City, from mid-town Manhattan, and just south of the town of...
. It is on the Hempstead Branch
Hempstead Branch
The Hempstead Branch is an electrified rail line and service owned and operated by the Long Island Rail Road in the U.S. state of New York. The branch begins at the Main Line at Queens Interlocking, just east of Queens Village station...
and is located at Seventh Street between Hilton and Cathedral Avenues, directly across the street from the Garden City Hotel
Garden City Hotel
The Garden City Hotel is a four-star hotel in Garden City, New York, the only four-star hotel on Long Island. The first incarnation was built in 1874 by A.T. Stewart and the current fourth incarnation was built in 1983 by the late Myron Nelkin. It is famous for having hosted many world leaders and...
. It is one of the few Long Island Rail Road stations with two station houses. Garden City Station was originally built in 1872 by the Central Railroad of Long Island
Central Railroad of Long Island
Central Railroad of Long Island is a former railroad on Long Island built by Alexander Turney Stewart, who was also the founder of Garden City. The railroad was established in 1871, was merged with the Flushing and North Side Railroad in 1874 to form the Flushing, North Shore, and Central Railroad,...
, then rebuilt in 1898 by the LIRR. A pedestrian tunnel was added in 1915, and a major restoration project took place in the early-21st Century.
Besides standing in the shadow of the Garden City Hotel, Garden City Station is also located next to the Garden City Public Library. The station has residential parking on both sides of the tracks on 6th and 7th Streets, as well as unrestricted free parking at nearby Stewart Avenue between Hilton & Franklin Avenues, and free parking during off-peak hours along 6th Street near Cathedral Avenue.
Platforms and tracks
The station has two high-level side platformSide platform
A Side platform is a platform positioned to the side of a pair of tracks at a railway station, a tram stop or a transitway. A pair of side platforms are often provided on a dual track line with a single side platform being sufficient for a single track line...
s, each 10 cars long. The north platform, next to Track 1, is generally used by westbound or New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
-bound trains. The south platform, next to Track 2, is generally used by eastbound or Hempstead-bound trains. There are two tracks here.
External links
- Garden City Station History (Arrt's Arrchives)
- Unofficial Long Island Railroad History Website
- Station House from Google Maps Street View
