Lynbrook station

For the railway station in Melbourne, see Lynbrook railway station.

Lynbrook
Lynbrook, as seen in October 2020.
General information
Location	Sunrise Highway & Peninsula Boulevard Village of Lynbrook, New York
Coordinates	40.65603°N 73.6758°W / 40.65603; -73.6758
Owned by	Long Island Rail Road
Line(s)	Montauk Branch Long Beach Branch
Distance	1.6 mi (2.6 km) from Valley Stream 17.7 mi (28.5 km) from Long Island City
Platforms	2 island platforms
Tracks	2 (Long Beach Branch), 2 (Montauk Branch)
Connections	Nassau Inter-County Express: n4, n25, n31, n32
Construction
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	4
History
Opened	October 28, 1867 (1867-10-28) (SSRRLI)
Rebuilt	1881, 1920, 1938
Electrified	September 8, 1910 750 V (DC) third rail
Previous names	Pearsall's Corners (1867 – April 1875) Pearsall's (1875 – 1893)
Passengers
2012-14	9,536
Rank	22
Services
Preceding station Long Island Rail Road Following station Jamaica toward Penn Station, Grand Central or Atlantic Terminal Babylon Branch Rockville Centre toward Babylon Valley Stream toward Penn Station or Grand Central Long Beach Branch Centre Avenue toward Long Beach      Montauk Branch does not stop here
Former services Preceding station Long Island Rail Road Following station Valley Stream toward Long Island City Montauk Division Rockville Centre toward Montauk Terminus Long Beach Branch Centre Avenue toward Long Beach
Location

Lynbrook is a Long Island Rail Road commuter train station in Lynbrook, New York. The station is located at the intersection of Sunrise Highway and Peninsula Boulevard and is located on the railroad's Montauk Branch and Long Beach Branch lines and is served by Long Beach Branch trains and select weekday Babylon Branch trains.

The station is elevated and is wheelchair accessible through elevator access.

History

Lynbrook was opened as Pearsall's Corner on October 28, 1867, by the South Side Railroad of Long Island. The name became Pearsall's in April 1875 and later became Lynbrook in 1893. In 1880 the station became the northern terminus of the New York and Long Beach Railroad (NY&LB), a railroad line that was acquired by the LIRR and became the Long Beach Branch in 1904. The "PT Tower" opened alongside the NY&LB, controlled the junction with the Montauk Branch until 1910, when Long Beach Branch tracks were extended to Valley Stream station. The station was rebuilt in 1881, electrified on September 8, 1910, and then remodeled sometime in 1920, only to be razed in 1938 as part of a decades-long grade crossing elimination project along the Montauk and Atlantic branches.

The third and current elevated station is 1,113 feet (339 m) west of its former location and opened on October 18, 1938.

Platforms and tracks

This station has two high-level island platforms. The 12-car north platform is served by Babylon Branch trains, while the 10-car south platform is served by Long Beach Branch trains. The pairs of tracks split just east of the station.

P Platform level	Track 1	←      Montauk Branch does not stop here ←      Babylon Branch toward Grand Central Madison, Atlantic Terminal, or Penn Station (Jamaica)
	Platform A, island platform
	Track 2	←      Babylon Branch toward Wantagh or Babylon (Rockville Centre) → ←      Montauk Branch does not stop here →
	Track 3	←      Long Beach Branch toward Grand Central Madison, Atlantic Terminal, or Penn Station (Valley Stream)
	Platform B, island platform
	Track 4	←      Long Beach Branch toward Long Beach (Centre Avenue) →
G	Ground level	Entrance/exit, parking, buses

External links

Media related to Lynbrook (LIRR station) at Wikimedia Commons

• Lynbrook – LIRR
• Lynbrook LIRR timetable
• Arrt's Arrchives
  • Lynbrook/Pearsall's Corner Station History
  • 1910 Lynbrook Station post card
• Station from Google Maps Street View
• Platforms from Google Maps Street View
• Waiting Room from Google Maps Street View

From Sunrise Highway