Lakeview station

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Lakeview
LIRR Lakeview Station Platform facing south.jpg
View from the platform, facing south.
LocationEagle Avenue & Woodfield Road
West Hempstead, New York
Coordinates40°41′08″N 73°39′08″W / 40.68556°N 73.65222°W / 40.68556; -73.65222Coordinates: 40°41′08���N 73°39′08″W / 40.68556°N 73.65222°W / 40.68556; -73.65222
Owned byLong Island Rail Road
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
ConnectionsLocal Transit Nassau Inter-County Express: n15
Construction
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesNo
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Fare zone4
History
Opened1924
ElectrifiedOctober 19, 1926
750 V (DC) third rail
Previous namesLake View[1]
Passengers
2006868[2]
Services
Preceding station MTA NYC logo.svg LIRR Following station
Malverne
towards Jamaica, Atlantic Terminal or Penn Station
West Hempstead Branch
weekdays
Hempstead Gardens
Malverne West Hempstead Branch
weekends

Lakeview is a station along the West Hempstead Branch of the Long Island Rail Road. It is located on the southeast corner of Eagle Avenue & Woodfield Road in West Hempstead, New York, and exists as little more than a high-level sheltered platform. Hempstead Lake State Park is nearby. The former Southern Hempstead Branch crossed the line north of this station.[3]

History[]

One of the newest stations on the West Hempstead Branch, Lakeview Station was built in 1924 as "Lake View,"[4] and was electrified two years later. At some point, the name of the station was changed to "Lakeview." Throughout most of its history, the station has been little more than an open shelter on a platform along the tracks between Woodfield Road and Eagle Avenue.[5] High-level platforms were added during the 1990s.

Station layout[]

This station has one four-car-long side platform on the west side of the single track.

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External links[]

Media related to Lakeview (LIRR station) at Wikimedia Commons

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