Queens Village station

Queens Village
The front entrance to Queens Village station, following its 2013 rehabilitation and modernization.
Location	Jamaica Avenue and Springfield Boulevard Queens Village, Queens, New York
Coordinates	40°43′03″N 73°44′11″W / 40.717469°N 73.73638°W / 40.717469; -73.73638Coordinates: 40°43′03″N 73°44′11″W / 40.717469°N 73.73638°W / 40.717469; -73.73638
Owned by	Long Island Rail Road
Line(s)	Main Line
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	5 (1 used for storage)
Connections	New York City Bus: Q1, Q27, Q36, Q83, Q88 Nassau Inter-County Express: n24
Construction
Parking	Yes; Metered and Private
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	3
History
Opened	1879[3]
Rebuilt	1924, 2013
Electrified	October 2, 1905? 750 V (DC) third rail
Previous names	Inglewood (1871–1879)[1] Queens (1879–1924)[2]
Passengers
2006	1,582[4]
Services
Preceding station LIRR Following station Hollis towards Jamaica, Atlantic Terminal or Penn Station Hempstead Branch Bellerose towards Hempstead      Port Jefferson Branch does not stop here      Ronkonkoma Branch does not stop here      Oyster Bay Branch does not stop here      Montauk Branch does not stop here      Belmont Park Branch does not stop here
show Other services Preceding station LIRR Following station Future services Hollis towards Jamaica, Atlantic Terminal or Penn Station Hempstead Branch Elmont towards Hempstead Preceding station Long Island Rail Road Following station Former services Bellaire toward Long Island City or Penn Station Main Line Bellerose toward Greenport

Queens Village is a station on the Long Island Rail Road's Main Line, located between 218th Street and Springfield Boulevard, in the Queens Village neighborhood of Queens, New York City. It has two side platforms along the four-track line, and, except for one AM peak westbound train from East Williston on the Oyster Bay Branch, is served by Hempstead Branch trains only. Just east of the station is Queens Interlocking, a universal interlocking that splits the four-track line into two parallel two-track lines—the Main Line and Hempstead Branch—and controls the junction with the spur to Belmont Park. The station is elevated and the tracks leading in and out are on raised ground and only above the road at intersections.

History[]

1909 Map of Queens (now Queens Village) station.

Between March and November 1837, the current site of Queens Village station was the site of an early Brooklyn and Jamaica Railroad station named Flushing Avenue station then renamed DeLancey Avenue station and later named Brushville station until it was moved to what is today 212nd Street, the site of the former Bellaire station, which was used to serve Ben Lane's Hotel. By 1871, a new station was originally installed across Jericho Turnpike from the estate of Colonel A.M. Wood which was on the northwest corner of Springfield Boulevard. The estate was named "Inglewood," and the new station which resulted in the closing of the Brushville-Ben Lane's station was named for this estate.

Queens Village station originally opened at ground level as Queens station in 1879 (some sources say 1881). The original station house contained a sign with the distance to Long Island City and Greenport stations.^[5] The station house was moved to a private location as a new one was being built as part of a grade elimination project, and opened on September 24, 1924. It was then renamed "Queens Village." On October 30, 2013, the LIRR unveiled a renovated station, with passenger elevators, improved lighting, security cameras and a repainted building.^[6]

One of the renovated platforms and new elevators installed, as seen following the renovations from the bridge over Springfield Blvd.

Station layout[]

The station has two high-level side platforms, both of which are eight cars long and are served by a passenger elevator and stairs. Platform A has the station's only station house, a two-story building. The two middle tracks, not next to either platform, are used by the Port Jefferson, Ronkonkoma, Oyster Bay, and Montauk branch trains.

A non-powered storage track is south of the south platform. The Queens Village Freight Yard is located just west of the station, and consists of three tracks. It is used by the LIRR for maintenance and storage, and was sporadically utilized by LIRR freight customers, as well, before the New York and Atlantic Railway assumed freight service operations.^{[citation needed]}

P Platform level	Platform A, side platform
	Track 3	←      Hempstead Branch toward Jamaica, Atlantic Terminal, or Penn Station (Hollis)
	Track 1	←      Main Line services do not stop here →
	Track 2	←      Main Line services do not stop here →
	Track 4	←      Hempstead Branch toward Hempstead (Bellerose) →
	Platform B, side platform
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External links[]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Queens Village (LIRR station).

• Queens Village – LIRR

• Queens Village LIRR timetable

• QUEENS Interlocking (The LIRR Today)
• Springfield Boulevard entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Station House from Google Maps Street View (Exterior)
• Platforms from Google Maps Street View
• Waiting room/ Station house from Google Maps Street View (Interior)