St. Albans station (LIRR)

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This article is about the Long Island Rail Road station in New York City. For the Amtrak station in Vermont, see St. Albans (Amtrak station).
St. Albans
St. Albans LIRR station.jpg
The St. Albans station platform.
LocationLinden Boulevard and Montauk Place
St. Albans, Queens, New York
Coordinates40°41′28″N 73°45′56″W / 40.691052°N 73.765426°W / 40.691052; -73.765426Coordinates: 40°41′28″N 73°45′56″W / 40.691052°N 73.765426°W / 40.691052; -73.765426
Owned byLong Island Rail Road
Line(s)Montauk Branch
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsLocal Transit NYCT Bus: Q4
Other information
Fare zone3
History
OpenedJuly 1, 1898[1]
Rebuilt1935
ElectrifiedMay 21, 1925
750 V (DC) third rail
Previous namesLocust Avenue
Passengers
2012—2014461[2]
Rank99 of 125
Services
Preceding station MTA NYC logo.svg LIRR Following station
Jamaica
towards Jamaica, Atlantic Terminal or Penn Station
 West Hempstead Branch
limited service
 Westwood
towards West Hempstead
Babylon Branch Lynbrook
towards Babylon
     Montauk Branch does not stop here
Former services
Preceding station Long Island
Rail Road 		Following station
Rockaway Junction
toward Long Island City
 Montauk Division Springfield Gardens
toward Montauk

St. Albans is a station on the Long Island Rail Road's Montauk Branch in the St. Albans, Queens, New York on the southwest corner of Linden Boulevard and Montauk Place, although the segment of Montauk Place that once intersected with Linden Boulevard has been abandoned and fenced off.

History[]

In 1872, the LIRR's Cedarhurst Cut-off was built through the area, but no stop appears here on the first timetables.[3] Saint Albans Station was built on July 1, 1898, and originally appeared on maps with the name of Locust Avenue (the same name as the station at the other end of what is now called Baisley Boulevard).[4] The station was razed in 1935 as part of a grade elimination project.[5] The current elevated structure was opened either on October 22 or October 23, 1935.

On May 21, 1973, the LIRR announced plans to significantly reduce service at Union Hall Street, Springfield Gardens, and St. Albans, with only a few trains stopping during rush hours. At St. Albans, service was limited to four westbound trains in the morning between 7 a.m. and 9 a.m., and four eastbound trains in the evening between 5 p.m. and 6:45 p.m..[6]

Station layout[]

This station has one narrow six-car-long island platform between the two tracks with two entrances. The north staircase goes down to the south side of Linden Boulevard between Newburg and 180th Street while the south staircase goes down to a short tunnel leading to the dead-end street of Foch Boulevard.

P
Platform level 		Track 1 ←      Montauk Branch does not stop here
←      West Hempstead Branch AM rush hours toward Jamaica, Atlantic Terminal, or Penn Station (Jamaica)
←      Babylon Branch toward Jamaica, Atlantic Terminal, or Penn Station (Jamaica)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Track 2 →      Babylon Branch toward Babylon (Lynbrook) →
→      West Hempstead Branch PM rush hours toward West Hempstead (Westwood) →
→      Montauk Branch does not stop here →
G Ground level Entrance/exit, parking, buses

Service[]

Although this station is listed on the West Hempstead Branch timetable only, most service is provided by Babylon Branch trains, hourly from about 6:00 AM to 11:00 PM during off peak periods. Babylon Branch trains also serve the station bihourly on weekends. The station sees no late night service. It is within Zone 3 and the boundaries of the CityTicket program.

References[]

  1. ^ Long Island Railroad Station History (TrainsAreFun.com) Archived 2011-01-06 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "2012-2014 LIRR Origin and Destination Report : Volume I: Travel Behavior Among All LIRR Passengers" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. August 23, 2016. PDF pp. 15, 199. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 17, 2019. Retrieved March 29, 2020. Data collection took place after the pretest determinations, starting in September 2012 and concluding in May 2014. .... 2012-2014 LIRR O[rigin and ]D[estination] COUNTS: WEEKDAY East/West Total By Station in Numerical Order
  3. ^ "Cedarhusrt Cutoff". Arrt's Arrchives.
  4. ^ "1898 map showing Locust Ave station in St. Albans on the Rockaway Branch of the LIRR" (JPG). (Locust Avenue is now called Baisley Boulevard)
  5. ^ "St.Albans Station photos".(Schedule on this page indicates trains stopped as early as 1897)
  6. ^ "LIRR Lists Schedule Changes". Newsday. Hempstead, New York. May 20, 1973. Retrieved July 15, 2021.

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