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Long Beach (LIRR station)
Encyclopedia
Long Beach is the terminus
of the Long Beach Branch
of the Long Island Rail Road
. It is located at Park Place and Park Avenue in the City of Long Beach, New York
. Though originally built in 1880, much closer to the Atlantic Ocean than the present station (the site was surrounded by Broadway, Penn Street, Edwards Boulevard and Riverside Boulevard), the present depot at Park Avenue was built in 1909, and was renovated during the end of the 20th century. Prior to the relocation, another station named Club House Station existed nearby at what is today Market Street and National Boulevard from April 1898 to 1909. A renovation in the early 2000s added a parking garage, bus depot, and platform bridge. There is a bus depot on Centre Street adjacent to the station building.
s. The east platform between Tracks 3 and 4 is 10 cars long. The west platform between Tracks 5 and 6 is eight cars long.
There are 10 tracks total. The six tracks not next to the platforms (two to the east of the station and four to the west) are used for train storage.
Terminal Station
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of the Long Beach Branch
Long Beach Branch
The Long Beach 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 Valley Interlocking, at Valley Stream station, where the Atlantic Branch tracks from the west are redesignated Long Beach Branch and the...
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...
. It is located at Park Place and Park Avenue in the City of Long Beach, New York
Long Beach, New York
Long Beach is a city in Nassau County, New York. Just south of Long Island, it is located on Long Beach Barrier Island, which is the westernmost of the outer barrier islands off Long Island's South Shore. As of the United States 2010 Census, the city population was 33,275...
. Though originally built in 1880, much closer to the Atlantic Ocean than the present station (the site was surrounded by Broadway, Penn Street, Edwards Boulevard and Riverside Boulevard), the present depot at Park Avenue was built in 1909, and was renovated during the end of the 20th century. Prior to the relocation, another station named Club House Station existed nearby at what is today Market Street and National Boulevard from April 1898 to 1909. A renovation in the early 2000s added a parking garage, bus depot, and platform bridge. There is a bus depot on Centre Street adjacent to the station building.
Platforms and tracks
This station has two high-level island platformIsland platform
An island platform is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange...
s. The east platform between Tracks 3 and 4 is 10 cars long. The west platform between Tracks 5 and 6 is eight cars long.
There are 10 tracks total. The six tracks not next to the platforms (two to the east of the station and four to the west) are used for train storage.
