Port Washington Branch
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The Port Washington Branch is an electrified two-track rail line and service owned and operated by the Long Island Rail Road
in the U.S. state
of New York
. It branches north from the Main Line at Winfield Junction
, just east of the Woodside station, and runs roughly parallel to Northern Boulevard past Mets-Willets Point (Citi Field), Flushing
, Murray Hill
, Broadway, Auburndale
, Bayside
, Douglaston
, Little Neck
, and then crosses into Nassau County
for stops in Great Neck
, Manhasset
, and Plandome
before terminating at Port Washington
.
The branch is the only LIRR service whose trains do not serve Jamaica
, as it branches off the Main Line several miles west of that station.
The line has two tracks from Woodside to Great Neck and one track from east of Great Neck past Manhasset
and Plandome
stations to Port Washington. This often causes slight delays during two-way rush hour operations. A second track cannot be added through Manhasset and Plandome due to the proximity of businesses to the narrow right-of-way in Manhasset, and the fact that the trestle between Great Neck and Manhasset (the Manhasset viaduct, constructed 1898) has only one track.
To reduce delays on the heavily-used line, most peak-hour east-bound trains (weekday afternoons/evenings) are either local from Penn Station to Great Neck
(making all stops in between the two) or express from Penn Station to Port Washington
(making stops only at Great Neck, Manhasset, Plandome, and Port Washington, although some trains make their first stop at Bayside
). A mix of local and express peak-hour trains go west on weekday mornings.
Extra service is offered during the U.S. Open
tennis tournament and for New York Mets
home games, both of which are held in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park
. These trains stop at a special Mets – Willets Point station between Woodside and Flushing Main Street.
The route terminated in Great Neck until the building of a train trestle over the marshes at the southern end of Manhasset Bay. According to Manhasset's website, "in 1897, a contract was given to the Carnegie Steel Company and a subsidiary, the King Iron Company, undertook the job of constructing the bridge." The trestle bridge cost about $60,000, and the first train to cross it was on June 23, 1898.
The bridge stands 181 feet (55.2 m) tall and runs 678 feet (206.7 m) across the bay, offering a spectacular view of the Manhasset Bay. Scenes from the silent film serial "The Perils of Pauline" are said to have been shot on the trestle.
There is only one grade crossing, Little Neck Parkway at Little Neck Station
.
in Long Island City to Flushing, before the LIRR opened its line to Long Island City. It was first non-LIRR line on Long Island. The company was reorganized in 1859 as the New York and Flushing Railroad, and established a subsidiary known as the North Shore Railroad to extend the line from Flushing to Great Neck in 1866.
Originally intending to run further east to Roslyn, Oyster Bay, and even Huntington
, the NY&F's plans were thwarted by the LIRR who reached those destination first, as well as poor service and competition with the 1868-established Flushing and North Side Railroad
. In 1869, the New York State Legislature authorized the Flushing and North Side to buy the New York and Flushing east of the LIRR crossing at Winfield Station
, while the segment between Hunters Point and Winfield was acquired by the South Side Railroad of Long Island until it was abandoned for passenger service east of what was to become the former Laurel Hill Station
in 1875. Part of the right-of-way ran through what is today the Mount Zion Jewish Cemetery
in Maspeth
.
By 1874, all branches of the Flushing and North Side Railroad, including the Main Line to Great Neck were incorporated into the Flushing, North Shore and Central Railroad, which included the Central Railroad of Long Island
. Two years later, it would become part of the Long Island Rail Road, which closed the line east of Flushing in 1881 and reopened it a year later as subsidiary known as the Long Island City and Flushing Railroad. Despite a failed attempt to extend the line from Great Neck to Roslyn
in 1882, wealthy Port Washington residents persuaded the LIRR to bring the terminus to their hometown in 1895. This required the construction of the Manhasset Viaduct over Manhasset Bay, which was built by an LIRR subsidiary called the Great Neck and Port Washington Railroad and completed on June 23, 1898. The LIC&F was merged with the LIRR a year later.
Two other early-20th Century stations built on the Port Washington Branch were in Auburndale
(1901) and Plandome
(1909). Grade crossing elimination projects took place during the 1910's and 20's in Queens and Nassau County. These grade elimination projects included unique station reconstruction in places such as Murray Hill
which had a station house built over the tracks and Great Neck
which had an elaborate plaza built around it. In 1929, the station at Winfield Junction was eliminated, making Woodside Station
the transfer point between Main Line and Port Washington Branch trains.
Despite the elimination of the Whitestone Branch
in 1932, as well as Flushing Bridge Street station, Flushing station kept the name "Flushing-Main Street Station." A new station was built just in time for the 1939 New York World's Fair
then reused for the United Nations
, and then the 1964 New York World's Fair
and simultaneously Shea Stadium
, for which it would be renamed in 1966. This was the last station to be built on the line. By 1985 when Elmhurst station closed, Shea Stadium station would also become the westernmost station on the line before the junction of the Whitestone Branch and Main Line.
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...
in the U.S. state
U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...
of New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
. It branches north from the Main Line at Winfield Junction
Winfield Junction (LIRR station)
Winfield Junction was a junction between the Main Line and Port Washington Branch of the Long Island Rail Road in the Woodside, Queens section of Queens, New York City. It also had a railroad station known as Winfield.-History:...
, just east of the Woodside station, and runs roughly parallel to Northern Boulevard past Mets-Willets Point (Citi Field), Flushing
Flushing, Queens
Flushing, founded in 1645, is a neighborhood in the north central part of the City of New York borough of Queens, east of Manhattan.Flushing was one of the first Dutch settlements on Long Island. Today, it is one of the largest and most diverse neighborhoods in New York City...
, Murray Hill
Murray Hill, Queens
Murray Hill is a small neighborhood within Flushing in the New York City borough of Queens. Traditionally the home of families of Irish and Italian immigrants, many Korean and Chinese immigrants have since moved into the area in recent years...
, Broadway, Auburndale
Auburndale, Queens
Auburndale is a neighborhood in the northern part of the New York City borough of Queens, between Bayside and Murray Hill. The neighborhood is part of Queens Community Board 11.The name comes from Auburndale, Massachusetts, the home of L. H...
, Bayside
Bayside, Queens
Bayside is a suburban neighborhood in the borough of Queens in New York, New York in the United States. Bayside is known as one of the most expensive areas to live in Queens, with well kept homes and landscaping...
, Douglaston
Douglaston, Queens
Douglaston, population 14,168 , is a community in the New York City borough of Queens. Douglaston comprises six distinct neighborhoods: Doug Bay, Douglas Manor, and Douglaston Hill, all located north of Northern Boulevard on the peninsula abutting Little Neck Bay; Douglaston Park, located between...
, Little Neck
Little Neck, Queens
Little Neck is a community in the northeast corner of Queens County, bordered on the north by Little Neck Bay and on the east by Great Neck in Nassau County. Due to this proximity to Nassau, Little Neck remains one of the most suburban-looking areas in New York City. The southern border is the...
, and then crosses into Nassau County
Nassau County, New York
Nassau County is a suburban county on Long Island, east of New York City in the U.S. state of New York, within the New York Metropolitan Area. As of the 2010 census, the population was 1,339,532...
for stops in Great Neck
Great Neck Plaza, New York
Great Neck Plaza is a village in the town of North Hempstead in Nassau County, New York in the United States. The population was 6,707 at the 2010 census....
, Manhasset
Manhasset, New York
Manhasset is a hamlet and neighborhood in Nassau County, New York, on the North Shore of Long Island. As of the United States 2010 Census, the population was 8,080....
, and Plandome
Plandome, New York
Plandome is a village in Nassau County, New York in the United States. The population was 1,349 at the 2010 census. The Village of Plandome is in the Town of North Hempstead.-History:The Inc...
before terminating at Port Washington
Port Washington, New York
Port Washington is a hamlet and census-designated place in Nassau County, New York on the North Shore of Long Island. As of the United States 2010 Census, the community population was 15,846....
.
The branch is the only LIRR service whose trains do not serve Jamaica
Jamaica (LIRR station)
Jamaica is a major hub station of the Long Island Rail Road, and is located in Jamaica, Queens, New York City. It is the largest transit hub on Long Island and is one of the busiest railroad stations in the country with over 200,000 daily passengers...
, as it branches off the Main Line several miles west of that station.
Route description
Manhasset (LIRR station)
Manhasset is a station in Manhasset, New York on the Port Washington Branch of the Long Island Rail Road. Though a smaller wooden structure was originally built in 1899, the current station was built in the 1920s in a trench, at Plandome Road and Maple Place, off Park Avenue, five blocks North of...
and Plandome
Plandome (LIRR station)
Plandome is a station in Plandome, New York on the Port Washington Branch of the Long Island Rail Road. It is located off Stonytown Road and Rockwood Road, near West Circle Drive and Colonial Drive, and is 18.3 miles from Penn Station in Midtown Manhattan...
stations to Port Washington. This often causes slight delays during two-way rush hour operations. A second track cannot be added through Manhasset and Plandome due to the proximity of businesses to the narrow right-of-way in Manhasset, and the fact that the trestle between Great Neck and Manhasset (the Manhasset viaduct, constructed 1898) has only one track.
To reduce delays on the heavily-used line, most peak-hour east-bound trains (weekday afternoons/evenings) are either local from Penn Station to Great Neck
Great Neck (LIRR station)
Great Neck is a station in the village of Great Neck Plaza, on the Port Washington Branch of the Long Island Rail Road. It is the first station on the branch in Nassau County. The station is at Middle Neck Road and Station Plaza at Great Neck Road, 1/4 mile north of Northern Boulevard, and is ...
(making all stops in between the two) or express from Penn Station to Port Washington
Port Washington (LIRR station)
Port Washington is the terminus of the Long Island Rail Road's Port Washington Branch in Port Washington, New York. The station is located on Main Street, between Haven Avenue and South Bayles Avenue, just West of Middle Neck Road, and is 19.9 miles from Penn Station in Midtown Manhattan...
(making stops only at Great Neck, Manhasset, Plandome, and Port Washington, although some trains make their first stop at Bayside
Bayside (LIRR station)
Bayside is a station in the Bayside section of Queens in New York City on the Port Washington Branch of the Long Island Rail Road. The station is located at 213th Street and 41st Avenue, off Bell Boulevard and just north of Northern Boulevard, and is 12.6 miles from Penn Station in Midtown...
). A mix of local and express peak-hour trains go west on weekday mornings.
Extra service is offered during the U.S. Open
U.S. Open (tennis)
The US Open, formally the United States Open Tennis Championships, is a hardcourt tennis tournament which is the modern iteration of one of the oldest tennis championships in the world, the U.S. National Championship, which for men's singles was first contested in 1881...
tennis tournament and for New York Mets
New York Mets
The New York Mets are a professional baseball team based in the borough of Queens in New York City, New York. They belong to Major League Baseball's National League East Division. One of baseball's first expansion teams, the Mets were founded in 1962 to replace New York's departed National League...
home games, both of which are held in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park
Flushing Meadows-Corona Park
Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, often referred to as Flushing Meadow Park, Flushing Meadows Park or Flushing Meadows, is a public park in New York City. It contains the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, the current venue for the U.S...
. These trains stop at a special Mets – Willets Point station between Woodside and Flushing Main Street.
The route terminated in Great Neck until the building of a train trestle over the marshes at the southern end of Manhasset Bay. According to Manhasset's website, "in 1897, a contract was given to the Carnegie Steel Company and a subsidiary, the King Iron Company, undertook the job of constructing the bridge." The trestle bridge cost about $60,000, and the first train to cross it was on June 23, 1898.
The bridge stands 181 feet (55.2 m) tall and runs 678 feet (206.7 m) across the bay, offering a spectacular view of the Manhasset Bay. Scenes from the silent film serial "The Perils of Pauline" are said to have been shot on the trestle.
There is only one grade crossing, Little Neck Parkway at Little Neck Station
Little Neck (LIRR station)
Little Neck is a station in the Little Neck section of Queens, the last station in the branch in New York City on the Port Washington Branch of the Long Island Rail Road. The station is at Little Neck Parkway and 39th Road, about half a mile north of Northern Boulevard, and is 14.5 miles from...
.
History
The Port Washington Branch was built by the Flushing Railroad, in 1854 from Hunters PointHunters Point, Queens
Hunters Point is a neighborhood on the south side of Long Island City, in the New York City borough of Queens. The neighborhood is part of Queens Community Board 2.- History :...
in Long Island City to Flushing, before the LIRR opened its line to Long Island City. It was first non-LIRR line on Long Island. The company was reorganized in 1859 as the New York and Flushing Railroad, and established a subsidiary known as the North Shore Railroad to extend the line from Flushing to Great Neck in 1866.
Originally intending to run further east to Roslyn, Oyster Bay, and even Huntington
Huntington (CDP), New York
Huntington is a hamlet located in the Town of Huntington in Suffolk County, New York, United States. The Census Bureau has also defined a census-designated place with the same name that corresponds to the most densely populated area, however local understanding of the hamlet may differ somewhat...
, the NY&F's plans were thwarted by the LIRR who reached those destination first, as well as poor service and competition with the 1868-established Flushing and North Side Railroad
Flushing and North Side Railroad
The Flushing and North Side Railroad is a former railroad on Long Island built by Conrad Poppenhusen as a replacement for the former New York and Flushing Railroad. The railroad was established in 1868, was merged with the Central Railroad of Long Island in 1874 to form the Flushing, North Shore,...
. In 1869, the New York State Legislature authorized the Flushing and North Side to buy the New York and Flushing east of the LIRR crossing at Winfield Station
Winfield Junction (LIRR station)
Winfield Junction was a junction between the Main Line and Port Washington Branch of the Long Island Rail Road in the Woodside, Queens section of Queens, New York City. It also had a railroad station known as Winfield.-History:...
, while the segment between Hunters Point and Winfield was acquired by the South Side Railroad of Long Island until it was abandoned for passenger service east of what was to become the former Laurel Hill Station
Laurel Hill (LIRR station)
Laurel Hill was a railroad station on the Montauk Branch of the Long Island Rail Road in Long Island City, New York. It was located on Clifton Street south of Clinton Place, neither of which exist today...
in 1875. Part of the right-of-way ran through what is today the Mount Zion Jewish Cemetery
Mount Zion Cemetery (New York City)
Mount Zion Cemetery is a Jewish cemetery located in the Maspeth neighborhood of New York City. It was founded in 1893 and has more than 210,000 burials. It is noted for its memorial to the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire.-Notable burials:...
in Maspeth
Maspeth, Queens
Maspeth is a small community in the borough of Queens in New York City. Neighborhoods sharing borders with Maspeth are Woodside and Sunnyside to the north, Long Island City to the northwest, Greenpoint to the west, East Williamsburg to the southwest, Fresh Pond and Ridgewood to the south, and...
.
By 1874, all branches of the Flushing and North Side Railroad, including the Main Line to Great Neck were incorporated into the Flushing, North Shore and Central Railroad, which included the Central Railroad of Long Island
Central Railroad of Long Island
Central Railroad of Long Island is a former railroad on Long Island built by Alexander Turney Stewart, who was also the founder of Garden City. The railroad was established in 1871, was merged with the Flushing and North Side Railroad in 1874 to form the Flushing, North Shore, and Central Railroad,...
. Two years later, it would become part of the Long Island Rail Road, which closed the line east of Flushing in 1881 and reopened it a year later as subsidiary known as the Long Island City and Flushing Railroad. Despite a failed attempt to extend the line from Great Neck to Roslyn
Roslyn (LIRR station)
Roslyn is a station along the Oyster Bay Branch of the Long Island Rail Road. It is located at Lincoln Avenue and Railroad Avenue, west of Roslyn Road in Roslyn, New York.-History:...
in 1882, wealthy Port Washington residents persuaded the LIRR to bring the terminus to their hometown in 1895. This required the construction of the Manhasset Viaduct over Manhasset Bay, which was built by an LIRR subsidiary called the Great Neck and Port Washington Railroad and completed on June 23, 1898. The LIC&F was merged with the LIRR a year later.
Two other early-20th Century stations built on the Port Washington Branch were in Auburndale
Auburndale, Queens
Auburndale is a neighborhood in the northern part of the New York City borough of Queens, between Bayside and Murray Hill. The neighborhood is part of Queens Community Board 11.The name comes from Auburndale, Massachusetts, the home of L. H...
(1901) and Plandome
Plandome, New York
Plandome is a village in Nassau County, New York in the United States. The population was 1,349 at the 2010 census. The Village of Plandome is in the Town of North Hempstead.-History:The Inc...
(1909). Grade crossing elimination projects took place during the 1910's and 20's in Queens and Nassau County. These grade elimination projects included unique station reconstruction in places such as Murray Hill
Murray Hill (LIRR station)
Murray Hill is a station in the Murray Hill neighborhood of the New York City borough of Queens on the Port Washington Branch of the Long Island Rail Road. The station is part of CityTicket...
which had a station house built over the tracks and Great Neck
Great Neck (LIRR station)
Great Neck is a station in the village of Great Neck Plaza, on the Port Washington Branch of the Long Island Rail Road. It is the first station on the branch in Nassau County. The station is at Middle Neck Road and Station Plaza at Great Neck Road, 1/4 mile north of Northern Boulevard, and is ...
which had an elaborate plaza built around it. In 1929, the station at Winfield Junction was eliminated, making Woodside Station
Woodside (LIRR station)
Woodside is a railroad station on the Long Island Rail Road's Main Line in the Woodside neighborhood of Queens. It is the first station passed by eastward trains from Pennsylvania Station, and it is the only Queens station that serves both the Port Washington Branch and the other LIRR branches that...
the transfer point between Main Line and Port Washington Branch trains.
Despite the elimination of the Whitestone Branch
Whitestone Branch
The Whitestone Branch was a branch of the Long Island Rail Road, running north and east along the left bank of the Flushing River from the Port Washington Branch near the modern Willets Point, Flushing. It crossed the river on one of the three bridges later torn down for the Van Wyck Expressway,...
in 1932, as well as Flushing Bridge Street station, Flushing station kept the name "Flushing-Main Street Station." A new station was built just in time for the 1939 New York World's Fair
1939 New York World's Fair
The 1939–40 New York World's Fair, which covered the of Flushing Meadows-Corona Park , was the second largest American world's fair of all time, exceeded only by St. Louis's Louisiana Purchase Exposition of 1904. Many countries around the world participated in it, and over 44 million people...
then reused for the United Nations
United Nations
The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
, and then the 1964 New York World's Fair
1964 New York World's Fair
The 1964/1965 New York World's Fair was the third major world's fair to be held in New York City. Hailing itself as a "universal and international" exposition, the fair's theme was "Peace Through Understanding," dedicated to "Man's Achievement on a Shrinking Globe in an Expanding Universe";...
and simultaneously Shea Stadium
Shea Stadium
William A. Shea Municipal Stadium, usually shortened to Shea Stadium or just Shea , was a stadium in the New York City borough of Queens, in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park. It was the home baseball park of Major League Baseball's New York Mets from 1964 to 2008...
, for which it would be renamed in 1966. This was the last station to be built on the line. By 1985 when Elmhurst station closed, Shea Stadium station would also become the westernmost station on the line before the junction of the Whitestone Branch and Main Line.
Station listing
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| Pennsylvania Station Pennsylvania Station (New York City) Pennsylvania Station—commonly known as Penn Station—is the major intercity train station and a major commuter rail hub in New York City. It is one of the busiest rail stations in the world, and a hub for inbound and outbound railroad traffic in New York City. The New York City Subway system also... 34th Street 34th Street (Manhattan) 34th Street is a major cross-town street in the New York City borough of Manhattan, connecting the Lincoln Tunnel and Queens-Midtown Tunnel. Like many of New York City's major crosstown streets, it has its own bus routes and four subway stops serving the trains at Eighth Avenue, the trains at... and Seventh Avenue Seventh Avenue (Manhattan) Seventh Avenue, known as Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard north of Central Park, is a thoroughfare on the West Side of the borough of Manhattan in New York City. It is southbound below Central Park and a two-way street north of the park.... , Midtown Manhattan Midtown Manhattan Midtown Manhattan, or simply Midtown, is an area of Manhattan, New York City home to world-famous commercial zones such as Rockefeller Center, Broadway, and Times Square... |
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| Woodside Woodside (LIRR station) Woodside is a railroad station on the Long Island Rail Road's Main Line in the Woodside neighborhood of Queens. It is the first station passed by eastward trains from Pennsylvania Station, and it is the only Queens station that serves both the Port Washington Branch and the other LIRR branches that... 61st Street and Roosevelt Avenue, Woodside Woodside, Queens Woodside is a neighborhood in the western portion of the New York City borough of Queens. It is bordered on the south by Maspeth, on the north by Astoria, on the west by Sunnyside and on the east by Elmhurst and Jackson Heights. Some areas are widely residential and very quiet, while others are... |
http://lirr42.mta.info/stationinfo.asp?station=009 | 5.1 (8.2) | Subway: trains at Woodside – 61st Street Bus (New York City Bus): Q32 (MTA Bus MTA Bus Company MTA Bus Company is a service of MTA Regional Bus Operations used on routes previously controlled by the New York City Department of Transportation , and operated by private operators that provided service under contract to the NYCDOT... ): Q18, Q53 |
Opened November 15, 1869 on north side of tracks west of 58th Street; closed 1914 and demolished 1916 (replaced with current structure during grade crossing elimination) |
| Winfield Woodside Woodside, Queens Woodside is a neighborhood in the western portion of the New York City borough of Queens. It is bordered on the south by Maspeth, on the north by Astoria, on the west by Sunnyside and on the east by Elmhurst and Jackson Heights. Some areas are widely residential and very quiet, while others are... |
Opened July 1854 on southeast corner of 50th Avenue and 69th Street; moved to the junction in August 1876 to also serve the Main Line; closed 1929 | |||
| Elmhurst Elmhurst (LIRR station) Elmhurst was a station stop along the Port Washington Branch of the Long Island Rail Road. It was located on Broadway between Cornish and Whitney Avenues in the Elmhurst section of Queens, New York City. The first depot opened as Newtown around 1855 by the Flushing Railroad, later renamed Elmhurst... Elmhurst Elmhurst, Queens Elmhurst is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens. It is bounded by Roosevelt Avenue on the north; Corona to the northeast; Junction Boulevard on the east; Rego Park to the southeast; the Long Island Expressway on the south; Middle Village to the south and southwest; and Maspeth... |
Opened 1855 as Newtown; name changed to Elmhurst June 1897; closed 1985 | |||
| Corona Corona (LIRR station) Corona was a station stop along the Port Washington Branch of the Long Island Rail Road in the Corona section of Queens, New York City. It was one of two station built by the Flushing Railroad in Corona, this one having been at National Street and 45th Avenue... Corona Corona, Queens Corona is a densely-populated neighborhood in the former Township of Newtown in the borough of Queens in New York City, New York, United States... |
Opened around March, 1853 as Fashion Race Course; Closed 1964 | |||
| West Flushing Corona Corona, Queens Corona is a densely-populated neighborhood in the former Township of Newtown in the borough of Queens in New York City, New York, United States... |
Opened September 1854 on north side of line and east side of 108th Street; later abandoned and name assigned to later Corona station | |||
| Mets – Willets Point (seasonal service) Flushing Meadows Park, south of Roosevelt Avenue |
http://lirr42.mta.info/stationinfo.asp?station=017 | 8.6 (13.8) | Subway: trains at Mets – Willets Point Bus (New York City Bus): Q48 |
The New Citi Field baseball stadium opened for a game between the St. John's Red Storm St. John's Red Storm The St. John's Red Storm is the nickname used for the 16 varsity athletic programs of St. John's University. St. John's 16 NCAA Division I teams compete in the Big East Conference, with the exception of the fencing and lacrosse teams, which compete in the ECAC... and Georgetown Hoyas Georgetown Hoyas Georgetown's nickname is The Hoyas, but its mascot is "Jack the Bulldog." Various breeds of dogs have been used by the sports teams as mascots since the early 1900s. Several notable bull terriers like Sergeant Stubby and "Hoya" were used at football games in the 1920s, as was a Great Dane in the... on March 29, 2009, as Shea Stadium has been demolished. |
| Flushing Main Street Main Street and 41st Avenue, Flushing Flushing, Queens Flushing, founded in 1645, is a neighborhood in the north central part of the City of New York borough of Queens, east of Manhattan.Flushing was one of the first Dutch settlements on Long Island. Today, it is one of the largest and most diverse neighborhoods in New York City... |
http://lirr42.mta.info/stationinfo.asp?station=018 | 9.5 (15.3) | Subway: trains at Flushing – Main Street Bus (New York City Bus): Q12, Q17, Q20, Q25, Q26, Q28, Q34, Q44, Q48, Q58 Bus (MTA Long Island Bus MTA Long Island Bus MTA Long Island Bus is the name used by MTA Regional Bus for its bus network serving primarily Nassau County. It also serves parts of western Suffolk County as well as parts of Queens. Long Island Bus is the trading name of Metropolitan Suburban Bus Authority, a name which has not been used... ): N20, N21 |
Service began June 26, 1854 |
| Murray Hill Murray Hill (LIRR station) Murray Hill is a station in the Murray Hill neighborhood of the New York City borough of Queens on the Port Washington Branch of the Long Island Rail Road. The station is part of CityTicket... 150th Street and 41st Avenue, Flushing Flushing, Queens Flushing, founded in 1645, is a neighborhood in the north central part of the City of New York borough of Queens, east of Manhattan.Flushing was one of the first Dutch settlements on Long Island. Today, it is one of the largest and most diverse neighborhoods in New York City... |
http://lirr42.mta.info/stationinfo.asp?station=019 | 10.3 (16.6) | Bus (New York City Bus): Q15 | |
| Broadway Broadway (LIRR station) Broadway is a station in the Flushing neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens, on the Port Washington Branch of the Long Island Rail Road. The station is part of CityTicket. The station is east of an overpass at the intersection of 162nd Street and Northern Boulevard and is 11.1 miles ... 162nd Street and Northern Boulevard, Flushing Flushing, Queens Flushing, founded in 1645, is a neighborhood in the north central part of the City of New York borough of Queens, east of Manhattan.Flushing was one of the first Dutch settlements on Long Island. Today, it is one of the largest and most diverse neighborhoods in New York City... |
http://lirr42.mta.info/stationinfo.asp?station=020 | 11.1 (17.9) | Bus (New York City Bus): Q12, Q13, Q28 | Service began October 27, 1866, as Flushing - Broadway station. Elevated between 1912 and 1913. |
| Auburndale Auburndale (LIRR station) Auburndale is a station in the Auburndale neighborhood of Queens in New York City on the Port Washington Branch of the Long Island Rail Road. The station is part of CityTicket... 192nd Street and Station Road, Auburndale Auburndale, Queens Auburndale is a neighborhood in the northern part of the New York City borough of Queens, between Bayside and Murray Hill. The neighborhood is part of Queens Community Board 11.The name comes from Auburndale, Massachusetts, the home of L. H... |
http://lirr42.mta.info/stationinfo.asp?station=021 | 11.7 (18.8) | Bus (New York City Bus): Q12, Q13, Q28, Q76 | |
| Bayside Bayside (LIRR station) Bayside is a station in the Bayside section of Queens in New York City on the Port Washington Branch of the Long Island Rail Road. The station is located at 213th Street and 41st Avenue, off Bell Boulevard and just north of Northern Boulevard, and is 12.6 miles from Penn Station in Midtown... 213th Street and 41st Avenue, Bayside Bayside, Queens Bayside is a suburban neighborhood in the borough of Queens in New York, New York in the United States. Bayside is known as one of the most expensive areas to live in Queens, with well kept homes and landscaping... |
http://lirr42.mta.info/stationinfo.asp?station=022 | 12.6 (20.3) | Bus (New York City Bus): Q13, Q31 | |
| Douglaston Douglaston (LIRR station) Douglaston is a station in the Douglaston section of Queens in New York City on the Port Washington Branch of the Long Island Rail Road. The station is at 235th Street and 41st Avenue, off Douglaston Parkway and Wainscott Avenue, and is 13.9 miles from Penn Station in Midtown Manhattan... 235th Street and 41st Avenue, Douglaston Douglaston, Queens Douglaston, population 14,168 , is a community in the New York City borough of Queens. Douglaston comprises six distinct neighborhoods: Doug Bay, Douglas Manor, and Douglaston Hill, all located north of Northern Boulevard on the peninsula abutting Little Neck Bay; Douglaston Park, located between... |
http://lirr42.mta.info/stationinfo.asp?station=023 | 13.9 (22.4) | Originally Little Neck Station between 1866 and June 1870. | |
| Little Neck Little Neck (LIRR station) Little Neck is a station in the Little Neck section of Queens, the last station in the branch in New York City on the Port Washington Branch of the Long Island Rail Road. The station is at Little Neck Parkway and 39th Road, about half a mile north of Northern Boulevard, and is 14.5 miles from... Little Neck Parkway and 39th Road, Little Neck Little Neck, Queens Little Neck is a community in the northeast corner of Queens County, bordered on the north by Little Neck Bay and on the east by Great Neck in Nassau County. Due to this proximity to Nassau, Little Neck remains one of the most suburban-looking areas in New York City. The southern border is the... |
http://lirr42.mta.info/stationinfo.asp?station=024 | 14.5 (23.3) | Bus (New York City Bus): Q12 MTA Long Island Bus: N20, N21 |
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| Great Neck Great Neck (LIRR station) Great Neck is a station in the village of Great Neck Plaza, on the Port Washington Branch of the Long Island Rail Road. It is the first station on the branch in Nassau County. The station is at Middle Neck Road and Station Plaza at Great Neck Road, 1/4 mile north of Northern Boulevard, and is ... Middle Neck Road and Station Plaza at Great Neck Road, Great Neck Plaza Great Neck Plaza, New York Great Neck Plaza is a village in the town of North Hempstead in Nassau County, New York in the United States. The population was 6,707 at the 2010 census.... |
http://lirr42.mta.info/stationinfo.asp?station=025 | 15.7 (25.3) | Bus (MTA Long Island Bus): N20, N21, N25, N57, N58 | Service began on October 27, 1866, and served as the terminus of the line until 1898. |
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| Manhasset Manhasset (LIRR station) Manhasset is a station in Manhasset, New York on the Port Washington Branch of the Long Island Rail Road. Though a smaller wooden structure was originally built in 1899, the current station was built in the 1920s in a trench, at Plandome Road and Maple Place, off Park Avenue, five blocks North of... Plandome Road and Maple Place, Manhasset Manhasset, New York Manhasset is a hamlet and neighborhood in Nassau County, New York, on the North Shore of Long Island. As of the United States 2010 Census, the population was 8,080.... |
http://lirr42.mta.info/stationinfo.asp?station=026 | 17.2 (27.7) | Built in 1899 a year after the construction of the Manhasset Viaduct. | |
| Plandome Plandome (LIRR station) Plandome is a station in Plandome, New York on the Port Washington Branch of the Long Island Rail Road. It is located off Stonytown Road and Rockwood Road, near West Circle Drive and Colonial Drive, and is 18.3 miles from Penn Station in Midtown Manhattan... Off Stonytown Road and Rockwood Road, Plandome Plandome, New York Plandome is a village in Nassau County, New York in the United States. The population was 1,349 at the 2010 census. The Village of Plandome is in the Town of North Hempstead.-History:The Inc... |
http://lirr42.mta.info/stationinfo.asp?station=027 | 18.3 (29.5) | Built in 1909, the last station to be built on the Port Washington Branch in Nassau County. | |
| Port Washington Port Washington (LIRR station) Port Washington is the terminus of the Long Island Rail Road's Port Washington Branch in Port Washington, New York. The station is located on Main Street, between Haven Avenue and South Bayles Avenue, just West of Middle Neck Road, and is 19.9 miles from Penn Station in Midtown Manhattan... Main Street, between Haven Avenue and South Bayles Avenue, Port Washington Port Washington, New York Port Washington is a hamlet and census-designated place in Nassau County, New York on the North Shore of Long Island. As of the United States 2010 Census, the community population was 15,846.... |
http://lirr42.mta.info/stationinfo.asp?station=028 | 19.9 (32.0) | Bus (MTA Long Island Bus): N23 | |
External links
- MTA Long Island Rail Road
- Port Washington Branch Stations (Bob Andersen's Unofficial LIRR History Website)
- NYCSubway.org: Port Washington Branch
- Forgotten New York: