Queens Village station

Long Island Rail Road station in Queens, New York

Queens Village

The front entrance to Queens Village station, following its 2013 rehabilitation and modernization.

General information
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; -73.73638
Owned by| Long Island Rail Road
Line(s)|

* Main Line
* Belmont Park Branch
* Hempstead Branch

Distance| 13.2 mi (21.2 km) from Long Island City[1]
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
Accessible| Yes
Other information
Fare zone| 3
History
Opened| 1879[2]
Rebuilt| 1924, 2013
Electrified| October 2, 1905?
750 V (DC) third rail
Previous names| Inglewood (1871-1879)[3]
Queens (1879-1924)[4]
Passengers
2006| 1,582[5]
Services
| Preceding station  |  Long Island Rail Road | Following station

|
|

Hollis

toward Penn Station, Grand Central or Atlantic Terminal

|  | Hempstead Branch |  | Elmont–UBS Arena

toward Hempstead

Belmont Park Branch does not stop here
Port Jefferson Branch does not stop here
Oyster Bay Branch does not stop here
Ronkonkoma Branch does not stop here
Montauk Branch does not stop here

Former services

| Preceding station  | Long Island
Rail Road | Following station

|
|

Bellaire

toward Long Island City or Penn Station

|  | Main Line |  | Bellerose

toward Greenport

Location

The Queens Village station is a commuter rail 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 is served primarily by Hempstead Branch trains.

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

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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.[6] 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.[7]

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

## Station layout

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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]

## Services

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Queens Village station is primarily served by Hempstead Branch trains. Several Port Jefferson and Ronkonkoma Branch trains also serve here.[8][9]

Platform level  | Platform A, side platform

|

Track 3 | ←  Hempstead Branch toward Grand Central Madison, 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 (Elmont–UBS Arena) →
Platform B, side platform

## References

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1. ^ Long Island Rail Road (May 14, 2012). "TIMETABLE No. 4" (PDF). p. III. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
2. ^ "Long Island Railroad". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Brooklyn, NY. October 3, 1879. p. 1.
3. ^ Brushville and Queens Village Station Histories (Arrt's Arrchives)
4. ^ Long Island Railroad Station History (TrainsAreFun.com) Archived January 6, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
5. ^ Average weekday, 2006 LIRR Origin and Destination Study
6. ^ Morrison, David D.; Pakaluk, Valerie (2003). Long Island Rail Road Stations (Images of Rail). Chicago: Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 0-7385-1180-3.
7. ^ "MTA Long Island Rail Road Unveils Restored Queens Village Station". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. October 30, 2013. Archived from the original on January 3, 2015.
8. ^ Port Jefferson Branch Timetable, Long Island Railroad, September 6, 2022, retrieved December 26, 2022
9. ^ "LIRR Schedules". MTA. Retrieved December 26, 2022.

## External links

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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)
* https://www.newsday.com/long-island/transportation/lirr-elmont-station-ubs-arena-1.35311878

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Long Island Rail Road stations

City Terminal Zone|

| Main Line (west)|

* Penn Station
* Grand Central Madison
* Long Island City
* Hunterspoint Avenue
* Sunnyside
* Woodside
* Winfield Junction
* Grand Street
* Rego Park
* Forest Hills
* Hopedale
* Kew Gardens
* Westbridge
* Dunton
* Jamaica

|

Atlantic Branch
(west)|

* Atlantic Terminal
* Nostrand Avenue
* East New York
* Woodhaven
* Woodhaven Junction
* Clarenceville
* Boland's Landing
* Jamaica

Atlantic Branch (east)|

* Jamaica
* Beaver Street
* South Street
* Cedar Manor
* Locust Manor
* Higbie Avenue
* Springfield
* Laurelton
* Rosedale
* Valley Stream

Far Rockaway Branch|

* Valley Stream
* Gibson
* Hewlett
* Woodmere
* Cedarhurst
* Lawrence
* Inwood
* Far Rockaway

Hempstead Branch|

* Elmont–UBS Arena
* Bellerose
* Floral Park
* Stewart Manor
* Nassau Boulevard
* Garden City
* Country Life Press
* Hempstead

Long Beach Branch|

* Lynbrook
* Centre Avenue
* East Rockaway
* Atlantic Avenue
* Oceanside
* Jekyl Island
* Island Park
* Wreck Lead
* Queenswater
* Club House
* Long Beach

Montauk Branch|

| Lower Montauk|

* Long Island City
* Penny Bridge
* Laurel Hill
* Haberman
* Maspeth
* Fresh Pond
* Glendale
* Ridgewood
* Richmond Hill
* Shops
* Dunton
* Jamaica

|

Babylon Branch|

* Union Hall Street
* Canal Street
* Hillside
* St. Albans
* Springfield Gardens
* Rosedale
* Valley Stream
* Lynbrook
* Rockville Centre
* Baldwin
* Freeport
* Merrick
* Bellmore
* Wantagh
* Seaford
* Massapequa
* Massapequa Park
* Unqua
* Amityville
* Copiague
* Belmont Junction
* Lindenhurst
* Babylon

Central Branch|

* Bethpage
* Bethpage Junction
* South Farmingdale
* Breslau
* Babylon

Montauk Branch (east)|

* Bay Shore
* Islip Centre
* Islip
* Club House
* Great River
* Oakdale
* Sayville
* Bayport
* Blue Point
* Patchogue
* East Patchogue
* Hagerman
* Bellport
* Brookhaven
* Mastic–Shirley
* Mastic
* Center Moriches
* East Moriches
* Eastport
* Speonk
* Westhampton
* Quogue
* East Quogue
* Hampton Bays
* Canoe Place
* Suffolk Downs
* Shinnecock Hills
* Southampton College
* Southampton
* Water Mill
* Bridgehampton
* Wainscott
* East Hampton
* Amagansett
* Napeague Beach
* Fanny Bartlett
* Promised Land
* Montauk

Oyster Bay Branch|

* Mineola
* East Williston
* Albertson
* Roslyn
* North Roslyn
* Greenvale
* Glen Head
* Sea Cliff
* Glen Street
* Glen Cove
* Locust Valley
* Mill Neck
* Oyster Bay

Pt. Jefferson Branch|

* Hicksville
* Landia
* Syosset
* Woodbury
* Cold Spring Harbor
* Huntington
* Greenlawn
* Northport
* Kings Park
* Smithtown
* St. James
* Flowerfield
* Stony Brook
* Setauket
* Port Jefferson
* Miller Place
* Rocky Point
* Shoreham
* Wading River

Pt. Washington Branch|

* Woodside
* Winfield Junction
* Elmhurst
* Corona
* West Flushing
* Mets–Willets Point
* Flushing–Main Street
* Murray Hill
* Broadway
* Auburndale
* Bayside
* Douglaston
* Little Neck
* Great Neck
* Manhasset
* Plandome
* Port Washington

Main Line (east)|

* Union Hall Street
* Canal Street
* Hillside
* Hillside Facility
* Rockaway Junction
* Willow Tree
* Hollis
* Bellaire
* Queens Village
* Elmont–UBS Arena
* Floral Park
* New Hyde Park
* Merillon Avenue
* Mineola
* Carle Place
* Westbury
* New Cassel
* Hicksville
* Grumman
* Bethpage
* Bethpage Junction

Ronkonkoma Branch|

* Farmingdale
* Republic
* Pinelawn
* Wyandanch
* Edgewood
* Deer Park
* Pilgrim State Hospital
* Thompson
* Pineaire
* Brentwood
* Suffolk
* Central Islip
* Central Islip State Hospital
* Nichols Road
* Lakeland
* Ronkonkoma

Greenport Branch|

* Hermanville
* Holbrook
* Holtsville
* Medford
* Bartlett's
* Fire Place
* Yaphank
* East Yaphank
* Carman's River
* Upton Road
* Camp Upton
* Wampmissic
* Manorville
* Calverton
* Riverhead
* Aquebogue
* Jamesport
* Laurel
* Mattituck
* Cutchogue
* Peconic
* Southold
* Greenport

Belmont Park Branch|

* Jamaica
* Belmont Park

W. Hempstead Branch|

* St. Albans
* Westwood
* Malverne
* Lakeview
* Hempstead Gardens
* West Hempstead

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