Bellerose (LIRR station)
Encyclopedia
Bellerose is a station
along the Main Line
of the Long Island Rail Road
(LIRR); only trains to/from the Hempstead Branch
stop. The station is at Commonwealth Boulevard and Superior Road, 0.25 mile (0.402335 km) south of Jericho Turnpike, in Bellerose, New York
, and has a full-service ticket machine on the north side of the station, next to the underpass entrance and a daily machine on the south side next to the underpass entrance. The station serves Bellerose, New York
and Floral Park, New York
in Nassau County
and Bellerose Manor
in the Borough of Queens.
between Tracks 1 and 2 of the Hempstead Branch. Two parallel Main Line
tracks to the north are not next to this platform, so trains to or from Oyster Bay
, Ronkonkoma
, Huntington
or Montauk
cannot stop at this station.
Train station
A train station, also called a railroad station or railway station and often shortened to just station,"Station" is commonly understood to mean "train station" unless otherwise qualified. This is evident from dictionary entries e.g...
along the Main Line
Main Line (Long Island Rail Road)
The Main Line is a rail line owned and operated by the Long Island Rail Road in the U.S. state of New York. It begins in Long Island City and runs along the middle of Long Island about 95 miles to Greenport...
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...
(LIRR); only trains to/from the Hempstead Branch
Hempstead Branch
The Hempstead 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 the Main Line at Queens Interlocking, just east of Queens Village station...
stop. The station is at Commonwealth Boulevard and Superior Road, 0.25 mile (0.402335 km) south of Jericho Turnpike, in Bellerose, New York
Bellerose, New York
Bellerose is a village in Nassau County, New York, in the United States. The population was 1,193 at the 2010 census.Bellerose is in the town of Hempstead near the western county line.- History :...
, and has a full-service ticket machine on the north side of the station, next to the underpass entrance and a daily machine on the south side next to the underpass entrance. The station serves Bellerose, New York
Bellerose, New York
Bellerose is a village in Nassau County, New York, in the United States. The population was 1,193 at the 2010 census.Bellerose is in the town of Hempstead near the western county line.- History :...
and Floral Park, New York
Floral Park, New York
Floral Park is an incorporated village in Nassau County, New York, United States, on Long Island. The population as of the US Census of 2010 is 15,863. The village is at the western border of Nassau County, and is located in both the Town of Hempstead and the Town of North Hempstead...
in 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...
and Bellerose Manor
Bellerose, Queens
Bellerose, also called Bellerose Manor, is a neighborhood on the eastern edge of the New York City borough of Queens, near the border with Nassau County. It is sometimes referred to as Bellerose Manor, to distinguish it from the adjacent Bellerose Village and Bellerose Terrace in Nassau County,...
in the Borough of Queens.
History
Bellerose Station was originally built in 1898 and rebuilt in the Summer of 1909. It was out of service between December 12–15, 1960, and replaced with a third station between 1960 and 1961. Until 1960 the station had a platform on each side of the four-track Main Line, though almost all trains that stopped ran to and from Hempstead. As part of the grade crossing elimination the junction of Main Line and Hempstead Branch was moved west of Bellerose. The two lines remain closely parallel between Jamaica and Floral Park. The platform was placed between the two Hempstead Branch tracks. No buses stop at the station.Platform and tracks
The station has one eight-car-long 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...
between Tracks 1 and 2 of the Hempstead Branch. Two parallel Main Line
Main Line (Long Island Rail Road)
The Main Line is a rail line owned and operated by the Long Island Rail Road in the U.S. state of New York. It begins in Long Island City and runs along the middle of Long Island about 95 miles to Greenport...
tracks to the north are not next to this platform, so trains to or from Oyster Bay
Oyster Bay (LIRR station)
Oyster Bay is the terminus on the Oyster Bay Branch of the Long Island Rail Road. The station is located off Shore Avenue between Maxwell and Larabee Avenues. It is a sheltered concrete elevated platform that stands in the shadows of the original station, which was accessible from the ends of...
, Ronkonkoma
Ronkonkoma (LIRR station)
Ronkonkoma is a major railroad station and transportation hub along the Main Line of the Long Island Rail Road in Ronkonkoma, New York. The station is the eastern terminus of the Ronkonkoma Branch and the western terminus of the Greenport Branch....
, Huntington
Huntington (LIRR station)
Huntington is a station on the Port Jefferson Branch of the Long Island Rail Road. It is located near New York Avenue and Broadway in Huntington Station, New York, but is also accessible from Lenox Road and Fairground Avenue near East Second Street....
or Montauk
Montauk (LIRR station)
Montauk is the terminus of the Montauk Branch of the Long Island Rail Road, and as such is the easternmost railroad station on Long Island. The station is located on Edgemere Street and Fort Pond Road west of Montauk Harbor, New York....
cannot stop at this station.
