Woodmere is a station

Train station

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 on the Long Island Rail Road

Long Island Rail Road

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's Far Rockaway Branch

Far Rockaway Branch

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 in Woodmere

Woodmere, New York

Woodmere is a hamlet in Nassau County, New York, United States. The population was 17,121 at the 2010 census.Woodmere is one of the Long Island communities known as the Five Towns, which is usually said to comprise the villages of Lawrence and Cedarhurst, the hamlets of Woodmere and Inwood, and...

, in the Town of Hempstead

Town of Hempstead, New York

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 in Nassau County

Nassau County, New York

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, New York

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, United States. The station is located at Woodmere Boulevard and Cedar Lane, between Central Avenue

Central Avenue (Five Towns)

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 and West Broadway, and is 20.1 miles (32.3 km) from Penn Station

Pennsylvania Station (New York City)

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 in Midtown Manhattan

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.

History

Woodmere Station was originally built by the South Side Railroad of Long Island in 1869. Depending on the source, it was established in either July or October. It was originally listed on SSRRLI's timetable as "Wood's Station," then "Woodsburgh" before being given its current name. The station was discontinued on July 13, 1872, but reestablished on January 16, 1885. Beginning in May 1885, the station also included the Cedarhurst Railway, a trolley line to Lawrence

Lawrence, New York

Lawrence, New York may refer to:*Lawrence, Nassau County, New York, a village*Lawrence, St. Lawrence County, New York, a town...

 along the border of Hewlett Harobr

Hewlett Harbor, New York

Hewlett Harbor is a village in Nassau County, New York in the USA. The population was 1,263 at the 2010 census.The Village of Hewlett Harbor is inside the Town of Hempstead.-Geography:Hewlett Harbor is located at ....

 at the coast of Brosewere Bay for approximatley 10 years.

The second depot was built in 1902, and was electrified with the rest of the line three years later. The 1902-built station originally had a canopy above the Valley Stream-bound platform, that extended southwest of the station house, and another one above the street designed to protect horse carriage passengers from rain, snow, and other inclement weather. A freight house also existed across the tracks. The canopy for horse carriages was abandoned around 1939. The track-side covered platforms were removed with the installation of high-level platforms sometime around 1968. Aside from these modifications, the station still exists as it was built in 1902.

Platform and track configuration

This station has two high-level side platform

Side platform

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s, each 10 car-lengths. The east platform, adjacent to Track 1, is generally used by northbound or inbound trains. The west platform, adjacent to Track 2, is generally used by southbound or Far Rockaway

Far Rockaway (LIRR station)

Far Rockaway is the terminus of the Long Island Rail Road's Far Rockaway Branch in the Far Rockaway neighborhood of Queens in New York City...

-bound trains. The Far Rockaway Branch has two tracks at this location.

External links

• Old Woodmere Station (Arrt's Arrchives)
• Station from Woodmere Boulevard from Google Maps Street View