Baldwin is a
station
Station may refer to:
Agriculture
* Station (Australian agriculture), a large Australian landholding used for livestock production
* Station (New Zealand agriculture), a large New Zealand farm used for grazing by sheep and cattle
** Cattle statio ...
on the
Babylon Branch
The Babylon Branch is a rail service operated by the Long Island Rail Road in the U.S. state of New York. The term refers to the trains serving Montauk Branch stations from Valley Stream east to Babylon; in other words, the Babylon Branch is a ...
of the
Long Island Rail Road
The Long Island Rail Road , or LIRR, is a Rail transport, railroad in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of New York (state), New York, stretching from Manhattan to the eastern tip of Suffolk County, New York, Suffolk County on Long Islan ...
. It is officially located on
Sunrise Highway (NY 27) and
Grand Avenue (CR 55) in
Baldwin
Baldwin may refer to:
People
* Baldwin (name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the surname
Places Canada
* Baldwin, York Regional Municipality, Ontario
* Baldwin, Ontario, in Sudbury District
* Baldwin's Mills, ...
,
Nassau County,
New York
New York most commonly refers to:
* New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States
* New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York
New York may also refer to:
Places United Kingdom
* ...
, although it also includes Milburn and Brooklyn Avenues.
History
Baldwin station was originally built in February 1868 by the
South Side Railroad of Long Island
The South Side Railroad of Long Island was a railroad company in the U.S. state of New York (state), New York. Chartered in 1860 and first opened in 1867 as a competitor to the Long Island Rail Road, it was reorganized in 1874 as the Southern Rai ...
, though trains had already been stopping there, then called Baldwinsville, since October 28, 1867.
The station was remodeled in May 1881, and was razed in 1917, and a second station opened later that year, on December 28.
As part of the grade crossing elimination project taking place along the Babylon Branch during the mid-20th century, the second Baldwin station was razed in November 1957.
It was officially replaced with the current elevated structure on October 2, 1957, after the last ground level train passed through at 12:18 pm that afternoon.
The Baldwin Civic Association commissioned a mural of
Nunley's
Nunley's was a carousel and amusement park that was located in Baldwin, Nassau County, New York from 1940 to 1995. The namesake carousel was located in Golden City Park, within the neighborhood of Canarsie, Brooklyn, New York City, from 1912 to 19 ...
carousel by artist Michael White, which was installed at the Baldwin station on April 22, 2019.
Station layout
The station has one 12-car-long high-level
island platform
An island platform (also center platform (American English) or centre platform (British English)) is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway inte ...
between the two tracks. The platform includes an extension over the Grand Avenue bridge between the two tracks that is covered with a gabled roof.
See also
*
List of Long Island Rail Road stations
The Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) is a commuter railway system serving all four counties of Long Island, with two stations in the Manhattan borough of New York City in the U.S. state of New York (state), New York. Its operator is the Metropolitan ...
References
External links
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Grand Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street ViewStation House from Google Maps Street View
Long Island Rail Road stations in Nassau County, New York
Railway stations in the United States opened in 1868
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