Albertson is a

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. The station is on the north side of I.U. Willets Road at Albertson Avenue on the Albertson–

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border, in Nassau County,

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. The parking lot is located on the south side of I.U. Willets Road. The station is located adjacent to the Clark Botanic Garden.

History

The station was originally opened with name Albertson's and originally opened as a milk station in March 1874 and opened as a flag stop in June 1875 by the Glen Cove Branch Rail Road. The station was renamed as Albertson in 1903. The station had a depot building built in 1911, and it lasted until 1954, when it was razed. On November 30, 1943, a 53-year-old woman driving a Ford sedan was killed when a train collided with her vehicle as she was driving across the I.U. Willets Road grade crossing, adjacent to the Albertson station. At the time of the incident, the grade crossing was not equipped with gates. In 1960, the LIRR planned to close the station as well as East Williston station and replace them both with a single station between the two sites. The project also called for the elimination of the grade crossing with NY 25B, located south of I.U. Willets Road. However, public opposition to the proposal led to those plans ultimately being cancelled, and the existing Albertson and East Williston stations would remain open. Between fall 1997 and fall 1998, the station's current concrete, high-level platforms were built. As part of this station reconstruction project, ramps from the street to the platforms were installed to make the station compliant with the

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Station layout

The station has two slightly offset high-level

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s, each four cars long.

References

External links

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Station from I.U. Willets Road from Google Maps Street View

Platforms from Google Maps Street View
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