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St. Albans is a
Former Coal Trestle (TrainsAreFun.com)
Linden Boulevard entrance from Google Maps Street ViewPlatform from Google Maps Street View
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station
Station may refer to:
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on the Long Island Rail Road
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's Montauk Branch
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in St. Albans, Queens, New York
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on the southwest corner of Linden Boulevard
Linden Boulevard is a boulevard in New York City and Nassau County. Its western end is at Flatbush Avenue in Brooklyn, where Linden Boulevard travels as an eastbound-only street to Caton Avenue, where it becomes a two-way street. The boule ...
and Montauk Place, although the segment of Montauk Place that once intersected with Linden Boulevard has been abandoned and fenced off.
History
In 1872, the LIRR'sCedarhurst Cut-off
The Cedarhurst Cut-off was a rail line owned and operated by the Long Island Rail Road in the U.S. state of New York (state), New York. The line split from the LIRR's Main Line (LIRR), Main Line at Rockaway Junction (near Hollis, Queens, Hollis) ...
was built through the area, but no stop appears here on the first timetables. Saint Albans Station was built on July 1, 1898, and originally appeared on maps with the name of Locust Avenue (the same name as the station at the other end of what is now called Baisley Boulevard). The station was razed in 1935 as part of a grade elimination project. The current elevated structure was opened either on October 22 or October 23, 1935.
On May 21, 1973, the LIRR announced plans to significantly reduce service at Union Hall Street, Springfield Gardens
Springfield Gardens is a neighborhood in the southeastern area of the New York City borough of Queens, bounded to the north by St. Albans, to the east by Laurelton and Rosedale, to the south by John F. Kennedy International Airport, and to th ...
, and St. Albans, with only a few trains stopping during rush hours. At St. Albans, service was limited to four westbound trains in the morning between 7 a.m. and 9 a.m., and four eastbound trains in the evening between 5 p.m. and 6:45 p.m..
Station layout
This station has one narrow six-car-longisland 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 with two entrances. The north staircase goes down to the south side of Linden Boulevard
Linden Boulevard is a boulevard in New York City and Nassau County. Its western end is at Flatbush Avenue in Brooklyn, where Linden Boulevard travels as an eastbound-only street to Caton Avenue, where it becomes a two-way street. The boule ...
between Newburg and 180th Street while the south staircase goes down to a short tunnel leading to the dead-end street of Foch Boulevard.
Service
Service to the station is provided by hourlyWest Hempstead Branch
The West Hempstead Branch is an electrified rail line owned and operated by the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR). It runs between Valley Stream and West Hempstead, in Nassau County, New York, United States.
Route description
The branch separate ...
trains.
References
External links
*Former Coal Trestle (TrainsAreFun.com)
Linden Boulevard entrance from Google Maps Street View
{{LIRR stations navbox Long Island Rail Road stations in New York City Railway stations in Queens, New York Railway stations in the United States opened in 1898 St. Albans, Queens