Lawrence station (LIRR) explained

Lawrence
Style:Long Island Rail Road
Style2:left aligned version
Address:Lawrence Avenue & Bayview Avenue
(2 blocks west of Central Avenue)
Lawrence, New York
Coordinates:40.6156°N -73.7361°W
Line:Far Rockaway Branch
Other: MTA Bus:
Nassau Inter-County Express:
Platform:2 side platforms
Tracks:2
Parking:Yes
Passengers:975[1]
Pass Year:2006
Opened:July 29, 1869 (SSRRLI)[2]
Rebuilt:1905
Electrified:December 11, 1905
750 V (DC) third rail
Accessible:yes
Owned:Long Island Rail Road
Zone:4
Other Services Header:Former services
Other Services Collapsible:yes
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Custom:
Shape:none
Line:none
Marker:rail
Zoom:14

Lawrence is a station on the Long Island Rail Road's Far Rockaway Branch in Lawrence, in Nassau County, New York, United States. The station is officially located at Lawrence Avenue and Bayview Avenue, two blocks west of Central Avenue. However, the actual location is two blocks north of Central Avenue, and Bayview Avenue is on the opposite side of the tracks. Lawrence Station is 21.8 miles (35.1 km) from Penn Station in Midtown Manhattan.

History

Lawrence station was originally built by the South Side Railroad of Long Island on July 29, 1869, but never had a station building until June 29, 1872. The station was rebuilt in 1905, the same year that the line was electrified, and the original station house was moved to a private location on July 31, 1906.

Station layout

This station has two high-level side platforms, each 10 cars long.

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Notes and References

  1. Average weekday, 2006 LIRR Origin and Destination Study
  2. [Vincent F. Seyfried]