Malverne station (LIRR) explained

Malverne
Style:Long Island Rail Road
Style2:left aligned version
Address:Hempstead Avenue and Utterby Road
Malverne, New York
Coordinates:40.6756°N -73.6686°W
Line:West Hempstead Branch
Distance:2.2miles from [1]
Other: Nassau Inter-County Express:
Platform:1 side platform
Tracks:1
Parking:Yes, Metered; Village of Malverne
Bicycle:Yes
Passengers:235[2]
Pass Year:2006
Opened:1909 or February 1913
Electrified:October 19, 1926
750 V (DC) third rail
Accessible:yes
Owned:Long Island Rail Road
Zone:4
Former:Norwood
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Custom:
Shape:none
Line:none
Marker:rail
Zoom:14

Malverne is a historic railroad station along the West Hempstead Branch of the Long Island Rail Road. It is officially located at Hempstead Avenue and Utterby Road, in Malverne, New York, and is also parallel to Church Street near Malverne Village Hall. Parking is primarily for those with residential and non-residential permits, but metered parking is available.

History

Depending on the source, the station was built in either 1909 or February 1913.[3] The station was originally named "Norwood" until it, and the community it serves were renamed Malverne, in order to alleviate confusion with another Norwood, New York in St. Lawrence County. "Norwood" was also the name of a station on the former Southern Hempstead Branch of the South Side Railroad of Long Island. Though not officially considered a historic landmark, it is the oldest surviving station along the West Hempstead Branch.

In February 1955, the LIRR agreed to extend the platform by 150feet so it could accommodate ten-car trains. The footpath across the tracks was moved 150feet to the east.[4]

Station layout

This station has one four-car-long side platform on the east side of the single track.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: TIMETABLE No. 4 . Long Island Rail Road . May 14, 2012 . August 8, 2022 . VII.
  2. Average weekday, 2006 LIRR Origin and Destination Study
  3. Web site: LIRR Station History (TrainsAreFun.com). dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20080704184246/http://www.trainsarefun.com/lirrphotos/lirrstationshistory.htm. July 4, 2008. November 20, 2010.
  4. News: February 6, 1955. Less Crowds At Station. New York Daily News. July 15, 2021.