Lindenhurst station
Long Island Rail Road station in Suffolk County, New York From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lindenhurst is a station on the Babylon Branch of the Long Island Rail Road. It is officially located at Wellwood Avenue (Suffolk CR 3) and East Hoffman Avenue (Suffolk CR 12) in Lindenhurst, New York.
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 A westbound train arriving at Lindenhurst | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Wellwood Avenue & Hoffman Avenue Lindenhurst, New York | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40.6882°N 73.3695°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Long Island Rail Road | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Montauk Branch | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections |  Suffolk County Transit: 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Parking | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1867 (SSRRLI) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1902, 1968-1973 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | May 20, 1925 750 V (DC) third rail | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Wellwood (1867–1870) Breslau (1870–July 28, 1891[1]) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012—2014 | 3,178[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | 36 of 125 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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History
Lindenhurst station is typical of the elevated Babylon Branch stations that were rebuilt during the mid-to-late 20th Century. It was originally built by the South Side Railroad of Long Island on October 28, 1867, as "Wellwood" It was renamed "Breslau" in 1870, after developers Thomas Welwood and Charles S. Schleier renamed the community after their native Breslau in German Empire, then was renamed "Lindenhurst" in 1891.[3] The station burned down suspiciously on January 22, 1901.[4] The second station was built in 1902.
This station was replaced with a temporary station with high-level platforms on October 25, 1968, when construction of the current elevated station was started. The current elevated station was opened on August 7, 1973, and was renovated in the early 2000s, along with much of the rest of the Babylon line. The 1902 station was moved to a private location and restored as a museum in 1971.[5][6] In 2023, the MTA agreed to make the Amityville, Copiague and Lindenhurst stations wheelchair-accessible to settle a lawsuit.[7] The elevator at Lindenhurst opened on June 28th, 2024.[8][9]
Station layout
The station has one 10-car-long high-level island platform between the two tracks.
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