Island Park | |||||||||||||
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 Island Park's station house, as seen in 2009. | |||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||
| Location | Long Beach Road &Austin Boulevard Island Park, New York | ||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°36′02″N73°39′19″W / 40.600433°N 73.655388°W /40.600433; -73.655388 | ||||||||||||
| Owned by | Long Island Rail Road | ||||||||||||
| Line | Long Beach Branch | ||||||||||||
| Distance | 6.0 mi (9.7 km) fromValley Stream[1] | ||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2side platforms | ||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Connections | Nassau Inter-County Express:n15 | ||||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||||
| Parking | Yes[2] | ||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes[2] | ||||||||||||
| Accessible | yes | ||||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||||
| Fare zone | 7[4] | ||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||
| Opened | 1898 (NY&LB) | ||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1923 | ||||||||||||
| Electrified | September 1910 750V (DC)third rail | ||||||||||||
| Previous names | The Dykes (1898–1924) | ||||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||||
| 2012-14 | 3,062[3] | ||||||||||||
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Island Park is astation on theLong Island Rail Road'sLong Beach Branch serving the residents ofIsland Park,Barnum Island, andHarbor Isle. The station can platform a 12-car train and is fullywheelchair accessible with ramps from street level. Parking facilities are also available. Southwest of the station the train crosses overReynolds Channel via theWreck Lead Bridge.
The station is located at the southern intersection ofLong Beach Road (CR D39) andAustin Boulevard (CR C05), and is 23.7 miles (38.1 km) fromPenn Station inMidtown Manhattan. The average commute time between Island Park and Penn Station is 45–50 minutes. The average commute time between Island Park andJamaica is 25–30 minutes.
The Island Park station was built as a signal stop by theNew York and Long Beach Railroad in April 1898 as The Dykes and served as a flag stop during much of the early 20th Century. In 1922, developerEdgewater Smith changed the name of the island from Jekyl Island to Island Park, although the name of the station was not changed until 1924; the previous name replaced the formerJekyl Island station to the north.[5] The existing station building was built in May 1923.
Jekyll Island station was originally built in 1901 as Barnum Island station on the south side of the northern Long Beach Road grade crossing[6] The station was renamed as Jekyl Island station in 1903, and then renamed "Island Park" station in October 1921. Due to an increase in development on the south side of the island,[7] the station was closed in July 1922[8] and the name was moved to the site of the old flag stop formerly known as "The Dykes." The site of the former Jekyl Island Station is now occupied by a residential cul-de-sac named D'Amato Drive, which is only accessible from Parente Lane North.[9]
This station has two slightly offset high-levelside platforms, each 10 cars long. Parking is largely restricted to Island Park residents, with permits issued by the village.[2]
Platform A,side platform | |
| Track1 | ← Long Beach Branch towardPenn Station orGrand Central Madison(Oceanside) |
| Track2 | Long Beach Branch towardLong Beach(terminus) → |
| Platform B,side platform | |
