Island Park (LIRR station)
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| Island Park | ||||||||||||
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| Address | Long Beach Road and Austin Boulevard Island Park, New York |
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| Connections | MTA Long Island Bus McRides Taxi |
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| Platforms | 2 | |||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||
| Parking | Yes | |||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | |||||||||||
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| Opened | 1898 | |||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1923 | |||||||||||
| Accessible |  |
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| Owned by | MTA | |||||||||||
| Fare zone | 7 | |||||||||||
| Formerly | The Dykes(1898-1924) | |||||||||||
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Island Park is a station on the Long Island Rail Road's Long Beach Branch serving the residents of Island Park, Barnum Island, and Harbor Isle. It is the penultimate station on the branch. The station can platform a 12-car train. The station is fully wheelchair accessible with ramps from street level. Parking facilities are also available. Southwest of the station the train crosses over Reynolds Channel.
The station is located at the southern intersection of Long Beach Road and Austin Boulevard (Nassau County Routes 1A and 1, respectively), and is 23.7 miles (38.1 km) from Penn Station in Midtown Manhattan. The average commute time between Island Park and Penn Station is 45-50 minutes. The average commute time between Island Park and Jamaica is 25-30 minutes.
[edit] MTA Long Island Bus Connections
- N15: Long Beach-Roosevelt Field.
[edit] External links
- LIRR station information for Island Park
- Photo from February 1999 (Unofficial LIRR History web site)
- Island Park Station (The SubwayNut)
- Island Park (LIRR station) is at coordinates Coordinates:
