Westbury (LIRR station)

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Westbury
Station statistics
Address	Union Avenue and Post Avenue Westbury, NY
Lines	Port Jefferson Branch Ronkonkoma Branch
Connections	MTA Long Island Bus Stuart's Taxi
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Parking	Yes
Other information
Opened	1837
Rebuilt	1883, 1914, 1972, c. 2005
Accessible
Owned by	MTA
Fare zone	7

Westbury is a station on the Long Island Rail Road's Main Line. All trains for the Port Jefferson Branch and Ronkonkoma Branch run through it, though only some trains on the Port Jefferson branch stop (and only a few on the Ronkonoma Branch do). It is located at Union and Post Avenues in Westbury, New York. It is 23.4 miles (37.7 km) from Penn Station. The station is fully wheelchair accessible. It has two platforms and two tracks.

[edit] Historical Notice

Westbury Station was built sometime in 1837 with the opening of the LIRR to Hicksville. The second station was built between April and June, 1883. The third station was built in 1914, and had a major remodeling around 1972, and another one sometime in 2005.

[edit] MTA Long Island Bus Connections

• N22: Jamaica-Hempstead.
• N35: Hempstead-Westbury.

[edit] External links

MTA LIRR Station Information - Westbury

• Unofficial LIRR History Website
  • North Side on Union Avenue
  • South Side with tunnel at Railroad Avenue parking lot
  • Platforms looking eastbound and westbound

• Westbury (LIRR station) is at coordinates 40°45′12″N 73°35′11″W / 40.753404, -73.586273 (Westbury (LIRR station))Coordinates: 40°45′12″N 73°35′11″W / 40.753404, -73.586273 (Westbury (LIRR station))

Preceding station		Long Island Rail Road		Following station
Carle Place toward New York terminals		Main Line (Port Jefferson Branch) (also Ronkonkoma Branch)		Hicksville toward Greenport or Port Jefferson