| Laurelton | ||||||||||||||||
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A staircase at Laurelton Station |
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| Address | 224th Street & 141st Road Laurelton, NY |
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| Connections | NYCT Bus: Q85 Linden Taxi |
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| Platforms | 1 island platform | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Parking | Yes | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | April 1907[1] | |||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1941, 1942, 1948, 1950 | |||||||||||||||
| Electrified | October 16, 1905 750V (DC) third rail |
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| Owned by | MTA | |||||||||||||||
| Fare zone | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| Formerly | Central Avenue | |||||||||||||||
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| Passengers (2006) | 1,755[2] | |||||||||||||||
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Laurelton is a station on the Long Island Rail Road's Atlantic Branch, in the Laurelton neighborhood of Queens, New York. It is 14.9 miles (24.0 km) from Penn Station in Midtown Manhattan. The station is at 225th Street and 141st Road and has an eight-car island platform. There are enclosed waiting rooms and ticket vending machines on street level. Service is provided by Far Rockaway and Long Beach branches.
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Laurelton Station was originally built in April 1907. The line was electrified on October 16, 1905, two years before the station opened, and was one of two stations along the Atlantic Branch to replace the former Springfield Station, the other being at Higbie Avenue. The original station house was built in connection with the Laurelton Land Company, and the tracks were laid below ground with a floral arrangement on the embankment spelling out the community's name. On November 26, 1941, the eastbound facilities were relocated south in anticipation of a proposed grade elimination project, but relocated north again on April 10, 1942, when the project was canceled, more than likely due to the war effort. All facilities were again relocated south of the former location between November 16–18, 1948, when the aforementioned grade elimination project was revived. The old depot was razed sometime in 1950. The new elevated structure was opened for westbound trains on October 31, 1950, and eastbound trains on November 27, 1950.
As this station is in fare zone 3, it is eligible for the weekend's CityTicket program. Laurleton station's current appearance is similar to that of Rosedale Station, except that the trim is blue rather than maroon.
The station has one eight-car long island platform between the two tracks.
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