| Locust Valley | |||||||||||
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Locust Valley Station, close-up |
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| Address | Birch Hill Road & Piping Rock Road Locust Valley, NY |
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| Connections | Mid-Island Taxi | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Parking | Yes; Town of Oyster Bay Residency, Off-Peak and other | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1869 | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1872, 1885, 1906 | ||||||||||
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| Owned by | MTA | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | 7 | ||||||||||
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| Passengers (2006) | 479[1] | ||||||||||
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Locust Valley is a station along the Oyster Bay Branch of the Long Island Rail Road. It is located at Birch Hill Road and Piping Rock Road, south of Forest Avenue, Locust Valley, New York.
Locust Valley station was opened on April 19, 1869 and was the terminus of the line until 1889. It was rebuilt in November 1872, remodeled in 1885, and rebuilt again in December 1906, when the second station was moved to a private location.[2][3][4] When Mill Neck station was closed on March 16, 1998, Locust Valley became the last station before the end of the line. The station also contains an old-style wooden shelter on the eastbound tracks, and a former interlocking tower, known to the LIRR as Locust Tower that now serves as a Nassau County Police Department booth for the Second Precinct patrolmen assigned to the area.
No bus access is available at the station; however, local taxicabs do stop.
This station has two high-level side platforms, each four cars long. The north platform, adjacent to Track 1, is generally used by westbound or New York City-bound trains. The south platform, adjacent to Track 2, is generally used by eastbound or Oyster Bay-bound trains. The Oyster Bay Branch has two tracks at this location.
