St. Albans (LIRR station)

St. Albans

Looking west; Babylon train to the left
Station statistics
Address Linden Boulevard & Montauk Place
St. Albans, NY
Lines
  West Hempstead Branch
  Babylon Branch
Connections New York City Bus: Q4
Linden Taxi
Platforms 1 island platform
Tracks 2
Other information
Opened July 1, 1898[1]
Rebuilt 1935
Electrified May 21, 1925
750V (DC) third rail
Owned by MTA
Fare zone 3
Traffic
Passengers (2006) 187[2]
Services
Preceding station   LIRR   Following station
West Hempstead Branch
Babylon Branch
toward Babylon
Rockaway Junction station Montauk Branch
(current and former locations)		 Springfield Gardens station

Saint Albans is a station on the Long Island Rail Road located in the St. Albans neighborhood of Queens in New York City. Located at Linden Boulevard and Montauk Place (named for the railroad right-of-way), the station has an island platform between the two tracks. Listed as a West Hempstead Branch station, it is mostly served by trains on the Babylon Branch. As of September 2011, 216 trains stop here per week, with 15 of those being westbound morning trains of the West Hempstead Branch, and the remaining 201 being Babylon Branch trains. The platform can hold only the front six cars on a train. A secondary exit at the south end leads to the midblock of Montauk Place. The station has had a recent renovation, including new lighting and new waiting benches.

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Service

The station is listed on timetables and maps as being served by West Hempstead Branch trains, but most service is provided by Babylon Branch trains. West Hempstead Branch trains only serve the station on weekday mornings (which are westbound trains), while hourly Babylon Branch trains serve it daily from about 6:00 AM to 11:00 PM during off peak periods. Babylon Branch trains also serve the station bihourly on weekends. The station sees no late night service.

The station is within Zone 3 and is within the boundaries of the CityTicket program.

History

In 1872, the Long Island Rail Road's Cedarhurst Cut-off was built through the area, but no stop appears here on the first timetables.[3] Saint Albans Station was built on July 1, 1898, and originally appeared on maps with the name of Locust Avenue (the same name as the station at the other end of what is now called Baisley Boulevard).[4] The station was razed in 1935 as part of a grade elimination project.[5] The current elevated structure was opened either on October 22 or October 23, 1935.

Platform and tracks

This station has one six-car-long island platform between the two tracks.

References

  1. ^ Long Island Railroad Station History (TrainsAreFun.com)
  2. ^ Average weekday, 2006 LIRR Origin and Destination Study
  3. ^ "Cedarhusrt Cutoff - ARRT'S ARRCHIVES". http://arrts-arrchives.com/nyrockrr.html. 
  4. ^ "1898 map showing Locust Ave station in St. Albans on the Rockaway Branch of the LIRR" (JPG). http://www.lirrhistory.com/oct2001/1898map.jpg.  (Locust Avenue is now called Baisley Boulevard)
  5. ^ "St.Albans Station photos". http://arrts-arrchives.com/STALBANS.html. (Schedule on this page indicates trains stopped as early as 1897)

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