Elmhurst (LIRR station)

Elmhurst

Site of the former Elmhurst Station on Broadway across from Cornish Avenue. There was an entrance to the Port Washington bound platform and there are some visible platform support members remaining.
Location Broadway between Whitney and Cornish Avenues.
Elmhurst, Queens, New York City
Coordinates 40°44′29″N 73°52′45.8″W / 40.74139°N 73.879389°W / 40.74139; -73.879389Coordinates: 40°44′29″N 73°52′45.8″W / 40.74139°N 73.879389°W / 40.74139; -73.879389
Owned by LIRR
Line(s)
  Port Washington Branch
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 2
Other information
Station code ELM
Fare zone 1
History
Opened 1855 (NY&F) 2019 (projected)
Closed January 1, 1985
Rebuilt 1888, 1927
Electrified Yes
Previous names Newtown (1855–1897)
Services
  Port Washington Branch
Preceding station   LIRR   Following station
Winfield Junction station Port Washington Branch
(current and former locations)		 Corona station

Elmhurst was a station of the Port Washington Branch of the Long Island Rail Road. It was located on Broadway between Cornish and Whitney Avenues in the Elmhurst section of Queens, New York City. There is a proposal pending for its reconstruction.[1]

History

The first depot opened as Newtown around 1855 by the Flushing Railroad,[2] later renamed Elmhurst around June 1897 and razed around 1888. The second depot opened around December, 1888 and razed around 1927. The elevated and third depot opened around 1927 and the station and depot was finally closed and razed on January 1, 1985.[3] It stood on the east side of Broadway, a block south of the Elmhurst Avenue subway station.

In March 2012, lawmakers and the rail road announced that they are considering whether to restore service to Elmhurst by building a new station at an estimated cost of between $20 million to $30 million.[4] The 2015-2019 MTA Capital Plan includes a proposal $40 million to design and construct the station.[1] The reconstructed station will be in the same location as the old.

Station layout

  ■ Port Washington Branch does not stop here (Woodside)
  ■ Port Washington Branch does not stop here (Mets – Willets Point)

Elmhurst station was built on street level going across Broadway past Whitney Avenue. The station had a long platform and pedestrian underpass near the corner of Ketcham Place and 43rd Avenue to 88th Street. The underpass remains in use today. Additionally, there was an entrance to the Port Washington-bound platform near the corner of Cornish Avenue and Broadway and a tunnel leading to the Elmhurst Avenue station on the IND Queens Boulevard Line. Last, there was a freight loading area near the Durkee Spice Factory (now the new Elmhurst Educational Complex) where freight would be unloaded. Separate tracks leading to the loading dock still remain in sight.

References

  1. 1 2 "MTA Capital Program 2015-2020" (PDF). Metropolitan Transit Authority. September 23, 2014. Retrieved 2015-11-07. New LIRR Stations - Elmhurst and Republic - $45 million: These projects will advance two new LIRR stations – Elmhurst, on the Port Washington Branch in Queens, and Republic, on the Main Line in Suffolk County. A new Elmhurst station will provide commuter railroad service to this vibrant community. Proposed station elements for both locations include two new 12-car platforms, along with staircases, platform railings, platform shelters, ticket vending machines, as well as lighting, communication and security systems, and site improvements. Both stations will be fully ADA compliant, with elevator service at Elmhurst Station and ADA ramps at Republic. This proposed program includes the environmental review, design and construction of Elmhurst along with environmental review and design of Republic, supporting station construction in a future capital program.
  2. ↑ "North Shore Railroad". Arrt's Arrchives. Retrieved 2013-06-22.
  3. ↑ "LIRR Station History". TrainsAreFun.com. Archived from the original on 2011-01-06. Retrieved 2013-06-22.
  4. ↑ Trapasso, Clare (March 15, 2012). "Queens lawmakers urge LIRR to reopen Elmhurst station". Daily News. New York. Retrieved 2013-06-22.
1891 map of Elmhurst station, when it was still called Newtown station.
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