East Williston | |||||||||||
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General information | |||||||||||
Location | NY 25B & Pennsylvania Avenue East Williston and Williston Park, NY | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 40°45′22″N 73°38′22″W / 40.75614°N 73.639426°W | ||||||||||
Owned by | Long Island Rail Road | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Oyster Bay Branch | ||||||||||
Distance | 19.8 mi (31.9 km) from Long Island City[1] | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Connections | Nassau Inter-County Express: n27 (n27 stops three blocks east on Roslyn Road) | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Parking | Yes | ||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Fare zone | 4 | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | February 1880 | ||||||||||
Rebuilt | 1965-1966, 1982 | ||||||||||
Electrified | June 1934 750 V (DC) third rail | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
2006 | 859[2] | ||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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East Williston is the first station along the Oyster Bay Branch of the Long Island Rail Road, located at Hillside Avenue (NY 25B) and Pennsylvania Avenue on the border between the Incorporated Villages of East Williston and Williston Park, in Nassau County, New York.
Electric third rail territory ends just north of the East Williston station, but as of 2024, all service is provided by diesel bi-level trains.