Floral Park station

Floral Park
Looking east at Floral Park, from Platform C, prior to the construction of the Main Line's third track.
General information
LocationTulip Avenue & Atlantic Avenue
Floral Park, NY
Coordinates40°43′29″N 73°42′23″W / 40.724622°N 73.706398°W / 40.724622; -73.706398
Owned byLong Island Rail Road
Line(s)Main Line
Hempstead Branch
Distance14.9 mi (24.0 km) from Long Island City[1]
Platforms2 side platforms
1 island platform
Tracks4 (2 on the Hempstead Branch, and 3 on the Main Line, 1 track shared by both the Hempstead Branch and Main Line)
ConnectionsBus transport New York City Bus: Q36 (at Jericho Turnpike, Little Neck Parkway, 256th and 257th Streets)
Bus transport Nassau Inter-County Express: n24 (at Jericho Turnpike)
Construction
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes; 3 Elevators, 1 for each platform
Other information
Fare zone4
History
Opened1878
Rebuilt1909, 1960
ElectrifiedMay 26, 1908[2]
750 V (DC) third rail
Previous namesStewart Junction (1878–1879)
Hinsdale (1879–1887)
East Hinsdale (1887–1890)
Passengers
20062,991[3]
Services
Preceding station Long Island Rail Road Following station
Bellerose Hempstead Branch Stewart Manor
toward Hempstead
Elmont–UBS Arena Port Jefferson Branch New Hyde Park
     Oyster Bay Branch does not stop here
     Ronkonkoma Branch does not stop here
     Montauk Branch does not stop here
Former services
Preceding station Long Island
Rail Road
Following station
Bellerose Main Line New Hyde Park
toward Greenport
Terminus Hempstead Branch Stewart Manor
toward Hempstead
Location
Map

Floral Park is a Long Island Rail Road train station in Floral Park, New York, at Tulip and Atlantic Avenues, on the Main Line and Hempstead Branch just west of their split. Most service is provided by trains on the Hempstead Branch and the Port Jefferson Branch.

  1. ^ Long Island Rail Road (May 14, 2012). "TIMETABLE No. 4" (PDF). p. III. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
  2. ^ "Hurrah at Hempstead Over the Third Rail". The Brooklyn Times Union. May 20, 1908. p. 5. Retrieved September 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ Average weekday, 2006 LIRR Origin and Destination Study