Lakeview | |||||||||||
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General information | |||||||||||
Location | Eagle Avenue & Woodfield Road West Hempstead, New York | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 40°41′08″N 73°39′08″W / 40.68556°N 73.65222°W | ||||||||||
Owned by | Long Island Rail Road | ||||||||||
Line(s) | West Hempstead Branch | ||||||||||
Distance | 3.4 mi (5.5 km) from Valley Stream[1] | ||||||||||
Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
Connections | Nassau Inter-County Express: n15 | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Parking | Yes | ||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | No | ||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Fare zone | 4 | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 1924 | ||||||||||
Rebuilt | c.1973, c.1995 | ||||||||||
Electrified | October 19, 1926 750 V (DC) third rail | ||||||||||
Previous names | Lake View[2] | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
2006 | 868[3] | ||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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Lakeview is a station along the West Hempstead Branch of the Long Island Rail Road. It is located on the southeast corner of Eagle Avenue & Woodfield Road in West Hempstead, New York – one of three stations located in the community. Hempstead Lake State Park is nearby. The former Southern Hempstead Branch crossed the line north of this station.[4]