Bellaire station

Bellaire
General information
Location212th Street between 99th Avenue and Jamaica Avenue
Bellaire, Queens, New York
Coordinates40°42′52.73″N 73°44′52.92″W / 40.7146472°N 73.7480333°W / 40.7146472; -73.7480333
Owned byLong Island Rail Road
Line(s)Main Line
History
OpenedNovember 27, 1837 (1837-11-27)
June 1897 (1897-06)
Closed1871 (1871)
June 26, 1972 (1972-06-26)
Rebuilt1924
ElectrifiedSeptember 22, 1905
750 V (DC) third rail
Previous namesBrushville Road (1897–1900)
Interstate Park (1900–1907)
Former services
Preceding station Long Island
Rail Road
Following station
Hollis Main Line Queens Village
toward Greenport
Hollis Hempstead Branch Queens Village
toward Hempstead

Bellaire was a station stop along the Hempstead Branch of the Long Island Rail Road. The station was located between 211th Street and 212th Street between 99th Avenue and Jamaica Avenue in Bellaire, Queens.

The station was first opened in 1837 as Brushville, which opened as a replacement of a station further to the east. The station closed in 1871, and was reopened in 1897 as Brushville Road. This station was replaced by Interstate Park in 1900, and was renamed Bellaire in 1907. The station was rebuilt on an elevated structure in 1924 as part of a grade crossing elimination project, and was closed in 1972 due to low ridership.