Hunterspoint Avenue station (LIRR)

Hunterspoint Ave
The western end of the station.
General information
Location49th Avenue between 21st Street and Skillman Avenue
Hunters Point and Long Island City, Queens, New York
Coordinates40°44′32″N 73°56′50″W / 40.74222°N 73.94722°W / 40.74222; -73.94722
Owned byLong Island Rail Road
Line(s)Main Line
Distance0.6 mi (0.97 km) from Long Island City[1]
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Connections New York City Subway:
"7" train"7" express train​ at Hunters Point Avenue
"G" train at 21st Street
Local Transit NYCT Bus: B62 (at Jackson Avenue)
Local Transit MTA Bus: Q67
Construction
AccessibleNo; accessibility planned
Other information
Fare zone1
History
Opened1860
Closed1902
Rebuilt1903, 1914
ElectrifiedJune 16, 1910
750 V (DC) third rail
Passengers
20066,479[2]
Services
Preceding station Long Island Rail Road Following station
Long Island City
Terminus
Port Jefferson Branch
limited service
Jamaica
Oyster Bay Branch
limited service
Jamaica
toward Oyster Bay
Montauk Branch
limited service
Jamaica
toward Montauk
Former services
Preceding station Long Island
Rail Road
Following station
Long Island City
Terminus
Main Line Woodside
toward Greenport
Location
Map

The Hunterspoint Avenue station is a station on the Main Line of the Long Island Rail Road within the City Terminal Zone. It is located at 49th Avenue (formerly Hunters Point Avenue) between 21st Street and Skillman Avenue in the Hunters Point and Long Island City neighborhoods of Queens, New York City. This ground-level station has an island platform between two tracks and is currently not wheelchair accessible from the entrance above the station.

The station is served only during weekday rush hours in the peak direction (to Hunterspoint Avenue from Long Island in the morning, from Hunterspoint Avenue to Long Island in the evening). Trains serving here usually run on the Oyster Bay, Montauk, or Port Jefferson Branches. Some westbound trains continue to and terminate at Long Island City, and some eastbound trains originate in Long Island City. All service is provided by diesel trains that cannot use the East River Tunnels or 63rd Street Tunnel, but the tracks are electrified.

  1. ^ Long Island Rail Road (May 14, 2012). "TIMETABLE No. 4" (PDF). p. III. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
  2. ^ Average weekday, 2006 LIRR Origin and Destination Study