Rosedale station (LIRR)

Rosedale
Looking west
General information
LocationFrancis Lewis Boulevard and Sunrise Highway
Rosedale, Queens, New York
Coordinates40°39′57″N 73°44′08″W / 40.6659°N 73.7356°W / 40.6659; -73.7356
Owned byLong Island Rail Road
Line(s)Atlantic Branch
Distance14.0 mi (22.5 km) from Atlantic Terminal[1]
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2 (Atlantic Branch), 2 (Montauk Branch)
ConnectionsLocal Transit NYCT Buses: Q5, Q85, X63
Construction
ParkingMunicipal Parking (NYC Permit Required)
Other information
Fare zone3
History
OpenedMay 1870 (SSRRLI)[2]
Rebuilt1889, 1950, 2005
ElectrifiedMay 17, 1906
750 V (DC) third rail
Previous namesFoster's Meadow (1870–1892)[3]
Passengers
2012—20142,476[4]
Rank45 of 125
Services
Preceding station Long Island Rail Road Following station
Laurelton Far Rockaway Branch
weekdays
Valley Stream
Long Beach Branch
weekends
Valley Stream
toward Long Beach
Former services
Preceding station Long Island
Rail Road
Following station
Springfield Gardens Montauk Division Valley Stream
toward Montauk
Laurelton Atlantic Division Valley Stream
Terminus
Location
Map

Rosedale is a station on the Long Island Rail Road's Atlantic Branch in the Rosedale neighborhood of Queens, New York City. The station is at Sunrise Highway, Francis Lewis Boulevard and 243rd Street. The station is included in the MTA's CityTicket program.

  1. ^ Long Island Rail Road (May 14, 2012). "TIMETABLE No. 4" (PDF). p. VI. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
  2. ^ Vincent F. Seyfried, The Long Island Rail Road: A Comprehensive History, Part One: South Side R.R. of L.I., 1961
  3. ^ Long Island Rail Road Alphabetical Station Listing and History (TrainsAreFun.com) Archived 2011-01-06 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "2012-2014 LIRR Origin and Destination Report : Volume I: Travel Behavior Among All LIRR Passengers" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. August 23, 2016. PDF pp. 15, 198. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 17, 2019. Retrieved March 29, 2020.