Broadway (LIRR station)

Broadway
Looking west
Location	162nd Street & Northern Boulevard Flushing, New York
Coordinates	40°45′42″N 73°48′05″W / 40.761626°N 73.801383°W / 40.761626; -73.801383Coordinates: 40°45′42″N 73°48′05″W / 40.761626°N 73.801383°W / 40.761626; -73.801383
Owned by	Long Island Rail Road
Line(s)	Port Washington Branch
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	NYCT Bus: Q12, Q13, Q28 MTA Bus: QM3 NICE Bus: n20G
Construction
Parking	Yes (parking meter)
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	3
History
Opened	October 27, 1866 (NY&F)[1]
Rebuilt	1906, 1913, 2003, 2007
Electrified	October 21, 1913 750 V (DC) third rail
Previous names	East Flushing (1866-1872)
Traffic
Passengers (2006)	2,430[2]
Services
Preceding station   LIRR   Following station Murray Hill toward Penn Station Port Washington Branch Auburndale toward Port Washington

Broadway is a station in the Flushing neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens, on the Port Washington Branch of the Long Island Rail Road. The station is part of CityTicket. The station is east of an overpass at the intersection of 162nd Street and Northern Boulevard and is 11.1 miles (17.9 km) from Penn Station in Midtown Manhattan. A renovation in 2008 added wheelchair ramps.

History

Originally built on October 27, 1866 by the New York and Flushing Railroad, Broadway Station was originally named as East Flushing station until May 1872 when it was renamed for Broadway, the old name used for the section of Northern Boulevard (NY 25A) passing through Flushing and Auburndale. The present elevated station was built 1913. By the 1930s the street name changed to avoid confusion with another Broadway located in western Queens, but the station name remained the same. Two restoration projects took place during the early 21st Century; One in 2003 that restored the station house, but neglected the rest of the structure, and another between 2007-2008 that restored the platforms, and added wheelchair ramps.^[3]

Platforms and tracks

The station has two high-level side platforms, each 10 cars long. The north platform next to Track 1 is generally used by westbound or Manhattan-bound trains. The south platform next to Track 2 is generally used by eastbound or Nassau County-bound trains. The Port Washington Branch has two tracks here.

References

1. ↑ Vincent F. Seyfried, The Long Island Rail Road: A Comprehensive History, Part Two: The Flushing, North Shore & Central Railroad, © 1963
2. ↑ Average weekday, 2006 LIRR Origin and Destination Study
3. ↑ Flushing’s New Broadway Station: LIRR's Broadway Station Slowly Takes Shape (ForgottenNY)

External links

• Official LIRR station information page for Broadway
• Station timetable for Broadway
• Station from Google Maps Street View (then under construction)