Roslyn (LIRR station)

Roslyn
Roslyn LIRR station as seen from the Oyster Bay-bound platform on June 10, 2010
Location	Lincoln Avenue & Railroad Avenue Roslyn, New York
Coordinates	40°47′27″N 73°38′36″W / 40.79072°N 73.643267°WCoordinates: 40°47′27″N 73°38′36″W / 40.79072°N 73.643267°W
Owned by	MTA
Line(s)	Oyster Bay Branch
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Nassau Inter-County Express: n23, n27
Construction
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	7
History
Opened	January 23, 1865
Rebuilt	June – July 1887, 1988 (moved)
Traffic
Passengers (2006)	823[1]
Services
Preceding station   LIRR   Following station Albertson toward New York terminals Oyster Bay Branch Greenvale toward Oyster Bay Current and former locations Albertson station Oyster Bay Branch North Roslyn station

Roslyn is a station along the Oyster Bay Branch of the Long Island Rail Road. It is located at Lincoln Avenue and Railroad Avenue, west of Roslyn Road in Roslyn, New York.

History

Roslyn Station opened on January 23, 1865^[2] by the Glen Cove Branch Rail Road, a Long Island Rail Road subsidiary. In 1882, the LIRR attempted to extend the former Flushing and North Side Railroad main line between Great Neck and Roslyn Stations. This proposal failed, and instead that line was extended to Port Washington in 1898.^[3] In the meantime, Roslyn Station was moved in 1885 in order to accommodate a new freight station,^[4] and the station was rebuilt from June to July 1887. In 1988, Roslyn Station was moved to the west side of Lincoln Avenue,^[5] and was restored to its 19th-century origins in recent years. Free parking is available on the west side of the station.

Platform and track configuration

1	■ Oyster Bay Branch	toward New York (Albertson)
2	■ Oyster Bay Branch	toward Oyster Bay (Greenvale)

This station has two high-level side platforms, each four cars long. The west platform, adjacent to Track 1, is generally used by southbound or New York City-bound trains. The east platform, adjacent to Track 2, is generally used by northbound or Oyster Bay-bound trains. The Oyster Bay Branch has two tracks at this location.

View from the passenger overpass at Roslyn Station looking South towards Jamaica.

References

1. Average weekday, 2006 LIRR Origin and Destination Study
2. The Long Island Rail Road: The age of expansion, 1863-1880 Vincent Seyfried Page 203
3. Pride in Port: The Jekyll & Hyde Branch of the Long Island Railroad; Part Two (Forgotten NY.com)
4. 1937 Image of Roslyn Station with freight house on the opposite side of the tracks
5. LIRR Station History (TrainsAreFun.com)

External links

Media related to Roslyn (LIRR station) (category) at Wikimedia Commons

• Official LIRR station information page for Roslyn
• Station timetable for Roslyn
• Unofficial LIRR History Website(June 2006 Photos):
  • Original pot-bellied stove and Modern electronic destination sign
  • Ticket Vendors beneath Overhangs and View from Parking Lot
  • Views of Pedestrian Bridge and from the Pedestrian Bridge
• Early 20th Century Postcard (TrainsAreFun.com)

The canopy extending from Roslyn Station that was previously used to shelter horse-drawn carriages.