Sunnyside (LIRR station)

Sunnyside
Location	Queens Boulevard & Skillman Avenue Sunnyside, New York
Coordinates	40°44′47″N 73°56′07″W / 40.7464°N 73.9353°WCoordinates: 40°44′47″N 73°56′07″W / 40.7464°N 73.9353°W
Owned by	MTA
Line(s)	Main Line (City Terminal Zone)
Platforms	1 island platform 2 side platforms
Tracks	9
Connections	New York City Subway:  trains at Queens Plaza  trains at 33rd Street – Rawson Street    trains at Queensboro Plaza
Construction
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	1
History
Opened	2019 (proposed)
Services
Preceding station   LIRR   Following station Penn Station Terminus Main Line (City Terminal Zone) Proposed Woodside toward Long Island

Sunnyside is a proposed railroad station of the Long Island Rail Road in Sunnyside, Queens. The station will be opened after the completion of the Grand Central Terminal East Side Access extension project, and will be within the City Terminal Zone. The projected area will be at Queens Boulevard and Skillman Avenue.^[1]

History

In the late 19th century, the LIRR had another Sunnyside Station, which was built by their subsidiary Newtown and Flushing Railroad, better known as the "White Line." This short-lived line was designed to compete with the Flushing and North Side Railroad in 1873. When the F&NS, was consolidated into the LIRR, along with the Central Railroad of Long Island and South Side Railroad of Long Island, the White Line was dissolved, along with the original Sunnyside Station.

Upon completion of the East Side Access project during the early 21st century, a new Sunnyside station is scheduled to be built in 2019. Though no direct connection to other mass transit services are known, the nearest existing subway stations are at 33rd Street – Rawson Street on the IRT Flushing Line (7 trains), Queensboro Plaza on the IRT Flushing Line and BMT Astoria Line (7 <7> N Q trains), and Queens Plaza on the IND Queens Boulevard Line (E M R trains).

Station layout (planned)

This station will have three high-level platforms, with one island platform and two side platforms.

References

1. "Chapter 2: Project Alternatives" (PDF format). East Side Access – Final Environmental Impact Statement. Federal Transit Administration and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority of the State of New York, in cooperation with the MTA Long Island Rail Road. March 2001. pp. 2–20:2–21. Retrieved February 15, 2008. The station's main entrance would be at street level on the west side of the Queens Boulevard bridge near its Skillman Avenue end, directly above the center platform.