Bayside station (LIRR)
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History
Bayside station was originally built on October 27, 1866, by the North Shore Railroad of Long Island, a subsidiary of the New York and Flushing Railroad. The station, along with the rest of the line was acquired by the Flushing and North Side Rail Road in 1869. The F&NS was consolidated into the Flushing, North Shore and Central Railroad in 1874 through a merger with the Central Railroad of Long Island, only to be leased in 1876 by the LIRR. The current station building dates to October 11, 1923. The tracks were depressed beneath Bell Boulevard from 1928 through 1930. A railway express elevator building was then opened on the eastbound side until the Port Washington Branch stopped carrying freight. The 1928 express/baggage station remains today, being converted into a local community center. The wooden pedestrian bridge that carried commuters across the tracks to both platforms was replaced in 1998 by a decorative steel bridge.
The station, along with the Port Washington Branch in general, is heavily used. During the 2005 New York City transit strike, Bayside was one of the few stations that Port Washington trains stopped at, and lesser-used stations such as Auburndale and Murray Hill were bypassed.[3][4]
Station layout
The station has two slightly offset side platforms, each 10 cars long.
| G | Ground level | Exit/entrance, crossover, buses |
| P Platform level |
Platform A, side platform Disabled access | |
| Track 1 | ← Template:Rcb toward Template:Lirrs or Template:Lirrs (Template:Lirrs) | |
| Track 2 | Template:Rcb toward Template:Lirrs or Template:Lirrs (Template:Lirrs) → | |
| Platform B, side platform Disabled access | ||
Gallery
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Station house on July 3, 2007
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Station house from 41st Avenue
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The former freight house, and Bell Boulevard Bridge.
References
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- ↑ Vincent F. Seyfried, The Long Island Rail Road: A Comprehensive History, Part Two: The Flushing, North Shore & Central Railroad, 1963.
- ↑ The Long Island Rail Road A Comprehensive History by Vincent F. Seyfried Part Two The Flushing, North Shore & Central Railroad Template:Webarchive
- ↑ MTA Strike Contingency Plan: Long Island Rail Road Information
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External links
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- Long Island Rail Road stations in New York City
- Railway stations in Queens, New York
- Bayside, Queens
- Railway stations in the United States opened in 1866
- Railway stations in the United States opened in 1923
- 1866 establishments in New York (state)