Bellerose station

Distance14.3 mi (23.0 km) from Long Island City^[1]Platforms1 island platformTracks4 (2 on the Hempstead Branch, and 3 on the Main Line, 1 track shared by both the Hempstead Branch and Main Line)Connections New York City Bus: Q36 (at Jericho Turnpike)
Nassau Inter-County Express: n24 (at Jericho Turnpike)ConstructionParkingYesOther informationFare zone4HistoryOpened1898Rebuilt1909, 1960–1961Electrified750 V (DC) third railPassengers2006951^[2] Services

Preceding station	Long Island Rail Road			Following station
Elmont-UBS Arena toward Penn Station, Grand Central or Atlantic Terminal		Hempstead Branch		Floral Park toward Hempstead
Port Jefferson Branch does not stop here
Oyster Bay Branch does not stop here
Ronkonkoma Branch does not stop here
Montauk Branch does not stop here

Former services
Preceding station Long Island Rail Road Following station Queens Village toward Long Island City or Penn Station Main Line Floral Park toward Greenport

Location

Bellerose station is a commuter rail station along the Main Line and Hempstead Branch of the Long Island Rail Road, located in the Incorporated Villages of Bellerose and Floral Park, in Nassau County, New York. The station is at Commonwealth Boulevard and Superior Road, 0.25 miles (0.40 km) south of Jericho Turnpike.

The station has a full-service ticket vending machine, which is located at the north entrance to the station – in addition to a daily ticket vending machine, which is located at the south entrance.

History

Bellerose station was originally built in 1898 and rebuilt in the summer of 1909.^[3]: 19 It was out of service between December 12–15, 1960, and replaced with a third station between 1960 and 1961.^[4] Until 1960, the station had a platform on each side of the four-track Main Line, though almost all trains that stopped ran to and from Hempstead.^[3][4]

As part of the grade crossing elimination the junction of Main Line and Hempstead Branch was moved west of Bellerose.^[5] The two lines remain closely parallel each other along the same right-of-way between Jamaica and Floral Park. The platform was placed between the two Hempstead Branch tracks.^[5]

Station layout

The station has one eight-car-long high-level island platform serving the two southern tracks. Main Line trains (the Port Jefferson, Oyster Bay, Ronkonkoma, and Montauk Branches) bypass the station using the three northern tracks while Hempstead Branch trains use the two southern tracks. The station is served by the Q36 and the n24 bus routes at Jericho Turnpike, and local taxis stop in front of the station.

P Platform level	Track 3	←      Main Line services do not stop here →
	Track 1	←      Main Line services do not stop here →
	Track 2	←      Hempstead Branch toward Grand Central Madison, Atlantic Terminal, or Penn Station (Queens Village or Elmont-UBS Arena)←      Main Line services do not stop here →
	Island platform, doors will open on the left
	Track 4	←      Hempstead Branch toward Hempstead (Floral Park) →
G	Ground level	Entrance/exit and buses

References

External links

• Bellerose – LIRR
• Bellerose LIRR timetable
• QUEENS Interlocking (The LIRR Today)
• Unofficial LIRR History Website
  • 1959 Photo of 1909 Bellerose Station^[usurped]
  • Commonwealth Boulevard View^[usurped]
  • Atlantic Avenue View^[usurped]
  • Platform View towards New York City^[usurped]
• Atlantic Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View (underpass)
• Platform from Google Maps Street View
• Waiting room from Google Maps Street View