Cedarhurst station

40°37′20″N 73°43′34″W / 40.622214°N 73.726121°W / 40.622214; -73.726121Owned byLong Island Rail RoadLine(s)Far Rockaway BranchPlatforms2 side platformsTracks2Connections Nassau Inter-County Express: n32ConstructionParkingYesBicycle facilitiesYesAccessibleYesOther informationFare zone4HistoryOpened1869 (SSRRLI)Rebuilt1872, 1913ElectrifiedDecember 11, 1905
750 V (DC) third railPassengers20061,744^[1] Services

Preceding station	Long Island Rail Road			Following station
Woodmere toward Penn Station or Grand Central		Far Rockaway Branch		Lawrence toward Far Rockaway

Former services
Preceding station Long Island Rail Road Following station Woodmere toward Valley Stream Far Rockaway Branch Lawrence toward Hammels Woodmere toward Gibson Rockaway Beach Division Lawrence toward Woodside

Location

Cedarhurst is a station on the Long Island Rail Road's Far Rockaway Branch in Cedarhurst, in Nassau County, New York, United States. The station is located at Cedarhurst Avenue and Chestnut Street, one block west of Central Avenue.

History

Cedarhurst station was originally built by the South Side Railroad of Long Island in July 1869. Three years later, the rival Long Island Rail Road also built its own "Ocean Point Depot" in July 1872 for the former Cedarhurst Cut-Off just northeast of Cedarhurst station^[2] After the LIRR acquired the South Side Railroad, both the Ocean Point Depot and the LIRR's depot were abandoned in June 1876. The LIRR's old station was moved to Far Rockaway in August 1881, while the SSRRLI's Ocean Point Depot re-opened in June 1887, then was greatly re-modeled in May 1888. A third Cedarhurst station was built in 1913.

Station layout

This station has two high-level side platforms, each 10 cars long.

References

External links

• Cedarhurst – LIRR
• Cedarhurst LIRR timetable
• 1872 Cedarhurst Station (c. 1905) (Arrt's Arrchives)
• Station from Washington Avenue from Google Maps Street View
• Platforms from Google Maps Street View
• Postcard of Cedarhurst Station (Cedarhurst at 100; September 16, 2010 - Five Towns Local History blog)