Bellerose is a station along the

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and

Hempstead Branch The Hempstead Branch is an electrified rail line and service owned and operated by the Long Island Rail Road in the U.S. state of New York. The branch begins at the Main Line at Queens Interlocking, just east of Queens Village station. It pa ...

of the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) which only serves trains along the Hempstead Branch. The station is at Commonwealth Boulevard and Superior Road, south of

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, in

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and

Bellerose, New York Bellerose is a village in the Town of Hempstead in Nassau County, on Long Island, in New York, United States. The population was 1,173 at the 2020 census. History The village was founded by Helen Marsh of Williamsburg, Brooklyn. In 1907, pla ...

and has a full-service ticket machine on the north side of the station, next to the underpass entrance and a daily machine on the south side next to the underpass entrance. Bellerose LIRR Station; North Side-2

History

Bellerose station was originally built in 1898 and rebuilt in the summer of 1909. It was out of service between December 12–15, 1960, and replaced with a third station between 1960 and 1961.LIRR station history (TrainsAreFun.com)
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. As part of the grade crossing elimination the junction of Main Line and Hempstead Branch was moved west of Bellerose. The two lines remain closely parallel between Jamaica and Floral Park. The platform was placed between the two Hempstead Branch tracks.

Station layout

The station has one eight-car-long high-level

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that serves the Hempstead Branch.

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, Ronkonkoma, Oyster Bay, and

Montauk Branch The Montauk Branch is a rail line owned and operated by the Long Island Rail Road in the U.S. state of New York. The branch runs the length of Long Island, 115 miles (185 km) from Long Island City on the west to Montauk on the east. Howe ...

trains pass through the station without stopping, using the

tracks that parallel the Hempstead Branch just to the north. The station is served by the and the bus routes at Jericho Turnpike, and local taxis do stop here.

References

External links

QUEENS Interlocking (The LIRR Today)
*Unofficial LIRR History Website
1959 Photo of 1909 Bellerose Station

Commonwealth Boulevard View

Atlantic Avenue View

Platform View towards New York City

Atlantic Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View (underpass)Platform from Google Maps Street ViewWaiting room from Google Maps Street View
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