Hicksville is a station on the

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and

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of the

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located in Hicksville,

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. It is the busiest station east of

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and

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by combined weekday/weekend ridership. As of May 2011, 133 trains stop at this station every weekday. All trains from both the

and

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stop at Hicksville with the exception of a number of peak hour (Mon-Fri) trips. Additionally, three trains that use the Central Branch and

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east of the station stop here daily. The station is at Newbridge Road ( Route 106) and West Barclay Street. It has two

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s and three tracks. It is

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, with an elevator to each platform from street level. It is served by eight

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routes and two cab services on the ground level of the station.

History

Hicksville station's first depot opened on March 1, 1837, as the temporary terminus of the LIRR. The hamlet and the station were both founded by Valentine Hicks, the son of an abolitionist preacher who also briefly served as an LIRR President. The line expanded to Farmingdale in 1841, after a delay caused by the depression that had begun with the

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. In 1854, the station gained a line known as the

Hicksville and Syosset Railroad Hicksville may refer to: Places *Hicksville, Arkansas *Hicksville, Kentucky, in Graves County *Hicksville, New York **Hicksville station, Long Island Rail Road station in Hicksville, New York *Hicksville, Ohio *Hicksville, Virginia *"Hicksville", ea ...

that later became the

of the LIRR. Ten years later on July 15, 1864, the first depot burned down. A second depot opened in September 1873, and was moved to a private location in 1909. The third depot opened on October 30, 1909, and was razed in November 1962 as the current elevated structure was being built. The elevated station opened on September 12, 1964, and was electrified in October 1970. In 1965 an eagle of the demolished

was installed in the Hicksville station parking lot. The station underwent a full renovation beginning in early 2014. The $121 million renovation included replacing station platforms, escalators, elevators, waiting rooms, canopies, and lighting. Security cameras were also added during the renovation. Construction was estimated to last through 2017, and was expected to be completed by August 2018. Platform A was the first platform to be rebuilt, reopening in September 2017. The electrical substation at Hicksville station will be replaced as part of the Main Line third track project. The rehabilitation project was officially completed in September 2018.

Station layout

Generally, Platform A serves westbound trains and Platform B serves eastbound trains. Track 2 operates with the flow of rush hour, handling westbound trains in the morning and eastbound trains in the evening, though some westbound trains will use Platform B. Most Montauk Branch trains pass through the station without stopping. East of the station, the

splits from the Main Line a
DIVIDE Interlocking

References

External links

*Steve Lynch's LIRR Maps, Photos, Charts, etc. (TrainsAreFun.com)

**1962 Reconstruction Pamphlet
Pages 12, 3and 4

Newbridge Road entrance from Google Maps Street ViewPlatforms from Google Maps Street View
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