Plandome is a

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on the

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Plandome Plandome is a village in the Town of North Hempstead in Nassau County, on the North Shore of Long Island, in New York, United States. It is considered part of the Greater Manhasset area, which is anchored by Manhasset. The population was 1,349 ...

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. It is located off

Stonytown Road Stonytown Road is a 1.32-mile (2.12 km) road in the incorporated villages of Flower Hill, Plandome, and Plandome Manor in the Town of North Hempstead, in Nassau County, on the North Shore of Long Island, in New York, United States. It serves ...

and Rockwood Road, near West Circle Drive and Colonial Drive, and is 18.3 miles (29.5 km) from

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. Plandome Station is also located next to the Plandome Country Club.

History

Plandome station was built in 1909, and as such was the last station to be built on the Port Washington Branch, until the

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station opened in 1939. The track was first laid in 1898 with the building of the

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, and Plandome was a

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until the station was built. The track was originally at grade level, until it was raised in the area by 1913, and the stone bridge over Stonytown Road was built. The station burned in a fire set by vandals in January 1987. The Plandome Fire Department had historically used the station for drill exercises, so had an advantage when an actual fire occurred there. By 1990, it was rebuilt to more modern standards with turn-of-the-century characteristics. The station also serves as the location of the Plandome Branch of the

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. The

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was originally located on the second floor of the station, adjacent to the small waiting room, along the tracks until the fire. After the station was rebuilt, it was rebuilt, as well, and was relocated to street-level. In the early 2000s, a bus owned by the Long Island Rail Road powered by natural gas skimmed the top of the low bridge near the station, knocking off the top of its roof. The gas, carried in the roof, did not explode, and damage was minimal.

Station layout

This station has one 10-car-long

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east of the track.

References

External links

*Unofficial LIRR History Website
Station photo from December 2006

View from platform1962 Image of Plandome Station (NYCSubway.org)

Stoneytown Road entrance from Google Maps Street ViewPlatform from Google Maps Street ViewWaiting Room from Google Maps Street View
Plandome Station - Post Office

{{LIRR stations navbox Railway stations in the United States opened in 1909 Long Island Rail Road stations in Nassau County, New York

Plandome, New York Plandome is a village in the Town of North Hempstead in Nassau County, on the North Shore of Long Island, in New York, United States. It is considered part of the Greater Manhasset area, which is anchored by Manhasset. The population was 1,349 at ...

1909 establishments in New York (state)