Inwood is a station on the Long Island Rail Road's

Far Rockaway Branch The Far Rockaway 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 Valley Interlocking, just east of Valley Stream station. From Valley Stream, ...

in Inwood, New York. The station is located at Doughty Boulevard and Brunswick Avenue (formerly Foote Avenue).

History

In the 19th century, Inwood and the LIRR station located within it were named "Westville." The name of the community was changed to "Inwood" on February 25, 1889, and the station followed suit. Between December 3, 1911, and 1956, the station only had sheltered-sheds.

Station layout

This station has two high-level

side platform A side platform (also known as a marginal platform or a single-face platform) is a platform positioned to the side of one or more railway tracks or guideways at a railway station, tram stop, or transitway. A station having dual side platform ...

s, each four cars long. It currently exists as little more than two high-level sheltered

s, both of which run beneath the underpass for the Nassau Expressway (NY-878).

References

External links

Station from Doughty Boulevard entrance from Google Maps Street View

Platforms from Google Maps Street View
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