Nassau Boulevard (signed as Nassau Boulevard Adelphi University on station signage) is a
station on the west side of Nassau Boulevard in
Garden City, New York. It is one of five
Long Island Rail Road stations in the village.
History
The station was built along the line of the former
Central Railroad of Long Island. The station opened in 1907. It was instead built by the former village of Garden City Estates, which was merged with Garden City in 1915. In the early 2000s, the station underwent renovations, including installation of ramps. A pedestrian tunnel exists at the station.
Station layout
The station has two slightly offset 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 10 cars long. The station is near
Adelphi University
Adelphi University is a private university in Garden City, New York. Adelphi also has centers in Manhattan, Hudson Valley, and Suffolk County. There is also a virtual, online campus for remote students. It is the oldest institution of higher ed ...
. There is parking at the station by local permit only. The pedestrian tunnel entrances resemble the former tunnel for nearby
Stewart Manor station.
1936 Stewart Manor Station Pedestrian Underpass Photo (Arrt's Arrchives)
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Image gallery
File:LIRR Nassau Blvd Station House Interior, Feb 2017.jpg, Inside the station house.
File:LIRR Nassau Blvd Station House Exterior.jpg, Exterior of the station house.
File:LIRRNassauBlvdInsidePassagewayFeb2017.jpg, View of the passageway.
File:LIRR Nassau Station House Floor Tile Mosaic.jpg, Tilework on the floor of the station house.
References
External links
*Unofficial LIRR History website
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Station House from Google Maps Street View (Exterior)Station House from Google Maps Street View(Interior)Platforms from Google Maps Street View
Garden City, New York
Long Island Rail Road stations in Nassau County, New York
Railway stations in the United States opened in 1907
1907 establishments in New York (state)
Railway stations in New York (state) at university and college campuses
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