Centre Avenue station
Centre Avenue | |||||||||||
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 The Centre Avenue station, looking south | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Centre Avenue & Forest Avenue East Rockaway, New York | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°38′54″N 73°39′50″W / 40.648272°N 73.663915°W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Long Island Rail Road | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Long Beach Branch | ||||||||||
| Distance | 2.5 mi (4.0 km) from Valley Stream[1] | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Parking | Yes[2] | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Fare zone | 7[3] | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1898 (NY&LB) | ||||||||||
| Electrified | September 1910 750 V (DC) third rail | ||||||||||
| Previous names | South Lynbrook (1898–1924) | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 2012-14 | 1,460[4] | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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Centre Avenue is one of two Long Island Rail Road stations located within the Incorporated Village of East Rockaway, in Nassau County, New York. The station is officially located at Forest Avenue, between Rocklyn & Centre Avenues – one block east of Atlantic Avenue.
History
[edit]The station was opened in 1898 by the New York and Long Beach Railroad and originally was known as South Lynbrook station until 1924.[5]
Centre Avenue station was originally located a block to the west and had a station house, but was moved east when high-level platforms were installed in the late 1960s in order to facilitate the new M1 railcars. Parts of the original platform are still visible along the trackside towards Lynbrook.[5]
Like all other Long Beach Branch stations east & south of Lynbrook, the Centre Avenue station saw temporary service reductions following Hurricane Sandy in 2012, due to the third rail infrastructure being damaged by saltwater from storm surge; diesel trains operated service on the branch until the restoration of electric service, following the completion of repairs to the electrical infrastructure along the branch.[6]
Station layout
[edit]The Centre Avenue station has two high-level side platforms, each 10 cars long, with shelters and ticket vending machines; the station is wheelchair-accessible.[7]
Platform A, side platform 
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| Track 1 | ← Long Beach Branch toward Penn Station or Grand Central Madison (Lynbrook) |
| Track 2 | Long Beach Branch toward Long Beach (East Rockaway) → |
| Platform B, side platform
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Parking
[edit]Parking is available for vehicles with East Rockaway village residential permits and is located one block west, near the site of the former, original station. Limited non-resident parking is also available.[7][2][8]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Long Island Rail Road (May 14, 2012). "TIMETABLE No. 4" (PDF). p. VII. Retrieved August 6, 2022.
- ^ a b "Parking, Bus and Taxi Information - Centre Avenue Station". www.new.mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. July 2018. Retrieved January 5, 2025.
- ^ "New Fares — Effective April 21, 2019". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
- ^ "2012-2014 LIRR Origin and Destination Report, Volume I: Travel Behavior Among All LIRR Passengers" (PDF). Abt SRBI. August 23, 2016. p. 204-207.
- ^ a b "LIRR M1". www.trainsarefun.com. Retrieved January 4, 2025.
- ^ Krommydas, Niko (November 16, 2012). "Limited service on Long Beach LIRR branch". Herald Community Newspapers. Retrieved January 4, 2025.
- ^ a b "Centre Avenue". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved January 4, 2025.
- ^ Newsday, Frank LoveceSpecial to (February 15, 2024). "East Rockaway: Buyers find waterfront homes, community activities, proximity to NYC". Newsday. Retrieved January 4, 2025.
