Centre Avenue station

Centre Avenue is one of two railroad stations of the Long Island Rail Road in East Rockaway, New York. The station is officially located at Forest Avenue between Rocklyn and Centre Avenues, one block east of Atlantic Avenue, 17.8 miles (28.6 km) from Penn Station. The station can also be accessed from the intersection of Forest and Centre avenues.

Centre Avenue
Centre Avenue Station platforms looking towards Long Beach
LocationCentre Avenue & Forest Avenue
East Rockaway, New York
Coordinates40.648272°N 73.663915°W / 40.648272; -73.663915
Owned byLong Island Rail Road
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
ParkingYes[1]
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Fare zone7[2]
History
Opened1898 (NY&LB)
ElectrifiedSeptember 1910
750 V (DC) third rail
Previous namesSouth Lynbrook (1898–1924)
Passengers
2012-141,460[3]
Services
Preceding station LIRR Following station
Lynbrook
towards Jamaica, Atlantic Terminal or Penn Station
 Long Beach Branch East Rockaway
towards Long Beach

History

The station was opened in 1898 by the New York and Long Beach Railroad and originally was known as South Lynbrook station until 1924.

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.[4] The station's parking lot is adjacent to the site of the former station.

Station layout

This station has two high-level wheelchair-accessible side platforms, each 10 cars long, with shelters and ticket vending machines.

Parking is available for vehicles with East Rockaway village residential permits and is located one block west, near the site of the former station. Limited non-resident parking is also available.[1]

References
  1. "Parking, Bus and Taxi Information - Centre Avenue Station" (PDF). Long Island Rail Road. July 2018.
  2. "New Fares — Effective April 21, 2019". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
  3. "2012-2014 LIRR Origin and Destination Report, Volume I: Travel Behavior Among All LIRR Passengers" (PDF). Abt SRBI. August 23, 2016. p. 204-207.
  4. http://www.trainsarefun.com/lirr/M1/lirrM1.htm
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