Bellerose station
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 The Bellerose station, seen from along Atlantic Avenue | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Commonwealth Boulevard & Superior Road Bellerose and Floral Park, New York | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°43′20″N 73°43′00″W / 40.7221°N 73.7166°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owner | Long Island Rail Road | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Distance | 14.3 mi (23.0 km) from Long Island City[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 (2 on the Hempstead Branch, and 3 on the Main Line, 1 track shared by both the Hempstead Branch and Main Line) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections |  New York City Bus: Q36 MTA Bus: Q110 (at Jericho Turnpike) Nassau Inter-County Express: n24 (at Jericho Turnpike) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Parking | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | No; accessibility improvements underway | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | BRS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fare zone | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1898 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1909, 1960–1961 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | 750 V (DC) third rail | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2012—2014 | 1,278 per weekday[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Bellerose station is a commuter rail station along the Main Line and Hempstead Branch of the Long Island Rail Road, located in the incorporated villages of Bellerose and Floral Park, in Nassau County, New York. The station is at Commonwealth Boulevard and Superior Road, 0.25 miles (0.40 km) south of Jericho Turnpike (NY 25).
The station has a full-service ticket vending machine, which is located at the north entrance to the station, in addition to a daily ticket vending machine, which is located at the south entrance.
History
[edit]Bellerose station was originally built in 1898 and rebuilt in the summer of 1909.[3]: 19 It was out of service between December 12–15, 1960, and replaced with a third station between 1960 and 1961.[4] Until 1960, the station had a platform on each side of the four-track Main Line, though almost all trains that stopped ran to and from Hempstead.[3][4][5]
As part of the grade crossing elimination, the junction between the Main Line and Hempstead Branch was moved west of Bellerose.[5][6] The two lines remain closely parallel to each other, along the same right-of-way, between Jamaica and Floral Park. The platform was placed between the two Hempstead Branch tracks.[5][6]
21st century
[edit]The station is set to undergo a modernization project in the 2020s, as part of the MTA's 2025–2029 Capital Plan.[7] The project will include making the station wheelchair accessible and updating the station's infrastructure and components.[7] In 2026, the wheelchair accessibility project received $250,000 in federal funds.[8][9]
Station layout
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The station has one eight-car-long high-level island platform serving the two southern tracks (tracks 2 & 4, north to south). Main Line trains (the Port Jefferson, Oyster Bay, Ronkonkoma, and Montauk Branches) bypass the station using the two northern tracks (tracks 3 & 1, north to south), while Hempstead Branch trains use the two southern tracks.[10][11]
| P Platform level | Track 3 | ← Main Line services do not stop here → |
| Track 1 | ← Main Line services do not stop here → | |
| Track 2 | ← Hempstead Branch toward Grand Central Madison, Atlantic Terminal, or Penn Station (Elmont–UBS Arena) Main Line services do not stop here → | |
| Island platform, doors will open on the left | ||
| Track 4 | Hempstead Branch toward Hempstead (Floral Park) → | |
| G | Ground level | Entrance/exit, parking, and taxis |
Connections
[edit]The station is served by the Q36, Q110, and the n24 bus routes along Jericho Turnpike a few blocks to the north, and local taxis stop directly in front of the station.[10][11]
See also
[edit]- List of Long Island Rail Road stations
- Bellerose Village Municipal Complex – The Village of Bellerose's municipal government complex, located adjacent to the station.[12]
- Floral Park station
References
[edit]- ↑ Long Island Rail Road (May 14, 2012). "TIMETABLE No. 4" (PDF). p. VII. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
- ↑ "2012-2014 LIRR Origin and Destination Report : Volume I: Travel Behavior Among All LIRR Passengers" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. August 23, 2016. PDF pp. 15, 199. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 17, 2019. Retrieved May 20, 2026.
Data collection took place after the pretest determinations, starting in September 2012 and concluding in May 2014. .... 2012-2014 LIRR O[rigin and ]D[estination] COUNTS: WEEKDAY East/West Total By Station in Numerical Order ... Bellerose
- 1 2 The Long Island Railroad Twenty-Seventh Annual Report For The Year Ending December 31st, 1908. Long Island Railroad Company. 1909.
- 1 2 "LIRR station history (TrainsAreFun.com)". www.trainsarefun.com. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved January 4, 2025.
- 1 2 3 "Compact NYSDOT Highway Record Plans: Beginning 1900". State of New York. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
- 1 2 "Compact NYSDOT Highway Record Plans: Beginning 1900". State of New York. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
- 1 2 Castillo, Alfonso A. (September 21, 2024). "LIRR's $6B plan: Bridge repairs, accessible Mets' station, and Yaphank electrification study". Newsday. Retrieved January 4, 2025.
- ↑ Li, Miao (September 10, 2026). "Bellerose LIRR station receives $250,000 in federal funding for ADA upgrades". LI Press. Retrieved September 15, 2026.
- ↑ Castillo, Alfonso A. (September 8, 2026). "Bellerose station gets $250G to add elevator and ramps, the last Nassau LIRR facility to become accessible". Newsday. Retrieved September 15, 2026.
- 1 2 "Parking, Bus and Taxi Information - Bellerose Station". Long Island Rail Road. April 2017. Retrieved January 4, 2025.
- 1 2 "Bellerose". MTA. Retrieved January 4, 2025.
- ↑ "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)". cris.parks.ny.gov. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
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