Stewart Manor (LIRR Station)
History
Originally, the station was built in June 1873 as "Hyde Park", and served as one of the stations of the Central Railroad of Long Island, or "Stewart's Central Railroad", a commuter railroad that village founder Alexander Turney Stewart envisioned to provide transportation access to the village. The station closed in October 1876, but was reopened by the LIRR in June 1878 as "Hyde Park Central" station, only to be abandoned on April 30, 1879. The station was reopened again as "Stewart Manor Station" in 1909, and included such features as a "foot subway", crossing gates at New Hyde Park Road, and an "SW Cabin" for controlling manual block signals between Floral Park and Garden City. In 1915, the station was a flag stop. The entrances to the "foot subway" which can be found east of Roosevelt Street on both Manor Road and Plaza Road, were remodeled at some point, and the station in general was remodeled in 2006. There is a ticket machine available in the waiting room as well as on the east side of the station house.
On August 31, 2016, the station house temporarily closed for renovations. The renovations included new windows, doors, walls, benches, a new ceiling, as well as new LED lighting, air conditioning, and security cameras. The renovation also included the complete rehabilitation of the underpass and the installation of new station signage. After the new station house was completed in 2018, the Stewart Manor station underwent further renovations as part of the Enhanced Station Initiative. The platform decks were replaced as part of the project. Other updates included Wi-Fi, security cameras, improved lighting, new artwork, and Help Point intercoms.
Station layout
This station has two high-level side platforms, each 10 cars long.
Platform A, side platform | |
Track 1 | ← Hempstead Branch toward Grand Central Madison, Atlantic Terminal, or Penn Station (Floral Park) |
Track 2 | Hempstead Branch toward Hempstead (Nassau Boulevard) → |
Platform B, side platform |
Image gallery
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An entrance to the pedestrian tunnel along Plaza Road.
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Exterior of the temporary waiting room.
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Station house under reconstruction, as seen on February 6, 2017.
References
- ^ Long Island Rail Road (May 14, 2012). "TIMETABLE No. 4" (PDF). p. VI. Retrieved August 6, 2022.
- ^ "Hurrah at Hempstead Over the Third Rail". The Brooklyn Times Union. May 20, 1908. p. 5. Retrieved September 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Average weekday, 2006 LIRR Origin and Destination Study
- ^ "The Long Island Rail Road: A Comprehensive History, Part Two: The Flushing, North Shore & Central Railroad," by Vincent F. Seyfried
- ^ 1936 Pedestrian Underpass Photo (Arrt's Arrchives)
- ^ Long Island Railroad Mainline to Hicksville & Hempstead Branch Timetable 1915
- ^ Google Street View of the Stewart Manor Station south pedestrian tunnel on Plaza Road
- ^ LIRR Station History (TrainsAreFun.com) Archived 2017-05-26 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Costello, Alex (August 31, 2016). "Stewart Manor LIRR Station House Closed for Renovations". Garden City, NY Patch.
- ^ "Platform Replacement at Stewart Manor LIRR Station to Begin January 16". www.mta.info. January 12, 2018. Archived from the original on June 14, 2018. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
External links
Media related to Stewart Manor (LIRR station) at Wikimedia Commons