Auburndale (LIRR station)

Auburndale

Auburndale Station over northbound 192nd Street.
Location 192nd Street, between
Station Road & 39th Avenue
Auburndale, New York
Coordinates 40°45′41″N 73°47′26″W / 40.76139°N 73.7905°W / 40.76139; -73.7905Coordinates: 40°45′41″N 73°47′26″W / 40.76139°N 73.7905°W / 40.76139; -73.7905
Owned by Long Island Rail Road
Line(s)
  Port Washington Branch
Platforms 1 island platform
Tracks 2
Connections NYCT Bus: Q12, Q13, Q28, Q76
MTA Bus: QM3
NICE Bus: n20G
Construction
Parking No
Disabled access Yes; Elevator
Other information
Fare zone 3
History
Opened 1901
Rebuilt 1929, 2004-2005
Electrified October 21, 1913
750 V (DC) third rail
Traffic
Passengers (2006) 1,234[1]
Services
Preceding station   LIRR   Following station
toward Penn Station
Port Washington Branch

Auburndale is a station in the Auburndale neighborhood of Queens in New York City on the Port Washington Branch of the Long Island Rail Road. The station is part of CityTicket. The station is on 192nd Street between Station Road and 39th Avenue, three blocks north of Northern Boulevard and is 11.7 miles (18.8 km) from Penn Station in Midtown Manhattan.

Auburndale Station was originally built in 1901, the year the community itself was developed. The original station house was sold and converted into an Episcopal Church on 42nd Avenue and Utopia Parkway when a new elevated station was built in 1930. This church closed in 1973. The elevated platform was renovated between 2004 and 2005.

Platform and tracks

1 ■ Port Washington Branch toward Penn Station (Broadway)
2 ■ Port Washington Branch toward Port Washington (Bayside)

This station has one 10-car long island platform between the two tracks.

References

  1. ↑ Average weekday, 2006 LIRR Origin and Destination Study

External links

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