Clinton Road (LIRR station)

Clinton Road

The former Clinton Road LIRR Station, now a firehouse.
Location Clinton Road and Saint James Street North
Garden City, New York
Coordinates 40°43′39″N 73°37′16″W / 40.72750°N 73.62111°W / 40.72750; -73.62111Coordinates: 40°43′39″N 73°37′16″W / 40.72750°N 73.62111°W / 40.72750; -73.62111
Owned by MTA
Line(s)
Platforms 1 island platform
Tracks 2
History
Opened c.1915
Closed May 15, 1953
Rebuilt No; Station abandoned
Services

None

Preceding station   LIRR   Following station
Washington Street station Central Branch
(current and former locations)
Newsday station

Clinton Road was a former station located on the Garden City-Mitchel Field Secondary branch of the Long Island Rail Road in the village of Garden City, New York. The station opened in 1915 on a line originally built by the Central Railroad of Long Island and was served by shuttle trains running between Country Life Press and Mitchel Field. Passenger service at Clinton Road ended on May 15, 1953.[1][2]

The station building is currently used by the Garden City Fire Department as a fire house.[3][4]

References

  1. "LIRR Station History". trainsarefun.com. Archived from the original on 2011-01-06. Retrieved 2011-11-25.
  2. "Long Island Stations & Structures". trainsweb.org. Retrieved 2011-11-25.
  3. Zeil, Ron; Wettereau, Richard (1988). Victorian Railroad Stations of Long Island. Bridgehampton: Sunrise Special. p. 132. OCLC 19319353.
  4. "Station 3". Garden City Fire Department. Retrieved 2011-11-25.


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