Floral Park station

Floral Park is a Long Island Rail Road train station in Floral Park, New York, at Tulip and Atlantic Avenues, on the Main Line and Hempstead Branch just west of their split. Most service is provided by trains on the Hempstead Branch and the Port Jefferson Branch.

Floral Park
Looking east at Floral Park, from Platform C, prior to the construction of the Main Line's third track.
General information
LocationTulip Avenue & Atlantic Avenue
Floral Park, NY
Coordinates40.724622°N 73.706398°W / 40.724622; -73.706398
Owned byLong Island Rail Road
Line(s)Main Line
Hempstead Branch
Distance14.9 mi (24.0 km) from Long Island City
Platforms2 side platforms
1 island platform
Tracks4 (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 (at Jericho Turnpike, Little Neck Parkway, 256th and 257th Streets)
Nassau Inter-County Express: n24 (at Jericho Turnpike)
Construction
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes; 3 Elevators, 1 for each platform
Other information
Fare zone4
History
Opened1878
Rebuilt1909, 1960
ElectrifiedMay 26, 1908
750 V (DC) third rail
Previous namesStewart Junction (18781879)
Hinsdale (18791887)
East Hinsdale (18871890)
Passengers
20062,991
Services
Preceding station Long Island Rail Road Following station
Bellerose
toward Penn Station, Grand Central or Atlantic Terminal
Hempstead Branch Stewart Manor
toward Hempstead
Elmont
toward Penn Station, Grand Central or Long Island City
Port Jefferson Branch New Hyde Park
toward Port Jefferson
     Oyster Bay Branch does not stop here
     Ronkonkoma Branch does not stop here
     Montauk Branch does not stop here
Former services
Preceding station Long Island
Rail Road
Following station
Bellerose
toward Long Island City or Penn Station
Main Line New Hyde Park
toward Greenport
Terminus Hempstead Branch Stewart Manor
toward Hempstead
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