Garden City station (LIRR)
Garden City is one of five stations of the Long Island Rail Road that serves the village of Garden City, New York. It is on the Hempstead Branch and is at Seventh Street between Hilton and Cathedral Avenues, directly across the street from the Garden City Hotel. It is one of the few Long Island Rail Road stations with two station houses.
Garden City | |||||||||||
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The two station houses of Garden City's Long Island Rail Road Station, looking east. | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Seventh Street Garden City, New York | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40.723136°N 73.64007°W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Long Island Rail Road | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Hempstead Branch | ||||||||||
| Distance | 18.4 mi (29.6 km) from Long Island City | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections | Nassau Inter-County Express: n40, n41 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Parking | Yes | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Bike Rack | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 4 | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1872 (CRRLI) | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1898 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | May 26, 1908 750 V (DC) third rail | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 2006 | 1,401 | ||||||||||
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