Belmont Park (LIRR station)

Belmont Park
Belmont Park Station after the addition of two high-level platforms
Location	Belmont Park Racetrack Queens, New York City, New York
Coordinates	40°42′49″N 73°43′42″W / 40.713655°N 73.728299°W / 40.713655; -73.728299Coordinates: 40°42′49″N 73°43′42″W / 40.713655°N 73.728299°W / 40.713655; -73.728299
Owned by	MTA (LIRR) / Belmont Park
Line(s)	Belmont Park Branch Spur from Main Line
Platforms	2 low-level and 2 high-level island platforms
Tracks	8
Construction
Parking	No
Other information
Fare zone	4
History
Opened	May 4, 1905
Rebuilt	1957, 2015
Electrified	October 2, 1905 750 V (DC) third rail
Services
Preceding station   LIRR   Following station Jamaica toward New York terminals Belmont Park Branch Terminus

Belmont Park is a seasonal-use Long Island Rail Road station on the grounds of the Belmont Park racetrack in Queens, New York City, New York. The station is open and train service is operated only during the racing seasons of Belmont Park. The station is a terminus of a spur line that lies south of and between the Queens Village and Bellerose stations on the Main Line/Hempstead Branch. In consistency with the names of other lines and branches of the LIRR, the spur line is called the Belmont Park Branch.

Unlike the rest of the property on Belmont Park, the Belmont Park train station is part of a small sliver of Belmont property (including some parking) that is located in Queens County. The racing complex is located in Nassau County.

The station has two low-level island platforms and two high-level island platforms. Trains are accessed by entering wooden stairwells on the platforms. Tracks 1 and 8 are not usable due to the lack of stairwells on them, as the M3, M7, and C3 railcars do not have steps fixed to them.

On racing days, the Long Island Rail Road operates two trains to and from Belmont Park. One train originates and terminates at Pennsylvania Station with a stop at Woodside. Service for Belmont Park operates express to and from Jamaica, where connections are available to City Terminal Zone trains as well as service to other LIRR stations. The average daily ridership for the station was 100. However, budget cuts have eliminated regular service in 2010. Full service (two trains daily) was restored for the spring/summer racing season in 2011 when the NYRA joined in to restore service.