Elmhurst (LIRR station)

Elmhurst
Site of the former Elmhurst Station on Broadway across from Cornish Avenue. There was an entrance to the Port Washington bound platform and there are some visible platform support members remaining.
Location	Broadway between Whitney and Cornish Avenues. Elmhurst, Queens, New York City
Coordinates	40°44′29″N 73°52′45.8″W / 40.74139°N 73.879389°W / 40.74139; -73.879389Coordinates: 40°44′29″N 73°52′45.8″W / 40.74139°N 73.879389°W / 40.74139; -73.879389
Owned by	LIRR
Line(s)	Port Washington Branch
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Station code	ELM
Fare zone	1
History
Opened	1855 (NY&F) 2019 (projected)
Closed	January 1, 1985
Rebuilt	1888, 1927
Electrified	Yes
Previous names	Newtown (1855–1897)
Services
Port Washington Branch Preceding station   LIRR   Following station Winfield Junction station Port Washington Branch (current and former locations) Corona station

Elmhurst was a station of the Port Washington Branch of the Long Island Rail Road. It was located on Broadway between Cornish and Whitney Avenues in the Elmhurst section of Queens, New York City. There is a proposal pending for its reconstruction.

The first depot opened as Newtown around 1855 by the Flushing Railroad, later renamed Elmhurst around June 1897 and razed around 1888. The second depot opened around December, 1888 and razed around 1927. The elevated and third depot opened around 1927 and the station and depot was finally closed and razed on January 1, 1985. It stood on the east side of Broadway, a block south of the Elmhurst Avenue subway station. In March 2012, lawmakers and the rail road announced that they are considering whether to restore service to Elmhurst by building a new station at an estimated cost of between $20 million to $30 million. The 2015-2019 MTA Capital Plan includes a proposal $40 million to design and construct the station. The reconstructed station will be in the same location as the old.

Elmhurst station was built on street level going across Broadway past Whitney Avenue. The station had a long platform and pedestrian underpass near the corner of Ketcham Place and 43rd Avenue to 88th Street. The underpass remains in use today. Additionally, there was an entrance to the Port Washington-bound platform near the corner of Cornish Avenue and Broadway and a tunnel leading to the Elmhurst Avenue station on the IND Queens Boulevard Line. Last, there was a freight loading area near the Durkee Spice Factory (now the new Elmhurst Educational Complex) where freight would be unloaded. Separate tracks leading to the loading dock still remain in sight.