Long Island City station
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Long Island City
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Looking west at the station (to the right of the fence) and yard (to the left); the brick building to the right is ventilation for the Queens Midtown Tunnel.
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| Location | Borden Avenue and Second Street Long Island City, Queens, New York |
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| Coordinates | 40°44′29″N 73°57′25″W / 40.74139°N 73.95694°WCoordinates: 40°44′29″N 73°57′25″W / 40.74139°N 73.95694°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Long Island Rail Road | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Platforms | 2 island platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections |
New York City Subway:  at Vernon Boulevard – Jackson Avenue MTA Bus: Q103 NYC Ferry
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| Parking | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | June 26, 1854 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Closed | December 18, 1902 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1861, 1870, 1875, 1878, 1879, April 1881, July 1891, April 26, 1903 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | June 16, 1910 750 V (DC) third rail |
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| Previous names | Hunter's Point | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Passengers (2006) | 115 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Long Island City is a rail terminal of the Long Island Rail Road in Long Island City, Queens. Located within the City Terminal Zone at Borden Avenue and Second Street, it is the westernmost LIRR station in Queens and the end of both the Main Line and Montauk Branch. The station is wheelchair accessible.
The station is served only during weekday rush hours in the peak direction by diesel trains from the Oyster Bay, Montauk, or Port Jefferson Branches via the Main Line. Trains used to operate here via a connection to the Lower Montauk Branch but since November 2012[update], no LIRR trains operate over that branch.
This station was built on June 26, 1854, and rebuilt seven times during the 19th Century. On December 18, 1902, both the two-story station building and office building owned by the LIRR burned down. The rebuilt, and fire-proof, station opened on April 26, 1903. Electric service to the station began on June 16, 1910.
Before the East River Tunnels were built, this station served as the terminus for Manhattan-bound passengers from Long Island, who took ferries to the East Side of Manhattan, specifically to the East 34th Street Ferry Landing in Murray Hill, and the James Slip Ferry Port in what is today part of the Two Bridges section of Lower Manhattan. The passenger ferry service was abandoned on March 3, 1925, although freight was carried by car floats through what is today the Gantry Plaza State Park to and from Manhattan until the middle 20th century. Today, ferry service is operated by NY Waterway. The station house was torn down again in 1939 for construction of the Queens–Midtown Tunnel, but still continued to operate as an active station, as it does today.
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