Great Neck (LIRR station)
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Great Neck  |
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| Location: | Village of Great Neck |
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| Line(s): | Port Washington Branch |
| Opened: | October 27, 1866[1] |
| Electrified: | October 21, 1913 |
Great Neck is a station on the Long Island Rail Road's Port Washington Branch in Great Neck, the first station in the branch (heading from Manhattan) in Nassau County. The station is located at Middle Neck Road and Station Plaza at Great Neck Road, 1/4 mile (0.4 km) North of Northern Boulevard, and is 15.9 miles (25.3 km) from Penn Station in Midtown Manhattan. From this point on, the line becomes single tracked onto Port Washington.
Great Neck was originally the terminus of the North Shore Railroad, 1866, leased 1876 by the LIRR who, in 1898, built Long Island's highest railroad bridge to extend the line to Manhasset and Port Washington.
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[edit] Service
Port Washington Branch trains generally run every 30 minutes in both directions during the daytime. During rush hours, while express service is provided, Great Neck is an express station. Local trains terminate here during rush hours. Trains run every two hours overnight.
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[edit] References
- ^ Vincent F. Seyfried, The Long Island Rail Road: A Comprehensive History, Part Two: The Flushing, North Shore & Central Railroad, © 1963
[edit] External links
- LIRR station information for Great Neck
- Manhasset Viaduct Photos (Forgotten-NY.com)
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