Hewlett station

40°38′12″N 73°42′19″W / 40.636737°N 73.705151°W / 40.636737; -73.705151Owned byLong Island Rail RoadLine(s)Far Rockaway BranchPlatforms2 side platformsTracks2Connections Nassau Inter-County Express: n1, n31, n31x, n32ConstructionParkingYes; FreeBicycle facilitiesYes; Bike Rack (at old and new station houses)AccessibleYesOther informationFare zone4HistoryOpenedJuly 29, 1869 (SSRRLI)^[1]Rebuilt1870ElectrifiedDecember 11, 1905
750 V (DC) third railPrevious namesCedar Grove (July–October 1869)
Hewletts (1869 – ?)^[1]Passengers20061,533^[2] Services

Preceding station	Long Island Rail Road			Following station
Gibson toward Penn Station or Grand Central		Far Rockaway Branch		Woodmere toward Far Rockaway

Former services
Preceding station Long Island Rail Road Following station Gibson toward Valley Stream Far Rockaway Branch Woodmere toward Hammels Gibson Terminus Rockaway Beach Division Woodmere toward Woodside

Location

Hewlett is a station on the Long Island Rail Road's Far Rockaway Branch in Hewlett, in Nassau County, New York, United States. The station is located at Franklin Avenue between Broadway and West Broadway.

History

Hewlett station was originally built by the South Side Railroad of Long Island as Cedar Grove station in July 1869. This name would only last until October, when it was changed to Hewletts station. In 1870, the station was replaced with a new building, that has remained intact ever since, making it the oldest railroad station on Long Island, and the only existing building constructed by an LIRR predecessor. High-level sheltered platforms were added across Franklin Avenue during the late-1990s, and a new station house was built diagonally across the grade crossing from the original one between November 25, 2002, and July 28, 2003.^[3] After the LIRR built the new Hewlett Station, the oldest active station became the 1873-built Saint James on the Port Jefferson Branch in Suffolk County. Today the former SSRLI Depot is owned by the Long Island Rail Road, but leased to a local taxi company.

Station layout

This station has two high-level side platforms. The east platform (adjacent to Track 1) is 10 cars long and the west platform (adjacent to Track 2) is eight cars long.

References

External links

Media related to Hewlett (LIRR station) at Wikimedia Commons

• Hewlett – LIRR
• Hewlett LIRR timetable
• Old Hewlett Station (Arrt's Arrchives)
• Unofficial LIRR History Website
  • View of old station from parking lot^[usurped] and from tracks^[usurped]
• Hewlett Station (Great Railroad Stations -- TrainWeb)
• Station from Franklin Avenue from Google Maps Street View
• Platforms from Google Maps Street View