Lakeview | |||||||||||
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 View from the platform, facing south. | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Eagle Avenue & Woodfield Road West Hempstead, New York | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°41′08″N 73°39′08″W / 40.68556°N 73.65222°W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Long Island Rail Road | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | West Hempstead Branch | ||||||||||
| Distance | 3.4 mi (5.5 km) from Valley Stream[1] | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
| Connections |  Nassau Inter-County Express: n15 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Parking | Yes | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | No | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Fare zone | 4 | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1924 | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | c.1973, c.1995 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | October 19, 1926 750 V (DC) third rail | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Lake View[2] | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 2006 | 868[3] | ||||||||||
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Lakeview is a station along the West Hempstead Branch of the Long Island Rail Road. It is located on the southeast corner of Eagle Avenue & Woodfield Road in West Hempstead, New York – one of three stations located in the community. Hempstead Lake State Park is nearby. The former Southern Hempstead Branch crossed the line north of this station.[4]
- ^ Long Island Rail Road (May 14, 2012). "TIMETABLE No. 4" (PDF). p. VII. Retrieved August 8, 2022.
- ^ LIRR timetable; September 13, 1931 (Unofficial LIRR History Website)[usurped]
- ^ Average weekday, 2006 LIRR Origin and Destination Study
- ^ Bob Emery map; West Hempstead Branch Milepost 19 to Chestnut Street, August 1958 (TrainsAreFun)