Valley Stream station

Valley Stream is a train station located in Valley Stream, New York. It is on the Atlantic Branch of the Long Island Rail Road.

Valley Stream
General information
LocationFranklin Avenue & Sunrise Highway
Valley Stream, New York
Coordinates40.661483°N 73.704679°W / 40.661483; -73.704679
Owned byLong Island Rail Road
Line(s)
Distance
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2 (Atlantic Branch), 2 (Montauk Branch)
ConnectionsNassau Inter-County Express: n1, Elmont Flexi
Construction
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zone4
History
OpenedJune 1869 (SSRRLI)
Rebuilt1933
ElectrifiedDecember 11, 1905
750 V (DC) third rail
Passengers
2012-1414,444
Rank12
Services
Preceding station Long Island Rail Road Following station
Rosedale
toward Penn Station or Grand Central
 Far Rockaway Branch Gibson
toward Far Rockaway
Long Beach Branch Lynbrook
toward Long Beach
Former services
Preceding station Long Island
Rail Road		 Following station
Rosedale
toward Long Island City
 Montauk Division Lynbrook
toward Montauk
Rosedale
toward Flatbush Avenue
 Atlantic Division Terminus
Terminus Far Rockaway Branch Gibson
toward Hammels

Valley Stream is the westernmost station on the Atlantic Branch in Nassau County. The station is located at Franklin Avenue and Sunrise Highway, west of Rockaway Avenue. It is wheelchair-accessible with an elevator from street level; parking facilities and taxis are available.

Valley Stream is served by Far Rockaway Branch and Long Beach Branch as of February 27, 2023. West Hempstead Branch trains previously stopped at this station. The tracks of the Montauk Branch pass through the station north of the Atlantic Branch tracks. Directly east of the station, the Atlantic Branch splits into the Long Beach Branch, which continues east to Lynbrook and Long Beach, and the Far Rockaway Branch, which turns south toward Far Rockaway. Also, the West Hempstead Branch diverges north of the Montauk Branch.

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