Woodside station (LIRR)

The Woodside station is a station on the Main Line and Port Washington Branch of the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR), located in the Woodside neighborhood of Queens in New York City. It is the first station passed by eastward trains from Penn Station and Grand Central Madison, and it is the only station in Queens shared by the Port Washington Branch and other LIRR branches. East of Woodside the two-track Port Washington Branch turns eastward, while the four-track Main Line continues southeast to Jamaica station.

Woodside
Looking east from Platform A.
General information
Location61st Street and Roosevelt Avenue
Woodside, Queens, New York
Coordinates40.746072°N 73.903201°W / 40.746072; -73.903201
Owned byLong Island Rail Road
Line(s)Main Line
Port Washington Branch
Distance3.1 mi (5.0 km) from Long Island City
Platforms2 side platforms
1 island platform
Tracks6
Connections New York City Subway
at 61st Street–Woodside
NYCT Bus: Q32
MTA Bus: Q18, Q53 SBS, Q70 SBS to LGA
Construction
AccessibleYes
ArchitectUrbahn Architects
Other information
Station codeWDD
Fare zone1
History
OpenedNovember 15, 1869 (1869-11-15) (F&NS)
Closed1914 (1914)
Rebuilt1915 (1915),
1999 (1999)
ElectrifiedJune 16, 1910 (1910-06-16)
750 V (DC) third rail
Passengers
201220147,172
Rank15 of 126
Services
Preceding station Long Island Rail Road Following station
Penn Station or Grand Central
Terminus
Port Washington Branch Mets–Willets Point
Hempstead Branch
Peak periods only
Forest Hills
toward Hempstead
Port Jefferson Branch Kew Gardens
Ronkonkoma Branch Forest Hills
toward Greenport
Far Rockaway Branch Forest Hills
Babylon Branch Forest Hills
toward Babylon
West Hempstead Branch
Peak periods only
Forest Hills
Long Beach Branch Forest Hills
toward Long Beach
     Oyster Bay Branch does not stop here
     Montauk Branch does not stop here
Former services
Preceding station Long Island
Rail Road
Following station
Hunterspoint Avenue Main Line Winfield Junction
toward Greenport
Penn Station
Terminus
Terminus Rockaway Beach Division
after 1925
Rego Park

Woodside has six tracks and three platforms. The four southernmost tracks passing through the station are the Main Line tracks; the two center tracks on the Main Line are through (express) tracks and do not have platform faces at Woodside. The two northernmost tracks are the Port Washington branch tracks, both of which have platforms. West of the station, the line merges with Amtrak's Hell Gate Bridge access tracks (part of the Northeast Corridor) at Harold Interlocking before entering the East River Tunnels or 63rd Street Tunnel to Manhattan. The 61st Street–Woodside station of the IRT Flushing Line (served by the 7 and <7> trains) is above Woodside station, on a viaduct high above Roosevelt Avenue. At street level, the Q70 SBS bus provides limited-stop service to LaGuardia Airport. The station is ADA-accessible via elevators and ramps.

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