Plandome (LIRR station)

Plandome
File:Plandome Station from Parking Lot.jpg Plandome's LIRR station, which also serves as the local U.S. Post Office.
Location	Stonytown Road & Rockwood Road Plandome, New York
Coordinates
Owned by	Long Island Rail Road
Line(s)
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Connections	Plandome Taxi
Construction
Parking	Yes (residential permits & privately owned)
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	4
History
Opened	1909
Closed	1987 (due to arson)
Rebuilt	1990
Electrified	October 21, 1913 750 V (DC) third rail
Traffic
Passengers (2006)	971
Services
Preceding station   LIRR   Following station Manhasset toward Penn Station Port Washington Branch Port Washington Terminus

Plandome is a station in Plandome, New York on the Port Washington Branch of the Long Island Rail Road. It is located off Stonytown Road and Rockwood Road, near West Circle Drive and Colonial Drive, and is 18.3 miles (29.5 km) from Penn Station in Midtown Manhattan. It is also located next to the Plandome Country Club.

History

Plandome station was built in 1909, and as such was the last station to be built on the Port Washington Branch, until the World's Fair station opened in 1939. The track was first laid in 1898 with the building of the Manhasset viaduct, and Plandome was a flag stop until the station was built. Track was originally at grade level, until it was raised in the area in 1913, and the stone bridge over Stonytown Road was built. The station burned in a fire set by vandals in January 1987. By 1990, it was rebuilt to more modern standards with turn of the century characteristics. It also serves as the location of the Plandome Branch of the U.S. Post Office. The post office was originally located on the second floor of the station along the tracks until the fire. After the station was rebuilt, it was relocated to street-level. In the early 2000s, a bus owned by the Long Island Rail Road powered by natural gas skimmed the top of the low bridge near the station, knocking off the top of its roof. The gas, carried in the roof, did not explode, and damage was minimal.

Platform and track configuration

1	■ Port Washington Branch	toward Penn Station (Manhasset)
	■ Port Washington Branch	toward Port Washington (Terminus)

This station has one 10-car-long side platform east of the track. The Port Washington Branch has one track at this location.

External links

• Official LIRR station information page for Plandome
• Station timetable for Plandome
• Unofficial LIRR History Website
  • Station photo from December 2006
  • View from platform
• 1962 Image of Plandome Station (NYCSubway.org)
• Stoneytown Road entrance from Google Maps Street View

File:Plandome Station - Post Office.jpg

The station is also the local U.S. Post Office