- Rockville Centre (LIRR station)
Infobox Station
name=Rockville Centre
style=LIRR
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address= North Village Avenue and Front StreetRockville Centre, New York ,
line=rail color box|system=LIRR|line=Babylon
other=MTA Long Island Bus
All Island Taxi
platform=1 Island Platform
tracks=2
parking=Yes
bicycle=Yes
baggage_check=
passengers=
pass_year=
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opened=1867
closed=
rebuilt=1881, 1901, 1950
ADA=yes
code=
owned=MTA
zone=7
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mpassengers=Rockville Centre is a major railroad station along the
Babylon Branch of theLong Island Rail Road . It is officially located at North Village Avenue and Front Street north ofSunrise Highway inRockville Centre, New York , however the station property spreads as far west as North Center Avenue and as far east as North Park Avenue. Parking is available throughout the Village of Rockville Centre, within the vicinity of the station for those with residential and non-residential permits. The station also lies east of theRockville Centre Bus Depot .Rockville Centre Station was originally built by the
South Side Railroad of Long Island onOctober 28 ,1867 and remodeled in July 1881. The station was rebuilt onOctober 14 ,1901 , as the original station was moved to a private location that year and razed in 2004. The second station was razed in March 1949 as part of a grade elevation project that would dominate the Babylon Branch throughout the post-WW2 era. A temporary station was built southeast of the former location between April 19-22, 1949.Rockville Centre Station was the site of a major railroad accident on
February 17 ,1950 that resulted in the deaths of 31 people, and serious injury of over 100 people. This would occur nine months before a similar accident inKew Gardens, Queens killed 79 people, and injury of hundreds more. The current elevated structure was opened in July 17-18, 1950, and renovated during the end of the 20th Century.MTA Long Island Bus Connections*N14: Rockville Centre Loop
*N15: Long Beach-Roosevelt Field
*N16: Baldwin-Roosevelt Field
*N17: Rockville Centre-HempsteadExternal links
* [http://lirr42.mta.info/stationinfo.asp?station=106 Official MTA-LIRR Rockville Centre Station Article]
* [http://www.lirrhistory.com/mar2007/rvc04.jpgRockville Centre Station Photo; March 11, 2007 (Unofficial LIRR History Website)]
* [http://arrts-arrchives.com/ssrrrvc.html Old Rockville Centre Station photos (Arrt's Arrchives)]
* [http://trainsarefun.com/lirr/lirrtracknames.htm#RVC Rockville Centre Grade Project (TrainsAreFun.com)]
*Geolinks-US-buildingscale|40.658308|-73.646604
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