New amenities at East Hampton Station include benches, bulletin boards, digital information totems and Wi-Fi! The installation of platform lighting, railings and signage is in progress, and the wood paneling has been repaired. A heating system and restrooms will be added by the end of 2018.
Platform level accessibility has improved with two new hydraulic elevators and a new northside station plaza connecting Main Street with the 40th Road passageway. Flushing Main Street Station is now home to a new ticket office, energy-efficient LED lighting, CCTV security cameras, new staircases and stair canopies, and charge ports….
Artist Timothy Hyunsoo Lee created a series of 45 laminated glass panels entitled “Come Back Home” (2018) for Stewart Manor Station. Inspired by and derived from a series of original watercolor paintings, “Come Back Home” responds to the landscape of Stewart Manor and to the nearby community. The works take…
Wi-Fi has been successfully installed at all stations along the LIRR Expansion Project-Floral Park to Hicksville. These stations are: Floral Park New Hyde Park Merillon Avenue Mineola Carle Place Westbury Hicksville Wi-Fi is now accessible on the platform at each of these stations and free for LIRR customers.
After decades of talk and years of construction, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority expects to finish construction of the Long Island Rail Road second track between Ronkonkoma and Farmingdale by the end of summer. That is worthy of applause…
Construction has started at Bellmore station on August 6th. New features will include platform repairs, platform canopy roofing rehabilitation and renovation of the platform waiting room, which will include new windows, doors, wall tiles, lighting and a new HVAC system for customer comfort. See new photos of the temporary ticket…
Construction is underway at Stony Brook Station. Demolition work on the station has commenced, and the temporary waiting room is open. Planned improvements include the addition of customer amenities such as a charging station, improved wayfinding signage, information displays and Wi-Fi. New lighting and CCTV security cameras will be installed…
New platform edge tactile warning strips and rubbing boards have been installed for your safety. Additional ongoing work at Stewart Manor includes art glass fabrication, platform railing installation and shelter shed construction.
With the rehabilitation of the east end of the station completed, work on the west end is well underway. Modern station amenities include new LED platform lighting, improved customer information with JBL speakers for improved sound, four digital screens installed in the waiting room, and wifi access. Conveniences will include…
The station, originally built in 1913, has already seen major improvements since work began in the summer of 2016. With significant completion as of July 2018, the $24.6 million project includes: two hydraulic elevators to provide ADA access to the station, one for each of the station 10-car platforms; a…