Westbury station (LIRR)
Train station on Long Island, New York, USA
Westbury is a station on the Long Island Rail Road's Main Line located at Union and Post Avenues in Westbury, New York. All trains for the Port Jefferson and Ronkonkoma Branches and some Montauk Branch trains run through the station, although typically, only Port Jefferson Branch trains stop. It is 23.4 miles (37.7 km) east of Pennsylvania Station. The station is fully compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, and it has two side platforms and three tracks.
History
The Westbury station was built at some point in March 1837, with the opening of the Long Island Rail Road to Hicksville. The station was closed between June and September of the same year, briefly replaced by the nearby Carle Place station. Throughout much of the mid-19th Century, the J.P. Kelsey Branch Store served as the station's depot. The second station was built between April and June 1883. The third station was built in 1914.
The station was electrified in October 1970, along with the rest of the Port Jefferson Branch between the Mineola and Huntington Stations; the electrification allowed for direct service between Westbury and Pennsylvania Station to the west – as well as Hicksville & Huntington to the east.
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