Great Neck (LIRR station) 4629927 225418381 2008-07-13T16:11:07Z Geoking66 89724 {{Infobox Station | name=Great Neck | style=LIRR | image=Great Neck Station.jpg | image_size= | image_caption=Overlooking Great Neck Station from across the tracks. Taken [[December 20]], [[2007]]. | address= Middle Neck Road & Station Plaza @ Great Neck Road<br>[[Great Neck, NY|Village of Great Neck]], [[New York]] | line={{rail color box|system=LIRR|line=Port Washington}} | other='''[[MTA Long Island Bus]]'''<br>'''Great Neck Taxi''' | platform=2 | tracks=2 | parking=Yes(Local Permit & Scratch-off Voucher required) | bicycle=Yes | baggage_check= | passengers=860,340 | pass_year=2006 | pass_percent=0 | pass_system= | opened=[[October 27]], [[1866]]<ref name=Seyfried>[[Vincent F. Seyfried]], [[wikisource:The Long Island Rail Road: A Comprehensive History, Part Two: The Flushing, North Shore & Central Railroad|The Long Island Rail Road: A Comprehensive History, Part Two: The Flushing, North Shore & Central Railroad]], &copy; 1963</ref> | closed=1883, 1924 | rebuilt=1883, 1893, 1925-1934, |electrified=[[October 21]], [[1913]] | ADA=yes | code= | owned= | zone=4 | services= {{s-rail|title=LIRR}} {{s-line|system=LIRR|line=Port Washington|previous=Little Neck|next=Manhasset}} | mpassengers= }} {{commonscat|Great Neck (LIRR station)}} '''Great Neck''' is a station on the [[Long Island Rail Road]]'s [[Port Washington Branch]] in [[Great Neck, New York|Great Neck]], the first station in the branch (heading from Manhattan) in [[Nassau County, New York|Nassau County]]. The station is located at Middle Neck Road and Station Plaza at Great Neck Road, 1/4 mile (0.4 km) North of [[New York State Route 25A|Northern Boulevard]], and is 15.9 miles (25.3 km) from [[Pennsylvania Station (New York City)|Penn Station]] in [[Midtown, Manhattan|Midtown Manhattan]]. From this point on, the line becomes single tracked onto Port Washington. Great Neck was originally the terminus of the [[Flushing and North Side Railroad]] when it was built in 1866. The F&NS was consolidated into the [[North Shore Railroad (Long Island)|North Shore Railroad]] in 1874, only to be leased in 1876 by the LIRR who, in 1898, built Long Island's highest railroad bridge to extend the line to [[Manhasset (LIRR station)|Manhasset]] and [[Port Washington (LIRR station)|Port Washington]]. In 1924 the station was closed and moved to its current location on [[February 26]], [[1925]], as a grade elimination project brought the tracks below ground by [[June 8]], [[1934]]. Elevators exist on both sides of the tracks. The wall along the southeastern platform contains an aluminum sculpture by artist David Saunders that was installed in 2001. This station was referenced in''[[The Great Gatsby]]'' as "West Egg". ==Service== Port Washington Branch trains generally run every 30 minutes in both directions during the daytime. During rush hours, while express service is provided, Great Neck is an express station. Local trains terminate here during rush hours. Trains run every two hours overnight. ==[[MTA Long Island Bus]] Connections== *[[N20 (Long Island bus)|N20]]: Flushing-Hicksville. *[[N21 (Long Island bus)|N21]]: Flushing-Glen Cove. *[[N25 (Long Island bus)|N25]]: Lynbrook-Great Neck. *[[N57 (Long Island bus)|N57]]: Great Neck Loop. *[[N58 (Long Island bus)|N58]]: Great Neck-Kings Point. ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *[http://lirr42.mta.info/stationinfo.asp?station=025 LIRR station information for Great Neck] *Manhasset Viaduct Photos (Forgotten-NY.com) **[http://www.forgotten-ny.com/SUBWAYS/pwbranch2/LIRRmanhassetbridge1.jpg Manhasset Viaduct from Shore Road] and [http://www.forgotten-ny.com/SUBWAYS/pwbranch2/LIRRmanhassetbridge3.jpg Close-Up] [[Category:Long Island Rail Road stations]] [[Category:Transportation in Nassau County, New York]] [[Category:Railway stations opened in 1866]] [[Category:Railway stations opened in 1924]] [[Category:Great Neck Peninsula]]