Lakeview station
Lakeview | |||||||||||
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View from the platform, facing south. | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Eagle Avenue & Woodfield Road West Hempstead, New York | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°41′08″N 73°39′08″W / 40.68556°N 73.65222°W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Long Island Rail Road | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | West Hempstead Branch | ||||||||||
| Distance | 3.4 mi (5.5 km) from Valley Stream | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
| Connections | Nassau Inter-County Express: n15 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Parking | Yes | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | No | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 4 | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1924 | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | c.1973, c.1995 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | October 19, 1926 750 V (DC) third rail | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Lake View | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 2006 | 868 | ||||||||||
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Lakeview is a station along the West Hempstead Branch of the Long Island Rail Road. It is located on the southeast corner of Eagle Avenue & Woodfield Road in West Hempstead, New York – one of three stations located in the community. Hempstead Lake State Park is nearby. The former Southern Hempstead Branch crossed the line north of this station.