Hicksville station

Hicksville
Hicksville Station from Platform A, facing west toward New York
Location	Newbridge Road & West Barclay Street Hicksville, NY
Coordinates	40°46′02″N 73°31′43″W / 40.767101°N 73.528686°W / 40.767101; -73.528686Coordinates: 40°46′02″N 73°31′43″W / 40.767101°N 73.528686°W / 40.767101; -73.528686
Owned by	Long Island Rail Road
Line(s)	Main Line
Platforms	2 island platforms
Tracks	3
Connections	Nassau Inter-County Express: n20H, n22, n24, n48, n49, n78, n79, n80
Construction
Parking	Yes; Town of Oyster Bay permits and private parking garages
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	7
History
Opened	March 1, 1837
Rebuilt	1873, 1909, 1962, 2016–2018
Electrified	October 19, 1970 750 V (DC) third rail
Traffic
Passengers (2006)	16,215
Services
Preceding station   LIRR   Following station Westbury toward Penn Station, Long Island City, or Atlantic Terminal Main Line (Ronkonkoma Branch) Bethpage toward Greenport Port Jefferson Branch Syosset toward Port Jefferson Mineola toward Penn Station, Long Island City, or Atlantic Terminal Montauk Branch Babylon toward Montauk Preceding station   LIRR   Following station Former services 1875—1876: New Cassel   Port Jefferson Branch   1952—1973: Landia 1875—1876: Westbury   Ronkonkoma Branch   1942—1970s: Grumman

Hicksville is a station on the Main Line of the Long Island Rail Road located in Hicksville, New York. It is the busiest station east of Jamaica and Penn Station by combined weekday/weekend ridership. As of May 2011, 133 trains stop at this station every weekday. All trains of both the Port Jefferson Branch and Ronkonkoma Branch stop at Hicksville with the exception of a number of peak hour (Mon-Fri) trips. Additionally, three trains that use the Central Branch and Montauk Branch east of the station stop here daily. Travel time to Penn Station in Manhattan is 40 to 50 minutes, depending on whether the train is local or express.

The station is at Newbridge Road (Route 106) and West Barclay Street. It has two island platforms and three tracks. It is wheelchair accessible, with an elevator to each platform from street level. It is served by eight Nassau Inter-County Express routes and two cab services on the ground level of the station.

Track 2 is accessible from both platforms. Generally, Platform A is used for westbound trains and Platform B for eastbound trains. Track 1 is mostly used for trains that terminate or originate in Hicksville (and occasionally freight trains), while Track 2 is used for other westbound trains. Track 3 is normally used for eastbound trains, except on weekday mornings when it also serves westbound trains.