Hewlett is a station on the Long Island Rail Road's Far Rockaway Branch in Hewlett, in Nassau County, New York, United States. The station is located at Franklin Avenue between Broadway and West Broadway, and is 19.5 miles (31.4 km) from Penn Station in Midtown Manhattan.

Hewlett
The 2003 Hewlett station building in 2009, across the tracks and the grade crossing from the long-standing former station.
General information
Location	Franklin Avenue Hewlett, New York
Coordinates	40.636737°N 73.705151°W / 40.636737; -73.705151
Owned by	Long Island Rail Road
Line(s)	Far Rockaway Branch
Distance	1.8 mi (2.9 km) from Valley Stream[1]
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Nassau Inter-County Express: n1, n31, n32
Construction
Parking	Yes; Free
Bicycle facilities	Yes; Bike Rack (at old and new station houses)
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	4
History
Opened	July 29, 1869 (SSRRLI)[2]
Rebuilt	1870
Electrified	December 11, 1905 750 V (DC) third rail
Previous names	Cedar Grove (July–October 1869) Hewletts (1869 – ?)[2]
Passengers
2006	1,533[3]
Services
Preceding station Long Island Rail Road Following station Gibson toward Jamaica, Atlantic Terminal or Penn Station Far Rockaway Branch Woodmere toward Far Rockaway
Former services Preceding station Long Island Rail Road Following station Gibson toward Valley Stream Far Rockaway Branch Woodmere toward Hammels Gibson Terminus Rockaway Beach Division Woodmere toward Woodside

History

Hewlett station was originally built by the South Side Railroad of Long Island as Cedar Grove station in July 1869. This name would only last until October, when it was changed to Hewletts station. In 1870, the station was replaced with a new building, that has remained intact ever since, making it the oldest railroad station on Long Island, and the only existing building constructed by an LIRR predecessor. High-level sheltered platforms were added across Franklin Avenue during the late-1990s, and a new station house was built diagonally across the grade crossing from the original one between November 25, 2002 and July 28, 2003.[4] After the LIRR built the new Hewlett Station, the oldest active station became the 1873-built Saint James on the Port Jefferson Branch in Suffolk County. Today the former SSRLI Depot is owned by the Long Island Rail Road, but leased to a local taxi company.

Platform and track configuration

This station has two high-level side platforms. The east platform (adjacent to Track 1) is 10 cars long and the west platform (adjacent to Track 2) is eight cars long.

References

External links

Media related to Hewlett (LIRR station) at Wikimedia Commons

• Hewlett – LIRR
• Hewlett LIRR timetable
• Old Hewlett Station (Arrt's Arrchives)
• Unofficial LIRR History Website
  • View of old station from parking lot and from tracks
• Hewlett Station (Great Railroad Stations -- TrainWeb)
• Station from Franklin Avenue from Google Maps Street View
• Platforms from Google Maps Street View