Plandome is a station on the Long Island Rail Road's Port Washington Branch in Plandome, New York. It is located off Stonytown Road and Rockwood Road, near West Circle Drive and Colonial Drive, and is 18.3 miles (29.5 km) from Penn Station in Midtown Manhattan.

Plandome
Plandome's LIRR station, as seen on June 6, 2021. The Plandome Branch of the Manhasset Post Office is on the ground floor.
General information
Location	Stonytown Road & Rockwood Road Plandome, New York
Coordinates	40.810687°N 73.695216°W / 40.810687; -73.695216
Owned by	Long Island Rail Road
Line(s)	Port Washington Branch
Distance	16.5 mi (26.6 km) from Long Island City[1]
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Construction
Parking	Yes (residential permits & privately owned)
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	4
History
Opened	1909
Closed	1987 (due to arson)
Rebuilt	1990
Electrified	October 21, 1913[2] 750 V (DC) third rail
Passengers
2012—2014	1,135[3]
Rank	73 of 125
Services
Preceding station Long Island Rail Road Following station Manhasset toward Penn Station Port Washington Branch Port Washington Terminus

Plandome Station is also located next to the Plandome Country Club.

History

Plandome station was built in 1909, and as such was the last station to be built on the Port Washington Branch, until the World's Fair station opened in 1939.[4][5] The track was first laid in 1898 with the building of the Manhasset Viaduct, and Plandome was a flag stop until the station was built. The track was originally at grade level, until it was raised in the area by 1913, and the stone bridge over Stonytown Road was built.

The station burned in a fire set by vandals in January 1987. The Plandome Fire Department had historically used the station for drill exercises, so had an advantage when an actual fire occurred there.[5][6] By 1990, it was rebuilt to more modern standards with turn-of-the-century characteristics.[5][7]

The station also serves as the location of the Plandome Branch of the United States Postal Service.[8] The post office was originally located on the second floor of the station, adjacent to the small waiting room, along the tracks until the fire. After the station was rebuilt, it was rebuilt, as well, and was relocated to street-level.[8]

In the early 2000s, a bus owned by the Long Island Rail Road powered by natural gas skimmed the top of the low bridge near the station, knocking off the top of its roof.^{[citation needed]} The gas, carried in the roof, did not explode, and damage was minimal.^{[citation needed]}

Station layout

This station has one 10-car-long side platform east of the track.

P Platform level	Track 1	←      Port Washington Branch toward Penn Station (Manhasset) ←      Port Washington Branch toward Port Washington (Terminus) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the left or right
G	Ground level	Exit/entrance, parking, buses

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to:
Plandome (LIRR station)

• Plandome – LIRR

• Plandome LIRR timetable

• Unofficial LIRR History Website
  • Station photo from December 2006
  • View from platform
• 1962 Image of Plandome Station (NYCSubway.org)
• Stoneytown Road entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Platform from Google Maps Street View
• Waiting Room from Google Maps Street View