Hunterspoint Avenue station (LIRR)

Hunterspoint Ave
The western end of the station.
General information
Location	49th Avenue between 21st Street and Skillman Avenue Hunters Point and Long Island City, Queens, New York
Coordinates	40°44′32″N 73°56′50″W / 40.74222°N 73.94722°W / 40.74222; -73.94722
Owned by	Long Island Rail Road
Line(s)	Main Line
Distance	0.6 mi (0.97 km) from Long Island City[1]
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	New York City Subway: ​ at Hunters Point Avenue at 21st Street NYCT Bus: B62 (at Jackson Avenue) MTA Bus: Q67
Construction
Parking	No
Bicycle facilities	No
Accessible	No; accessibility planned
Other information
Fare zone	1
History
Opened	1860
Closed	1902
Rebuilt	1903, 1914
Electrified	June 16, 1910 750 V (DC) third rail
Passengers
2006	6,479[2]
Services
Preceding station Long Island Rail Road Following station Long Island City Terminus Port Jefferson Branch limited service Jamaica toward Port Jefferson Oyster Bay Branch limited service Jamaica toward Oyster Bay Montauk Branch limited service Jamaica toward Montauk
Former services Preceding station Long Island Rail Road Following station Long Island City Terminus Main Line Woodside toward Greenport
Location

Hunterspoint Avenue is a station on the Main Line of the Long Island Rail Road, within the City Terminal Zone. It is located at 49th Avenue (formerly Hunters Point Avenue) between 21st Street and Skillman Avenue in the Hunters Point and Long Island City neighborhoods of Queens, New York City. This ground-level station has an island platform between two tracks and is not wheelchair accessible from the entrance above the station.

The Hunterspoint Avenue station is only served during weekday rush hours in the peak direction (to Hunterspoint Avenue from Long Island in the morning; from Hunterspoint Avenue to Long Island in the evening). Trains serving here usually run on the Oyster Bay, Montauk, or Port Jefferson Branches. Some westbound trains continue to and terminate at Long Island City, and some eastbound trains originate in Long Island City. All service at the station is provided by diesel trains, which can neither use the East River Tunnels nor the 63rd Street Tunnel – although the tracks are electrified.