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Centre Avenue station

Centre Avenue is one of two Long Island Rail Road stations located within the Incorporated Village of East Rockaway, in Nassau County, New York. The station is officially located at Forest Avenue, between Rocklyn & Centre Avenues – one block east of Atlantic Avenue.

History
The station was opened in 1898 by the New York and Long Beach Railroad and originally was known as South Lynbrook station until 1924. Centre Avenue station was originally located a block to the west and had a station house, but was moved east when high-level platforms were installed in the late 1960s in order to facilitate the new M1 railcars. Parts of the original platform are still visible along the trackside towards Lynbrook. ==Station layout==
Station layout
The Centre Avenue station has two high-level side platforms, each 10 cars long, with shelters and ticket vending machines; the station is wheelchair-accessible. Parking Parking is available for vehicles with East Rockaway village residential permits and is located one block west, near the site of the former, original station. Limited non-resident parking is also available. == See also ==
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