Hempstead Branch

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The Hempstead Branch is an electrified branch line of the Long Island Rail Road.

[edit] Stations

Station / Location	Station link	Miles (Kilometers) to Penn Station	Connections/Notes
For continuing service to Jamaica* and points west, see City Terminal Zone*
Union Hall Jamaica			closed 1976
Hillside Jamaica			closed 1966
Hillside Facility			Employees-only station
Hollis 193rd Street and Woodhull Avenue, Hollis	[1]	13.6	Bus (New York City Transit Bus):Q2, Q3
Bellaire Bellaire			closed 1972
Queens Village Springfield Boulevard and Amboy Lane, Queens Village	[2]	15.4	Bus (New York City Transit Bus):Q1, Q27, Q36, Q83 (Late Night Only),Q88 Bus (MTA Long Island Bus): N24
Bellerose Commonwealth Boulevard and Superior Road, Bellerose	[3]	16.3
Floral Park Tulip Avenue and Atlantic Avenue, Floral Park	[4]	16.9
Stewart Manor New Hyde Park Road and Manor Road, Stewart Manor	[5]	18.3	Bus (MTA Long Island Bus): N25
Nassau Boulevard Nassau Boulevard and South Avenue, Garden City	[6]	19.3
Garden City 7th Street between Hilton and Cathedral Avenues, Garden City	[7]	20.4	Bus (MTA Long Island Bus): N40, N41
Country Life Press Damson Street and Saint James Street South, Garden City	[8]	21.0
Hempstead West Columbia Street, East of Main Street and Fulton Avenue, Hempstead	[9]	22.0	Bus (MTA Long Island Bus) at Hempstead Transit Center: N6, N15, N16, N17, N27, N31, N32, N35, N37, N40, N41, N46, N47, N48, N49, N54, N55, N70, N71, N72

[edit] Belmont Park service

It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Belmont Park Branch. (Discuss)

The LIRR operates a special shuttle service between Jamaica and the Belmont Park racetrack on racing days only. There is a spur east of Queens Village that turns southward and ends at the Belmont Park station.