Centre Avenue
Centre Avenue Station platforms looking towards Long Beach
General information
Location	Centre Avenue & Forest Avenue East Rockaway, New York
Coordinates	40°38′54″N 73°39′50″W / 40.648272°N 73.663915°W / 40.648272; -73.663915
Owned by	Long Island Rail Road
Line(s)	Long Beach Branch
Distance	2.5 mi (4.0 km) from Valley Stream[1]
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Parking	Yes[2]
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	7[3]
History
Opened	1898 (NY&LB)
Electrified	September 1910 750 V (DC) third rail
Previous names	South Lynbrook (1898–1924)
Passengers
2012-14	1,460[4]
Services
Preceding station Long Island Rail Road Following station Lynbrook toward Penn Station or Grand Central Long Beach Branch East Rockaway toward Long Beach

Centre Avenue is one of two railroad stations of the Long Island Rail Road in East Rockaway, New York. The station is officially located at Forest Avenue between Rocklyn and 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.^[5] The station's parking lot is adjacent to the site of the former station.

Station layout

This station has two high-level wheelchair-accessible side platforms, each 10 cars long, with shelters and ticket vending machines.

Parking is available for vehicles with East Rockaway village residential permits and is located one block west, near the site of the former station. Limited non-resident parking is also available.^[2]