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Belmont Park is a seasonal-use Long Island Rail Road station on the grounds of the Belmont Park racetrack in the New York City borough of Queens.The station is a terminus of a spur line that lies south of and between the Queens Village and Elmont–UBS Arena stations on the Main Line/Hempstead Branch.
Several stations see part-time service: Belmont Park, open on event days such as Belmont Stakes; Pinelawn, which exclusively serves cemeteries in its area and is served only during off-peak daytime hours; and Hunterspoint Avenue and Long Island City, which serve as terminals for several diesel trains during rush hours.
Unlike the Belmont Park station directly to the south, it is able to serve Main Line trains from both the west and east. The station also includes platform canopies, LED signs, benches, USB charging ports, bike racks, and art. The station is located directly east of (and partially over) the overpass across the Cross Island Parkway. [16]
Belmont Park station opened in 1906 as Goodwood. [2] In 1979, it was renamed Belmont Park. [3] [4] It was used only when there was an event at the Belmont Park Racecourse. [5] The station closed on 13 October 2013 to make way for the Perth Stadium station that was built to service Perth Stadium. [6] [7]
Belmont Park has four times hosted the Breeders' Cup, in 1990, ‘95, 2001 and ’05. After the renovations, the 50,000-capacity track will be winterized and updated for everyday racing, with the ...
Belmont Avenue (also known as Franklin Park – Belmont Avenue) is a station on Metra's North Central Service in Franklin Park, Illinois. The station is 15.8 miles (25.4 km) away from Chicago Union Station, the southern terminus of the line. [2] In Metra's zone-based fare system, Belmont Avenue is in zone 2. As of 2018, Belmont Avenue is the ...
Belmont Park was the site of the tragedy-marred victory of Foolish Pleasure over champion filly Ruffian in a 1975 match race. Ruffian broke down during the race and had to be euthanized. She was buried near the finish line in the infield at Belmont Park, her nose pointed towards the finish pole, from 1975 until 2023. [35]
The MTA built the Elmont-UBS Arena station in Elmont, New York, as part of the Belmont Park redevelopment in the early 2020s. The station includes two new 12-car platforms, and ADA-compliant elevators. The eastbound platform opened first on November 20, 2021. [20] [21] The westbound platform officially opened on October 6, 2022. [22] [23]