Bellaire

Bellaire was a station stop along the Hempstead Branch of the Long Island Rail Road. The station was located between 211th Street and 212th Street between 99th Avenue and Jamaica Avenue in Bellaire, Queens. The station was first opened in 1837 as Brushville, which opened as a replacement of a station further to the east. The station closed in 1871, and was reopened in 1897 as Brushville Road. This station was replaced by Interstate Park in 1900, and was renamed Bellaire in 1907. The station was rebuilt on an elevated structure in 1924 as part of a grade crossing elimination project, and was closed in 1972 due to low ridership. History Brushville station With the opening of the Long Island Rail Road Main Line from Jamaica to Hicksville on March 1, 1837, De Lancey Avenue station was opened, located in the vicinity of where Queens Village station is today at Springfield Boulevard. The station was constructed east of Jamaica.