LIRR Elmont-UBS Arena Station

As the first new Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) station to be designed and built in almost 50 years, Elmont-UBS Arena Station is the key transportation component of the $1.26 billion Belmont Park Redevelopment Project, which includes the UBS Arena – home to the New York Islanders hockey team – as well as a hotel and retail village.

STV is the architect- and engineer-of-record for this design-build project, led by Judlau and owned by MTA Construction & Development and LIRR. Located between the Queens Village and Bellerose stations on the LIRR’s Main Line, and straddling the heavily traveled Cross Island Parkway, the 19,000-square-foot, three-level Elmont UBS Arena Station improves commuting options for area residents while mitigating traffic congestion along local roads.

STV managed the overall design process and developed final architectural, structural, systems and civil designs, plus specialized mechanical designs for a snow melting system embedded in the concrete platforms. STV also provided project controls services, geotechnical analysis, construction staging plans and maintenance and protection of traffic schemes. The design-build team successfully met two crucial milestones, including the opening of UBS Arena in 2021 and the opening of the 2022-2023 NHL season in October 2022.

The fully ADA-compliant station has three levels: a grade-level entrance, a platform level, and a 20-foot-wide pedestrian overpass bridge with elevator services that links the eastbound and westbound platforms.