Mineola Train Station

The up-​side: Multiple LIRR lines run through Mineola, meaning less time at Penn Station and lower chances of having to change at Jamaica.
The down-​side (and an outright scam, in my opinion): While the parking in the Intermodal Transit Center is convenient, BEWARE… you MUST park head-​in, even though there are no prominent signs anywhere in the garage telling motorists to park head-​in. The only place this rule is posted is at the entrance, as an item buried within a long list of rules-​and-​regs (in relatively small type) on a sign that is to the side of the entrance (and out of the motorist’s direct line of sight), making it practically unreadable as you navigate your way up the entrance ramp.
Your penalty for not being so observant as to see the small type on an out-​of-​the way signboard? $ 15. There’s no way for people who are not from Mineola to reasonably be expected to know this rule. The MTA and the garage operators should be ashamed of themselves for not posting adequate signage throughout the garage, thereby operating what is essentially the parking equivalent of a speed trap.

It is a train station with a urine smelling waiting room and lots of freaky people waiting around or sleeping on a bench. Plus the parking is limited and basically sucks. It is a semi-​major station so alot of NYC trains cut through it.

I wish there were more seats outside but they do have a nice waiting area for the train. Make sure you take the A platform to get to NYC. Very close to court buildings, there’s a nice Italian restaurant nearby & easy enough to get to. Also a more popular station with people around & some scenery. No complaints here.

Definitely one of my preferred train stations on the LIRR. There are waiting rooms on both sides of the tracks (though the one on the station proper side is MUCH nicer), there’s a newsstand built into the waiting area, and the Station Diner is open across the street in the mornings and afternoons. Lots of trains go through here.

This is the best station because this station has the most frequent trains and you do not have to transfer at Jamaica. However, the parking is terrible! So prepare to be driving around for a while because all the city workers park their and leave their cars there for hours which is so annoying. It is $ 6 to park there for the day. This station is the best to travel to other that because it is the most frequent train station in the nassau county area and it is safe!

Not sure how to review a necessary station along the LIRR, but I will ask you this — are you standing at the station now waiting for a train and have time to kill? Yes. Good, can you see O’Carroll’s Recovery Room? Yes. Even better, do you have a drinking problem? Yes or no, it doesn’t matter I’m not your keeper, but my suggestion would be to go to O’Carroll’s and wait in one of the best pubs found anywhere!

I get on at this station rather frequently to get to NYC and Brooklyn. The platform is always clean and feels safe. The train station parking garage is very nice and not bad for the price.

There’s not really anything here unfortunately, given that it’s actually quite a centrally located station on several lines. There are a few places to get some quick grub while you wait for the train on the West bound side of the street, so give them a look. Safe enough, doesn’t look like there’s any parking, but it IS commuter friendly with benches and buses.

This is your typical lirr train station. Waiting room is not great. Hot as balls in the summer and freezing in the winter. But you can always wait for your train at one of the local bars.

Drop off and pick-​up are painfully excruciating even after all the work the village did to clean up the station. Be extremely careful how you drive in, where you stop, and people coming in and out of your car.

Yuck. My dislike for the LIRR in general keeps me from rating stations any higher. I take the train whenever there is bad weather as my commute is a long drive every day and in this winter 2014, we’ve had incredibly bad weather. With that said, the Mineola train station is a bigger station, and more lines run through it which is nice, however, the station house on the east bound side of tracks is deplorable. Often times I see bottles of alcohol strewn on the benches and floor and other contraband. Also, in this cold weather it only protects you from the wind, it is still freezing in there.
The Mineola Train Station has also switched my trains tracks on me without mentioning it on the display board, leaving me to run across the tracks through the overhead passageway. This is dangerous because it is wet and therefore icy.
Every LIRR station needs a clock. Just one clock in each station house and one outdoors in the tracks. Maybe even put it on the display board. How hard is that to ask. Yes, I own a phone but I am not whipping it out every two minutes to do the math on how late my train is going to be. Get it together LIRR.

This station is across from the hospital where my sister works, so it is very convenient when she drops me off here in the evening as she goes to work after visiting her over the weekend. The service here is great as the Oyster Bay, Ronkonkoma, and Huntington lines all stop at this station. Also, from this point you are only about 30 mins from the city! There is plenty of parking as well as a major bus hub at the station. Also, there is a bar right in the parking lot if you want to knock back a few while waiting for your train!

Catch the train one time going back to Queens came a job Interview… This is a busy station I guess lots of people live in Mineola… lol but other that the station is ok

Mineola gives Lawn G’Island a little taste of Manhattan. It has its cute version of a bodega, a busker playing guitar, it even imitates the grimy homeless vibe of many of New York’s subway stations.
And yet, looking at Winthrop Hospital or taking in the tall parking garages or even watching some wasted gym teacher stumble out of the Recovery Room on a Saturday morning, I think to myself, «I am on Long Island.» Indeed, I am on Long Island.

Nice clean station 20 minutes away from NYC. Municipal parking is right across the street from the station and the trains run relatively on time. For those who may not know, platform A is designated for points west and platform B is designated for points east.
The only reason I give it 3 stars instead of 4 or 5 is because you have to pay for parking.

Mineola is my gateway to the world. Living on Long Island it’s the simplest way to get into Manhattan. Short of living on the Port Washington line Mineola station has the best selection of trains to choose from.
The public parking garage adjacent to the station is also a big plus!
The station is clean and the bathroom facilities are generally well kept.

Looking to go to the City or out East — fastest train around with frequent departures! There is a bar, taxi service and deli all right there at the station. Plus on the South side of tracks there is a parking structure where you can park for as long as you like. It is reasonable — just pay at the machine — easy as 1−2−3! Takes credit cards!