Matawok Rockaway Beach Line station

The first station to be given the name Matawok, near the junction at Rego Park, was located along the Rockaway Beach Branch at Fleet Street on the northeast corner of a bridge over the street. It was opened between 1910 and 1913, although LIRR records of the station show its existence dating back to 1908 and into 1915. Some maps show the station existing as recently as 1922.^[6]

Matawok Main Line station

The other Matawok Station was located along the main line east of Whitepot Junction at 66th Avenue. It was opened on June 25, 1922,^[7][8][9] and had two platforms along four tracks, and a pedestrian bridge not only over the main line, but also over the Rockaway Beach Branch leading from 64th Road east of Alderton Street. The station closed on May 21, 1925, but the remnants of the station remained for decades.^[10][11]

Parkside station

In 1927, calls came from the Rego Park community for a new LIRR station at 63rd Drive (originally Penelope Street). This was contrary to the desires of the railroad, who wished to cease further expansion of Queens operations.^{[4][12][10][13]} Construction on the new Rego Park station began on January 30, 1928.^[2] The station was a modernized version of the design used at the Parkside station.^[13][2] Initially planned to open on April 1,^[2][14] the station was completed in April,^[4][15] and opened on May 23, 1928.^[1][4][14] Two parades were held in Rego Park on May 26 to commemorate the opening of the station.^[4][16]

The Rockaway Beach Branch closed on June 8, 1962.^[17][18][19]