The Freeport station is a station on the Babylon Branch of the Long Island Rail Road. It is located in Freeport Plaza between Henry Street and Benson Place, just north of NY 27 in Freeport, New York.
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 Freeport station as seen from part of the parking lot | ||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||
| Location | Freeport Plaza Freeport, New York | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°39′27″N 73°34′57″W / 40.657425°N 73.582601°W | |||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Long Island Rail Road | |||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Montauk Branch | |||||||||||||||
| Distance | 22.7 mi (36.5 km) from Long Island City[1] | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Connections |  Nassau Inter-County Express: n4, n4X, n19, n40/41, n43, n88X (Summer only) | |||||||||||||||
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| Parking | Yes | |||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 7 | |||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1867 (SSRRLI) | |||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1899, 1959–1960 | |||||||||||||||
| Electrified | May 20, 1925 750 V (DC) third rail | |||||||||||||||
| Passengers | ||||||||||||||||
| 2012—2014 | 5,629[2] | |||||||||||||||
| Rank | 21 of 125 | |||||||||||||||
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History
The Freeport station was originally built on October 28, 1867 by the South Side Railroad of Long Island, and was rebuilt in 1899. It is among many of the stations along the Babylon Branch that were elevated throughout Nassau and Western Suffolk counties during the 1960s, in this case October 1960.[3][4]
Some afternoon rush-hour trains terminate at Freeport and some morning rush-hour trains originate at Freeport.
The station is served by several different Nassau Inter-County Express routes, including service to Jones Beach.[5][6]
Station layout
The station has one 12-car-long high-level island platform between the two tracks. There are two layover tracks east of the station.
Image gallery
- Freeport station
Early 20th century postcard of the station in the shadow of the Otten Building
The Nassau Inter-County Express N4 bus to Jamaica
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