Freeport | ||||||||||||||||
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 Freeport station, as seen from its parking lot in 2011 | ||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||
| Location | Freeport Plaza Freeport,New York | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°39′27″N73°34′57″W / 40.657425°N 73.582601°W /40.657425; -73.582601 | |||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Long Island Rail Road | |||||||||||||||
| Line | Montauk Branch | |||||||||||||||
| Distance | 22.7 mi (36.5 km) fromLong Island City[1] | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1island platform | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Connections |  Nassau Inter-County Express:n4,n4X,n19,n19x,n40,n41,n43,n88X (Summer only) | |||||||||||||||
| Construction | ||||||||||||||||
| Parking | Yes | |||||||||||||||
| Accessible | yes | |||||||||||||||
| Other information | ||||||||||||||||
| Fare zone | 7 | |||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1867; 158 years ago (1867) (SSRRLI) | |||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1899, 1959–1960 | |||||||||||||||
| Electrified | May 20, 1925 750V (DC)third rail | |||||||||||||||
| Passengers | ||||||||||||||||
| 2012—2014 | 5,629[2] | |||||||||||||||
| Rank | 21 of125 | |||||||||||||||
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Freeport is astation on theBabylon Branch of theLong Island Rail Road. It is located at Freeport Plaza, between Henry Street and Benson Place, just north ofSunrise Highway (NY 27) inFreeport,Nassau County,New York.
TheFreeport station also serves as a hub for buses operated byNassau Inter-County Express (NICE). Furthermore, the station serves nearbyJones Beach State Park, with seasonal bus service provided by NICE between the station and the park.
The Freeport station is served at all times by trains on the Babylon Branch;Montauk Branch trains do not stop at the station.[3] Additionally, some afternoon rush-hour trains terminate at Freeport, and some morning rush-hour trains originate at Freeport.[3]
The station is additionally served by several differentNassau Inter-County Express bus routes – including seasonal bus service to Jones Beach State Park.[4][5]
The Freeport station was originally built on October 28, 1867 by theSouth Side Railroad of Long Island, and was rebuilt in 1899.[6]
It is among many of the stations along the Babylon Branch that were elevated throughout Nassau and Western Suffolk counties as part of a major grade crossing elimination project during the mid-20th century.[6][7][8][9] The current, elevated station opened in October 1960.[6][7][8][9]
The station has one 12-car-long high-levelisland platform between the two tracks. There are two layover tracks east of the station.
| P Platform level | Track1 | ← Babylon Branch towardAtlantic Terminal,Grand Central Madison, orPenn Station(Baldwin) ← Montauk Branch does not stop here |
Island platform, doors will open on the left or right | ||
| Track2 | Babylon Branch towardBabylon(Merrick) → Montauk Branch does not stop here → | |
| G | Ground level | Exit/entrance, parking, and buses |
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Data collection took place after the pretest determinations, starting in September 2012 and concluding in May 2014. .... 2012-2014 LIRR O[rigin and ]D[estination] COUNTS: WEEKDAY East/West Total By Station in Numerical Order
Gov. Rockefeller,Speaker Carlino, County, Town and Village officials, officially opened Freeport's Grade Crossing Elimination Project with appropriate ceremonies, October 8th at 11:00 A. M. ... Completion of escalator at Railroad Station being delayed due to strike of Erector's Union since August 1, 1960
Leading dignitaries from the State of New York, Nassau County, the Long Island Railroad and the Village of Freeport Joined together last Saturday to officially launch the new Freeport Railroad Station and Grade elimination project.
