Freeport 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.
Freeport | ||||||||||||||||
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Freeport station as seen from part of the parking lot | ||||||||||||||||
General information | ||||||||||||||||
Location | Freeport Plaza Freeport, New York | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 40.657425°N 73.582601°W / 40.657425; -73.582601 | |||||||||||||||
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 | ![]() | |||||||||||||||
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Parking | Yes | |||||||||||||||
Disabled access | Yes | |||||||||||||||
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Fare zone | 7 | |||||||||||||||
History | ||||||||||||||||
Opened | 1867; 155 years ago (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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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]
The station has one 12-car-long high-level island platform between the two tracks. There are two layover tracks east of the station.
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.