Freeport station (LIRR)

Freeport
Freeport
	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
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Nassau Inter-County Express: n4, n4X, n19, n40/41, n43, n88x (Summer only)
Construction
Parking	Yes
Accessible	Yes
Other information
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
Rank	21 of 125
Services
	Montauk Branch does not stop here
Former services

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.

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.

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.

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