Farmingdale station

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Farmingdale
Farmingdale LIRR Station West Platform.JPG
View of the historic Farmingdale station, as seen from the north platform prior to its 2010s restoration.
General information
LocationOff Secatogue Avenue, on Front Street & Atlantic Avenue
Farmingdale, New York
Owned by Long Island Rail Road
Line(s) Main Line
Distance30.2 mi (48.6 km) from Long Island City [1]
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsAiga bus trans.svg Nassau Inter-County Express : n70, n72 (on Conklin Street)
Construction
ParkingYes; Village Permit and Metered
Bicycle facilitiesYes; Bike Rack
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zone7
History
OpenedOctober 15, 1841
Rebuilt1875, 1890, 2018
Electrified1987
750 V (DC) third rail
Passengers
20064,625 [2]
Services
Preceding station MTA NYC logo.svg Long Island Rail Road Following station
Bethpage Ronkonkoma Branch Wyandanch
toward Ronkonkoma
Pinelawn
limited service
toward Ronkonkoma
Former services
Preceding station Long Island
Rail Road
Following station
Bethpage Main Line Republic
toward Greenport
Farmingdale Railroad Station
Farmingdale LIRR Station Memorial-2.JPG
Farmingdale station's Historical marker.
Location Farmingdale, New York, USA
Coordinates 40°44′08″N73°26′30″W / 40.735665°N 73.441713°W / 40.735665; -73.441713
Built1890
Architectural style Queen Anne
NRHP reference No. 91001677
Added to NRHPNovember 13, 1991
Location
Farmingdale station

Farmingdale is a historic railroad station in Farmingdale, New York, along the Main Line (Ronkonkoma Branch) of the Long Island Rail Road. It is located just east of Secatogue Avenue, on South Front Street and Atlantic Avenue. The station has two platforms, with an underground pedestrian walkway connecting them. The station house is on the south platform. Parking is available on both sides of the tracks.

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History

Farmingdale station was originally opened on October 15, 1841, [3] when the Long Island Rail Road first went through the village. It was rebuilt in July 1875 and again in 1890. An electric sub-station was added between 1908 and 1909 for the Huntington Railroad. [4] The Main Line was electrified from Hicksville to Ronkonkoma in 1987, and the Farmingdale station began serving electric trains in June 1987; the electrified line east of the station, meanwhile, was not officially in service until December 1987. [4]

On November 13, 1991, the station house was added to the National Register of Historic Places. [5] In 1996, federal funding from the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act was obtained to restore the station building. [6]

During the 2002 US Open [7] and 2009 US Open golf tournaments at Bethpage State Park, the station was used by spectators as a transfer point to shuttle buses to Bethpage Black Course. [8] In 2009, approximately 29 percent of all attendees arrived via the Long Island Rail Road. [9]

Station layout

This station has two high-level side platforms, each 12 cars long. Westbound trains generally serve Platform A and eastbound trains Platform B, though some weekday trains stop at the opposite platform. Farmingdale is the eastbound terminal for select weekday trains.

Parking is available on both sides of the tracks, and requires either a permit from the Village of Farmingdale (available to residents and non-residents) or payment at parking meters. Meter regulations are not enforced on weekends. [10] Another parking lot exists west of the station along Front Street and behind private property along the west side of Elizabeth Street. Village permits are also required for this parking lot.

Platform A, side platform Wheelchair symbol.svg
Track 1      Ronkonkoma Branch toward Grand Central Madison or Penn Station (Bethpage)
      Ronkonkoma Branch toward Ronkonkoma (Wyandanch or Pinelawn)
Track 2      Ronkonkoma Branch toward Grand Central Madison or Penn Station (Bethpage)
      Ronkonkoma Branch toward Ronkonkoma (Wyandanch or Pinelawn)
Platform B, side platform Wheelchair symbol.svg

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