Freeport station (LIRR)

Freeport
Freeport
	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
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, n19x, n40, n41, n43, n88X (Summer only)
Construction
Parking	Yes
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	7
History
Opened	1867;158 years ago (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
Location
Location

Last updated January 06, 2025

Freeport is a station on the Babylon Branch of the Long Island Rail Road. It is located at Freeport Plaza, between Henry Street and Benson Place, just north of Sunrise Highway (NY 27) in Freeport, Nassau County, New York.

Service

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 different Nassau Inter-County Express bus routes – including seasonal bus service to Jones Beach State Park.^[4]^[5]

History

The Freeport station was originally built on October 28, 1867 by the South 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]

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.

P Platform level	Track 1	← Babylon Branch toward Atlantic Terminal, Grand Central Madison, or Penn Station (Baldwin) ← Montauk Branch does not stop here
	Island platform, doors will open on the left or right
	Track 2	Babylon Branch toward Babylon (Merrick) → Montauk Branch does not stop here →
G	Ground level	Exit/entrance, parking, and buses

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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References

↑ Long Island Rail Road (May 14, 2012). "TIMETABLE No. 4" (PDF). p. IV. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
↑ "2012-2014 LIRR Origin and Destination Report : Volume I: Travel Behavior Among All LIRR Passengers" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. August 23, 2016. PDF pp. 15, 197. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 17, 2019. Retrieved March 29, 2020. 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
1 2 "LIRR Babylon Branch Timetable". www.new.mta.info. New York: Metropolitan Transportation Authority . Retrieved January 3, 2025.
↑ "Nassau Inter-County Express Bus Route Map, July, 2020". Nassau Inter-County Express (NICE). Retrieved August 9, 2020.
↑ "Nassau Inter-County Express - Maps and Schedules". www.nicebus.com. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
1 2 3 Morrison, David D.; Pakaluk, Valerie (2003). Long Island Rail Road Stations. Chicago: Arcadia. p. 57. ISBN 0-7385-1180-3 . Retrieved November 20, 2011.
1 2 "New Freeport Railroad Station dedicated October 8th by Governor Rockefeller". Freeport, The Friendly Village, Your Home Town. Vol. 10, no. 10. Village of Freeport. October 1960. p. 1. Retrieved March 29, 2020– via New York Heritage | Empire State Library Network. 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
1 2 "TOP PERSONALITIES LAUNCH NEW FREEPORT R.R. GRADE ELIMINATION". The LEADER. Freeport, NY: L & M Publications. October 13, 1960. pp. 1, 4. Retrieved March 29, 2020. 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.
1 2 "Compact NYSDOT Highway Record Plans: Beginning 1900". State of New York. Retrieved January 19, 2024.

External links

Freeport – LIRR
Freeport LIRR timetable
March 2000 Photo ^[usurped] (Unofficial LIRR Photo)
PORT Interlocking (The LIRR Today)
Main Street entrance from Google Maps Street View

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[ett-20120514-1] Long Island Rail Road (May 14, 2012). "TIMETABLE No. 4" (PDF). p. IV. Retrieved August 4, 2022.

[2] "2012-2014 LIRR Origin and Destination Report : Volume I: Travel Behavior Among All LIRR Passengers" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. August 23, 2016. PDF pp. 15, 197. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 17, 2019. Retrieved March 29, 2020. 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

[timetable-3] 1 2 "LIRR Babylon Branch Timetable". www.new.mta.info. New York: Metropolitan Transportation Authority . Retrieved January 3, 2025.

[4] "Nassau Inter-County Express Bus Route Map, July, 2020". Nassau Inter-County Express (NICE). Retrieved August 9, 2020.

[5] "Nassau Inter-County Express - Maps and Schedules". www.nicebus.com. Retrieved August 10, 2020.

[LIRR_Stations-6] 1 2 3 Morrison, David D.; Pakaluk, Valerie (2003). Long Island Rail Road Stations. Chicago: Arcadia. p. 57. ISBN 0-7385-1180-3 . Retrieved November 20, 2011.

[:0-7] 1 2 "New Freeport Railroad Station dedicated October 8th by Governor Rockefeller". Freeport, The Friendly Village, Your Home Town. Vol. 10, no. 10. Village of Freeport. October 1960. p. 1. Retrieved March 29, 2020– via New York Heritage | Empire State Library Network. 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

[:1-8] 1 2 "TOP PERSONALITIES LAUNCH NEW FREEPORT R.R. GRADE ELIMINATION". The LEADER. Freeport, NY: L & M Publications. October 13, 1960. pp. 1, 4. Retrieved March 29, 2020. 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.

[:2-9] 1 2 "Compact NYSDOT Highway Record Plans: Beginning 1900". State of New York. Retrieved January 19, 2024.

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