Babylon station

Babylon
Suffolk County Transit's former S27 bus leaves Babylon station
General information
LocationRailroad Avenue & Deer Park Avenue
Babylon, New York
Coordinates40°42′02″N 73°19′27″W / 40.700614°N 73.32421°W / 40.700614; -73.32421
Owned byLong Island Rail Road
Line(s)Montauk Branch
Platforms2 island platforms
Tracks3
ConnectionsBus transport Suffolk County Transit: 2, 3, 5, 10, 15 (15 summer only)
Bus transport Adirondack Trailways
Construction
ParkingYes (village permit and metered)
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zone9
History
OpenedOctober 28, 1867 (SSRRLI)[1]
Rebuilt1881, 1964
ElectrifiedMay 21, 1925
750 V (DC) third rail
Previous namesSeaside (July 1868–1869)[1]
Passengers
2012—201413,366[2]
Rank7 of 125
Services
Preceding station Long Island Rail Road Following station
Jamaica Montauk Branch Bay Shore
toward Montauk
Hicksville
limited service
Lindenhurst Babylon Branch Terminus
Former services
Preceding station Long Island
Rail Road
Following station
Lindenhurst Montauk Division Bay Shore
toward Montauk
South Farmingdale
toward Bethpage
Central Branch Terminus
Location
Map

The Babylon station is a station on the Long Island Rail Road in the village of Babylon, New York at Railroad Avenue west of Deer Park Avenue (Suffolk CR 34). It is on the Montauk Branch and is the eastern terminus of the Babylon Branch service. To the west is the junction (Belmont Junction) with the Central Branch, which heads northwest to join the Main Line at Bethpage Interlocking southeast of the Bethpage station. Babylon station is elevated with two island platforms and is wheelchair accessible through elevator access. The electrified portion of the Montauk Branch ends east of the station.

  1. ^ a b Vincent F. Seyfried, The Long Island Rail Road: A Comprehensive History, Part One: South Side R.R. of L.I., 1961
  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