Medford station

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Medford
View of Medford station's sheltered platform from the parking lot.
General information
Location	NY 112 and Railroad Avenue Medford, New York
Coordinates	40°49′02″N 72°59′57″W / 40.817356°N 72.999159°W / 40.817356; -72.999159
Owned by	Long Island Rail Road
Line(s)	Main Line
Distance	54.1 mi (87.1 km) from Long Island City[1]
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Connections	Suffolk County Transit: 55
Construction
Parking	Yes; Free
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	10
History
Opened	June 26, 1844[2]
Rebuilt	1889, 1940, 2000–2001
Passengers
2006	41[3]
Services
Preceding station Long Island Rail Road Following station Ronkonkoma Terminus Ronkonkoma Branch Greenport Branch Yaphank toward Greenport
Proposed services Preceding station Long Island Rail Road Following station Ronkonkoma Terminus Ronkonkoma Branch Greenport Branch East Yaphank toward Ronkonkoma
Location

Medford is a station in the hamlet of Medford, New York on the Main Line (Greenport Branch) of the Long Island Rail Road. Medford is located on New York State Route 112 between Peconic Avenue and Long Island Avenue. Access to the station is available from a narrow curving roadway leading off Route 112. This roadway used to connected with the Ohio Avenue intersection until Ohio Avenue was closed north of Peconic Avenue in 2007. It is also accessible from the north end of Oregon Avenue, although the Medford Fire Department periodically closes the Oregon Avenue access road for drills or other exercises.