Republic station

Republic
Remains of the staircase to the former Republic station
General information
LocationBroad Hollow Road and Conklin Street
Farmingdale, New York
Coordinates40°44′25″N 73°25′19″W / 40.740278°N 73.421944°W / 40.740278; -73.421944
Owned byLong Island Rail Road
Line(s)Main Line
Platforms2 side platform
Tracks2
Other information
Station codeNone
History
OpenedDecember 9, 1940
Closed1986 or 1987
Former services
Preceding station Long Island Rail Road Following station
Farmingdale Ronkonkoma Branch Pinelawn
toward Ronkonkoma
Preceding station Long Island
Rail Road
Following station
Farmingdale Main Line Pinelawn
toward Greenport

Republic was a station stop along the Ronkonkoma Branch which served employees of the Fairchild Engine & Airplane Manufacturing Company and the nearby Republic Airport from 1940 to the late 1980s. As part of a double-tracking project on the line, the station may be reopened.