Wantagh station

Wantagh
South track at Wantagh station as an eastbound M7 train arrives
General information
LocationWantagh & Railroad Avenues
Wantagh, New York
Coordinates40°40′23″N 73°30′33″W / 40.672937°N 73.509098°W / 40.672937; -73.509098
Owned byLong Island Rail Road
Line(s)Montauk Branch
Distance25.9 mi (41.7 km) from Long Island City[1]
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsLocal Transit Nassau Inter-County Express: n19 (at Merrick Road)
Construction
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zone7
History
Opened1867; 157 years ago (1867) (SSRRLI)
Rebuilt1885, 1966–1967, 2016-2018
ElectrifiedMay 20, 1925
750 V (DC) third rail
Previous namesRidgewood (1867–1891)
Passengers
2012—20145,726[2]
Rank20 of 125
Services
Preceding station Long Island Rail Road Following station
Bellmore Babylon Branch Seaford
toward Babylon
     Montauk Branch does not stop here
Former services
Preceding station Long Island
Rail Road
Following station
Bellmore Montauk Division Seaford
toward Montauk
Location
Map

Wantagh is a station on the Babylon Branch of the Long Island Rail Road. It is located on Wantagh Avenue and Railroad Avenue near NY 27 (Sunrise Highway) in Wantagh, New York. It is commonly used as a terminal and origin for some Babylon branch trains during the rush hours.

  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