Bethpage station

Bethpage
A westbound train at the Bethpage station in 2014
General information
Coordinates40°44′35″N 73°29′00″W / 40.742994°N 73.483359°W / 40.742994; -73.483359
Owned byLong Island Rail Road
Line(s)
Distance27.9 mi (44.9 km) from Long Island City
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
ParkingYes; Free and Town of Oyster Bay permits
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeBPG
Fare zone7
History
Opened1856
Rebuilt1959
Electrified1987
750 V (DC) third rail
Previous namesJerusalem Station (1854–1936)
Jerusalem (1863–1936)
Central Park (1867–1936)
Passengers
20064,963 per weekday
Services
Preceding station Long Island Rail Road Following station
Hicksville
toward Penn Station or Grand Central
 Ronkonkoma Branch Farmingdale
toward Ronkonkoma
     Montauk Branch does not stop here
Former services
Preceding station Long Island
Rail Road		 Following station
Grumman
toward Long Island City or Penn Station
 Main Line Farmingdale
toward Greenport
Island Trees
toward Country Life Press
 Garden City–Mitchel Field Secondary Terminus
Terminus Central Branch South Farmingdale
toward Babylon
Location

Bethpage station is a commuter rail station along the Main Line of the Long Island Rail Road. It is located at Stewart Avenue and Jackson Avenue, in Bethpage, New York, and serves Ronkonkoma Branch trains. Trains that travel along the Central Branch also use these tracks, but do not stop here.

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