Freeport station (LIRR)
Freeport | ||||||||||||||||
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Freeport station, as seen from its parking lot in 2011 | ||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||
| Location | Freeport Plaza Freeport, New York | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°39′27″N 73°34′57″W / 40.657425°N 73.582601°W | |||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Long Island Rail Road | |||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Montauk Branch | |||||||||||||||
| Distance | 22.7 mi (36.5 km) from Long Island City | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Connections | Nassau Inter-County Express: n4, n4X, n19, n19x, n40, n41, n43, n88X (Summer only) | |||||||||||||||
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| Parking | Yes | |||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 7 | |||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1867 (SSRRLI) | |||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1899, 1959–1960 | |||||||||||||||
| Electrified | May 20, 1925 750 V (DC) third rail | |||||||||||||||
| Passengers | ||||||||||||||||
| 2012—2014 | 5,629 | |||||||||||||||
| Rank | 21 of 125 | |||||||||||||||
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Freeport is a station on the Babylon Branch of the Long Island Rail Road. It is located at Freeport Plaza, between Henry Street and Benson Place, just north of Sunrise Highway (NY 27) in Freeport, Nassau County, New York.
The Freeport station also serves as a hub for buses operated by Nassau Inter-County Express (NICE). Furthermore, the station serves nearby Jones Beach State Park, with seasonal bus service provided by NICE between the station and the park.