Ronkonkoma station

Ronkonkoma
The Ronkonkoma station in 2023
General information
Coordinates40°48′29″N 73°06′21″W / 40.808088°N 73.1059°W / 40.808088; -73.1059
Owned byLong Island Rail Road
Line(s)Main Line
Distance48.5 mi (78.1 km) from Long Island City
Platforms2 side platforms
1 island platform
Spanish solution
Tracks2
Connections Suffolk County Transit: 51, 52A (all times); 52B (weekdays only)
Colonial Transportation to Long Island MacArthur Airport
Greyhound Lines
Construction
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
ArchitectRichard Henry Behr
Other information
Station codeRON
Fare zone10
History
Opened1883
Rebuilt1986–1997
ElectrifiedJanuary 18, 1988
750 V (DC) third rail
Previous namesLake Ronkonkoma
Passengers
2012–1415,021 per weekday
Rank5 out of 126
Services
Preceding station Long Island Rail Road Following station
Central Islip Ronkonkoma Branch
Electric service
Terminus
Terminus Ronkonkoma Branch
Greenport Branch
Medford
toward Greenport
Former services
Preceding station Long Island
Rail Road
Following station
Central Islip Main Line Holbrook
toward Greenport
Future services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Hicksville Northeast Regional Terminus
Location

Ronkonkoma (signed as Ronkonkoma LI MacArthur Airport) is a major railroad station and transportation hub along the Main Line of the Long Island Rail Road in Ronkonkoma, Suffolk County, New York. The station is the eastern terminus of the Ronkonkoma Branch and the western terminus of the Greenport Branch, and it also serves the adjacent Long Island MacArthur Airport. It will eventually also be served by Amtrak's Northeast Regional.

The station is located on Railroad Avenue North across from the intersection of Hawkins Avenue, and has parking facilities and other amenities that extend beyond the central location. Free parking is available in the lots adjacent to the tracks on the north and south side. One parking garage north of the station was built in 1996 on a former freight spur. The station has a total of approximately 5,452 parking spaces.