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Farmingdale
Farmingdale
	View of the historic Farmingdale station, as seen from the north platform prior to its 2010s restoration.
General information
Location	Off Secatogue Avenue, on Front Street & Atlantic Avenue; Farmingdale, New York
Owned by	Long Island Rail Road
Line(s)	Main Line
Distance	30.2 mi (48.6 km) from Long Island City
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Nassau Inter-County Express: n70, n72 (on Conklin Street)
Construction
Parking	Yes; Village Permit and Metered
Bicycle facilities	Yes; Bike Rack
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	7
History
Opened	October 15, 1841
Rebuilt	1875, 1890, 2018
Electrified	1987; 750 V (DC) third rail
Passengers
2006	4,625
Services
	Pinelawn limited service toward Greenport
Former services
	Farmingdale Railroad Station
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	Farmingdale station's Historical marker.
Location	Farmingdale, New York, USA
Coordinates	40°44′08″N 73°26′30″W / 40.735665°N 73.441713°W
Built	1890
Architectural style	Queen Anne
NRHP reference No.	91001677
Added to NRHP	November 13, 1991

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Farmingdale is a historic railroad station in Farmingdale, New York, along the Main Line (Ronkonkoma Branch) of the Long Island Rail Road. It is located just east of Secatogue Avenue, on South Front Street and Atlantic Avenue. The station has two platforms, with an underground pedestrian walkway connecting them. The station house is on the south platform. Parking is available on both sides of the tracks.

History[edit]

Farmingdale station was originally opened on October 15, 1841,^[3] when the Long Island Rail Road first went through the village. It was rebuilt in July 1875 and again in 1890. An electric sub-station was added between 1908 and 1909 for the Huntington Railroad.^[4] The Main Line was electrified from Hicksville to Ronkonkoma in 1987, and the Farmingdale station began serving electric trains in June 1987; the electrified line east of the station, meanwhile, was not officially in service until December 1987.^[4]

On November 13, 1991, the station house was added to the National Register of Historic Places.^[5] In 1996, federal funding from the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act was obtained to restore the station building.^[6]

During the 2002 US Open^[7] and 2009 US Open golf tournaments at Bethpage State Park, the station was used by spectators as a transfer point to shuttle buses to Bethpage Black Course.^[8] In 2009, approximately 29 percent of all attendees arrived via the Long Island Rail Road.^[9]

Station layout[edit]

This station has two high-level side platforms, each 12 cars long. Westbound trains generally serve Platform A and eastbound trains Platform B, though some weekday trains stop at the opposite platform. Farmingdale is the eastbound terminal for select weekday trains.

Parking is available on both sides of the tracks, and requires either a permit from the Village of Farmingdale (available to residents and non-residents) or payment at parking meters. Meter regulations are not enforced on weekends.^[10] Another parking lot exists west of the station along Front Street and behind private property along the west side of Elizabeth Street. Village permits are also required for this parking lot.

Platform A, side platform
Track 1	← Ronkonkoma Branch toward Grand Central Madison or Penn Station (Bethpage) ← Ronkonkoma Branch toward Ronkonkoma (Wyandanch or Pinelawn) →
Track 2	← Ronkonkoma Branch toward Grand Central Madison or Penn Station (Bethpage) ← Ronkonkoma Branch toward Ronkonkoma (Wyandanch or Pinelawn) →
Platform B, side platform

References[edit]

^ Long Island Rail Road (May 14, 2012). "TIMETABLE No. 4" (PDF). p. III. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
^ Average weekday, 2006 LIRR Origin and Destination Study
^ "(untitled; Long Island Rail Road timetable)". LIRR History. Archived from the original on February 6, 2004.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ ^a ^b "LONG ISLAND STATION HISTORY". trainsarefun.com. Archived from the original on May 26, 2017. Retrieved May 13, 2008.
^ "National Register of Historical Places - NEW YORK (NY), Nassau County". nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com.
^ "Federal Funds for a Farmingdale Project". The New York Times. February 18, 1996. Retrieved October 12, 2009.
^ "2002 US Open". TrainsAreFun.com.
^ "US Open Train Service 2009". TrainsAreFun.com.
^ Castillo, Alfonso A. (June 26, 2009). "LIRR: Nearly 1 out of 3 fans took train to U.S. Open". Newsday. Archived from the original on October 7, 2012. Retrieved October 12, 2009.
^ "Village of Farmingdale, NY". eCode360.

External links[edit]

Media related to Farmingdale (LIRR station) at Wikimedia Commons

[ett-20120514-1] Long Island Rail Road (May 14, 2012). "TIMETABLE No. 4" (PDF). p. III. Retrieved August 4, 2022.

[2] Average weekday, 2006 LIRR Origin and Destination Study

[3] "(untitled; Long Island Rail Road timetable)". LIRR History. Archived from the original on February 6, 2004.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

[:0-4] "LONG ISLAND STATION HISTORY". trainsarefun.com. Archived from the original on May 26, 2017. Retrieved May 13, 2008.

[5] "National Register of Historical Places - NEW YORK (NY), Nassau County". nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com.

[6] "Federal Funds for a Farmingdale Project". The New York Times. February 18, 1996. Retrieved October 12, 2009.

[7] "2002 US Open". TrainsAreFun.com.

[8] "US Open Train Service 2009". TrainsAreFun.com.

[9] Castillo, Alfonso A. (June 26, 2009). "LIRR: Nearly 1 out of 3 fans took train to U.S. Open". Newsday. Archived from the original on October 7, 2012. Retrieved October 12, 2009.

[10] "Village of Farmingdale, NY". eCode360.

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-| image_caption = View of the historic Farmingdale station in [[Farmingdale, New York]], prior to its 2010s restoration, as seen from the north platform.
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-| address = Off Secatogue Avenue, on Front Street &amp; Atlantic Avenue<br/>[[Farmingdale, New York]]
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+| distance           = {{convert|30.2|mi|abbr=on}} from {{lirrs|Long Island City}}<ref name="ett-20120514">{{cite web | title=TIMETABLE No. 4 | author=Long Island Rail Road | date= May 14, 2012 | accessdate=August 4, 2022 | url=http://www.trainsarefun.com/lirr/lirrhistoricaldata/LIRRTimeTable4_5-14-2012.pdf | page=III}}</ref>
-| owned = [[Long Island Rail Road]]
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-| platform = 2 [[side platform]]s
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+| parking            = Yes; Village Permit and Metered
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-'''Farmingdale''' is a historic railroad [[train station|station]] in [[Farmingdale, New York]], along the [[Main Line (Long Island Rail Road)|Main Line]] ([[Ronkonkoma Branch]]) of the [[Long Island Rail Road]]. It is located just east of Secatogue Avenue, on South Front Street and Atlantic Avenue. The station has two platforms (north and south), with an underground pedestrian walkway connecting them. The station house is on the south platform. Parking is available on both sides of the tracks.
+'''Farmingdale''' is a historic railroad [[train station|station]] in [[Farmingdale, New York]], along the [[Main Line (Long Island Rail Road)|Main Line]] ([[Ronkonkoma Branch]]) of the [[Long Island Rail Road]]. It is located just east of Secatogue Avenue, on South Front Street and Atlantic Avenue. The station has two platforms, with an underground pedestrian walkway connecting them. The station house is on the south platform. Parking is available on both sides of the tracks.
 ==History==
-Farmingdale station was originally opened on October 15, 1841,<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.lirrhistory.com/dec2003/1841tt.JPG| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040206223803/http://www.lirrhistory.com/dec2003/1841tt.JPG| url-status=usurped| archive-date=February 6, 2004| title=(untitled; Long Island Rail Road timetable)| website=LIRR History}}</ref> when the Long Island Rail Road first went through the village. It was rebuilt in July 1875 and again in 1890. An electric sub-station was added between 1908 and 1909 for the [[Huntington Railroad]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.trainsarefun.com/lirrphotos/lirrstationshistory.htm|title=LONG ISLAND STATION HISTORY|work=trainsarefun.com|access-date=2008-05-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170526225709/http://www.trainsarefun.com/lirrphotos/lirrstationshistory.htm|archive-date=2017-05-26|url-status=dead}}</ref> During the Ronkonkoma electrification, the station was officially in electrified service in June 1987, while east of the station was not officially in service until December 1987. On November 13, 1991, it was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/NY/Nassau/state2.html|title=National Register of Historical Places - NEW YORK (NY), Nassau County|work=nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com}}</ref>  In 1996, federal funding from the [[Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act]] was obtained to restore the station building.<ref>{{cite news |title=Federal Funds for a Farmingdale Project |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/02/18/realestate/postings-federal-funds-for-farmingdale-project-1896-lirr-station-restoration.html |newspaper=The New York Times |date=February 18, 1996 |access-date=2009-10-12}}</ref>
+Farmingdale station was originally opened on October 15, 1841,<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.lirrhistory.com/dec2003/1841tt.JPG| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040206223803/http://www.lirrhistory.com/dec2003/1841tt.JPG| url-status=usurped| archive-date=February 6, 2004| title=(untitled; Long Island Rail Road timetable)| website=LIRR History}}</ref> when the Long Island Rail Road first went through the village. It was rebuilt in July 1875 and again in 1890. An electric sub-station was added between 1908 and 1909 for the [[Huntington Railroad]].<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=http://www.trainsarefun.com/lirrphotos/lirrstationshistory.htm|title=LONG ISLAND STATION HISTORY|work=trainsarefun.com|access-date=2008-05-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170526225709/http://www.trainsarefun.com/lirrphotos/lirrstationshistory.htm|archive-date=2017-05-26|url-status=dead}}</ref> The Main Line was electrified from Hicksville to Ronkonkoma in 1987, and the Farmingdale station began serving electric trains in June 1987; the electrified line east of the station, meanwhile, was not officially in service until December 1987.<ref name=":0" />
+On November 13, 1991, the station house was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/NY/Nassau/state2.html|title=National Register of Historical Places - NEW YORK (NY), Nassau County|work=nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com}}</ref>  In 1996, federal funding from the [[Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act]] was obtained to restore the station building.<ref>{{cite news |title=Federal Funds for a Farmingdale Project |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/02/18/realestate/postings-federal-funds-for-farmingdale-project-1896-lirr-station-restoration.html |newspaper=The New York Times |date=February 18, 1996 |access-date=2009-10-12}}</ref>
 During the [[2002 U.S. Open Golf Championship|2002 US Open]]<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.trainsarefun.com/lirr/odds_ends/lirrTimetablesUSOpen2002AlCastelli.jpg| title=2002 US Open| website=TrainsAreFun.com}}</ref> and [[2009 U.S. Open Golf Championship|2009 US Open]] golf tournaments at [[Bethpage State Park]], the station was used by spectators as a transfer point to shuttle buses to [[Bethpage Black Course]].<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.trainsarefun.com/lirr/lirrpaper/LIRR-PTT-US%20Open-2009.jpg| title=US Open Train Service 2009| website=TrainsAreFun.com}}</ref> In 2009, approximately 29 percent of all attendees arrived via the Long Island Rail Road.<ref>{{cite news |title=LIRR: Nearly 1 out of 3 fans took train to U.S. Open |first=Alfonso A. |last=Castillo  |url=http://www.newsday.com/long-island/nassau/lirr-nearly-1-out-of-3-fans-took-train-to-u-s-open-1.1260889 |newspaper=Newsday |date=June 26, 2009 |access-date=2009-10-12 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121007205015/http://www.newsday.com/long-island/nassau/lirr-nearly-1-out-of-3-fans-took-train-to-u-s-open-1.1260889 |archive-date=2012-10-07}}</ref>

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