Farmingdale (LIRR station)

Farmingdale
View of the historic Farmingdale Station in Farmingdale, New York, from the north platform.
Location	Off Secatogue Avenue, on Front Street & Atlantic Avenue Farmingdale, New York
Owned by	MTA
Line(s)	Main Line (Ronkonkoma Branch)
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
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	7
History
Opened	October 15, 1841
Rebuilt	1875, 1890
Electrified	1987 750 V (DC) third rail
Traffic
Passengers (2006)	4,625
Services
Preceding station   LIRR   Following station Bethpage toward New York terminals Main Line (Ronkonkoma Branch) Pinelawn toward Greenport Preceding station   LIRR   Following station Bethpage station Ronkonkoma Branch (current and former locations) Republic station
Farmingdale Railroad Station
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Farmingdale Station's Historical marker.
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Location	Farmingdale, New York, USA
Coordinates	40°44′08″N 73°26′30″W / 40.735665°N 73.441713°W / 40.735665; -73.441713Coordinates: 40°44′08″N 73°26′30″W / 40.735665°N 73.441713°W / 40.735665; -73.441713
Built	1890
Architectural style	Queen Anne
NRHP Reference #	91001677
Added to NRHP	November 13, 1991

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 (north and south), with an underground pedestrian walkway connecting them. The depot is on the south platform. Parking is available on both sides of the tracks. The station is 32 miles (51 km) east of Penn Station and just 0.3 miles (0.5 km) west of the Nassau County - Suffolk County boundary. As of March 2, 2015, some trains originate and terminate here on both weekdays and weekends. The average commute to and from New York City's Penn Station is roughly 55 minutes.

Farmingdale station was originally built on October 15, 1841, 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. 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 listed on the National Register of Historic Places. In 1996, federal funding from the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act was obtained to restore the station building.

During the 2002 US Open 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. In 2009, approximately 29 percent of all attendees arrived via the Long Island Rail Road.