Massapequa (LIRR station)

Massapequa
Massapequa station entrance from NY 27 in March 2015.
Location	Sunrise Highway & Broadway Massapequa, New York
Coordinates	40°40′37″N 73°28′09″W / 40.676901°N 73.469052°W / 40.676901; -73.469052Coordinates: 40°40′37″N 73°28′09″W / 40.676901°N 73.469052°W / 40.676901; -73.469052
Owned by	Long Island Rail Road
Line(s)	Babylon Branch
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Nassau Inter-County Express: n54, n55, n80
Construction
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	Yes; Bike rack and locker
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	7
History
Opened	October 26, 1867 (SSRRLI)
Rebuilt	1891, 1953, 2013–2015
Electrified	May 20, 1925 750 V (DC) third rail
Previous names	South Oyster Bay (1867–1889)
Traffic
Passengers (2006)	5,919
Services
Preceding station   LIRR   Following station Seaford toward New York terminals Babylon Branch Massapequa Park toward Babylon

Massapequa is a station on the Babylon Branch of the Long Island Rail Road in Massapequa, New York. It is officially located on Sunrise Highway east of Broadway and NY 107 and parking lots are located far beyond its given location. The station serves the Babylon Branch, which leads to the Montauk Branch.

Massapequa station is typical of the elevated Babylon Branch stations that were rebuilt during the mid-to-late 20th century. It was originally built by the South Side Railroad of Long Island on October 28, 1867 as South Oyster Bay station, until May 1889. The second relocated depot was built May–June 1891, and razed in January 1953 as part of the grade elimination project of the post-war era. A temporary station was relocated west of the former location on January 12, 1953, and the current elevated structure was in service between December 14–18, 1953.

Massapequa station is near the west side of Massapequa Preserve State Park. During much of the mid-20th century, Robert Moses wanted to extend the Bethpage State Parkway along the west side of the park down to Merrick Road.

The station has one 12-car-long high-level island platform between the two tracks. One interesting fact is that it is the only Babylon Branch station that does not sit atop a concrete viaduct; instead it sits on top of a grassy embankment similar to Westbury.

In Spring 2013 the LIRR began work on the Massapequa Station Platform Rehabilitation Project, which is an ongoing program to replace the station's aging platform structure, platform canopy, elevator, escalator, platform waiting room, and the pedestrian bridge over Broadway. The project, which is expected to last two years, will begin with the western half of the platform and finish with the eastern half of the platform. During work, passengers alighting at Massapequa have to be seated in either the first or last six cars of trains (depending on which half is being worked on and which direction the train is going). The work will also include the instillation of a new, heated waiting room on the platform and a granite mural wall opposite the ticket office.