Massapequa Park
The southern side of the station platform, looking west.
General information
LocationSunrise Highway & Park Boulevard
Massapequa Park, New York
Coordinates40°40′40″N 73°27′17″W / 40.677851°N 73.45474°W / 40.677851; -73.45474
Owned byLong Island Rail Road
Line(s)Montauk Branch
Distance29.5 mi (47.5 km) from Long Island City[1]
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsLocal Transit Nassau Inter-County Express: n19, n54, n55, n80
Construction
ParkingYes; with local permits
Bicycle facilitiesYes; Bike racks
AccessibleNo; accessibility planned[2]
Other information
Fare zone7
History
OpenedDecember 2, 1933[3]
Rebuilt1966–1968 and 1977–1980
Electrified750 V (DC) third rail
Passengers
2012—20143,827[4]
Rank30 of 125
Services
Preceding station Long Island Rail Road Following station
Massapequa
toward Penn Station, Grand Central or Atlantic Terminal
 Babylon Branch Amityville
toward Babylon
     Montauk Branch does not stop here
Former services
Preceding station Long Island
Rail Road 		Following station
Massapequa
toward Long Island City
 Montauk Division Amityville
toward Montauk

The Massapequa Park station is a station on the Babylon Branch of the Long Island Rail Road. It is officially located on New York State Route 27 and Park Boulevard in Massapequa Park, New York, although there are parking lots along Front Street and north of the station. All parking lots require Village of Massapequa Park residential permits.

History

The station is typical of the elevated Babylon Branch stations that were rebuilt during the mid-to-late 20th century. The station originally opened as a platformed shelter on December 2, 1933,[3] east of Massapequa station where Robert Moses wanted to extend the Bethpage State Parkway. It was replaced in 1966 by a temporary station, then in 1968 it received high platforms for the M1. A new temporary station was built to the south of the old one in December 1977 for the grade crossing elimination project. The current elevated station opened on December 13, 1980, making it the last station to be elevated along the Babylon Branch.[5]

In January 2022, the MTA announced that it would add a project to make Massapequa Park station ADA-accessible in the 2020–2024 Capital Program.[2]

Station layout

The station has one 12-car-long high-level island platform between the two tracks.

Some morning rush-hour westbound trains originate at Massapequa Park station. This station is also a terminus for some eastbound rush-hour trains in the afternoon.

References

  1. ^ Long Island Rail Road (May 14, 2012). "TIMETABLE No. 4" (PDF). p. IV. Retrieved August 8, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) Notice of Public Hearing and Description of Projects Capital Projects Public Hearing Tuesday, February 8, 2022 6:00 P.M. In Person and Virtually via Zoom Online Platform Request For Federal Financial Assistance Under The Federal Transportation Authorization For Federal Fiscal Year 2022 Capital Projects". mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. January 2022. p. 53. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Massapequa's New Station Will Be Open Tomorrow". The New York Daily News. December 1, 1933. p. Brooklyn 13. Retrieved October 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. ^ "2012-2014 LIRR Origin and Destination Report : Volume I: Travel Behavior Among All LIRR Passengers" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. August 23, 2016. PDF pp. 15, 197. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 17, 2019. Retrieved March 29, 2020. Data collection took place after the pretest determinations, starting in September 2012 and concluding in May 2014. .... 2012-2014 LIRR O[rigin and ]D[estination] COUNTS: WEEKDAY East/West Total By Station in Numerical Order
  5. ^ Morrison, D. G. (2021). Long Island Rail Road: Babylon Branch. Arcadia Publishing. p. 8. ISBN 9781439671894.

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