Seaford station (LIRR)
Long Island Rail Road station in Nassau County, New York
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Seaford is a station on the Babylon Branch of the Long Island Rail Road. It is located at the intersection of Sunrise Highway (NY 27) and Jackson Avenue in Seaford, New York – although parking areas stretch beyond Washington Avenue east of this corner, and west towards the interchange with the Seaford–Oyster Bay Expressway (NY 135).
Seaford, New York
Seaford | ||||||||||||||||
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Entrance to the Seaford station's station house, at ground level, beneath the tracks and platform | ||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||
| Location | Sunrise Highway & Jackson Avenue Seaford, New York | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40.67573°N 73.486454°W | |||||||||||||||
| Owner | Long Island Rail Road | |||||||||||||||
| Line | Montauk Branch | |||||||||||||||
| Distance | 27.7 mi (44.6 km) from Long Island City[1] | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Connections |  Nassau Inter-County Express: n54 | |||||||||||||||
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| Parking | Yes | |||||||||||||||
Cycle facilities | Yes | |||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||
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| Station code | SFD | |||||||||||||||
| Fare zone | 7 | |||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||
| Opened | May 26, 1899 | |||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1966–1967, 2007–2009 | |||||||||||||||
| Electrified | May 20, 1925 750 V (DC) third rail | |||||||||||||||
| Passengers | ||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2014 | 3,796 per weekday[2] | |||||||||||||||
| Rank | 32 of 125 | |||||||||||||||
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Westbound trains serving the Seaford station typically terminate at Penn Station or Grand Central, and eastbound trains terminate at Massapequa or Babylon.
History
Seaford station was opened as a ground-level station on May 26, 1899.[3] It was raised on April 15, 1966 as part of a major grade crossing elimination project along the Babylon Branch, which was constructed and completed in 1966–67.[3][4]
The station is typical of the elevated Babylon Branch stations that were rebuilt during the mid-to-late 20th century, as part of the grade crossing elimination project.[3][4] What makes it atypical, however, is its close proximity to the Seaford–Oyster Bay Expressway (NY 135) interchange.[4] The station was opened as a ground-level station on May 26, 1899. It was raised on April 15, 1966 as part of the grade elimination project, which was constructed and completed in 1966–67.[4]
Beginning in 2008 the station underwent another renovation, with complete rebuilding of the station's platforms and shelters, plus the installation of an elevator to make the station compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.[5][6] Artwork would also be installed, as part of the MTA's Arts for Transit program.[7] Though the reconstruction was scheduled to be completed on January 1, 2010, it was finished by July 31, 2009, several months ahead of schedule.[7]
Station layout
The station has one 12-car-long high-level island platform between the two tracks.
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Platform level |
Track 1 | ← Babylon Branch toward Atlantic Terminal, Grand Central, or Penn Station (Wantagh)
← Montauk Branch does not stop here |
Island platform, doors will open on the left or right  | ||
| Track 2 | Babylon Branch toward Babylon (Massapequa) →
Montauk Branch does not stop here → | |
| G | Ground level | Exit/entrance, parking, and buses |
