Babylon station
The Babylon station is a station on the Long Island Rail Road in the village of Babylon, New York at Railroad Avenue west of Deer Park Avenue (Suffolk CR 34). It is on the Montauk Branch and is the eastern terminus of the Babylon Branch service. To the west is the junction (Belmont Junction) with the Central Branch, which heads northwest to join the Main Line at Bethpage Interlocking southeast of the Bethpage station. Babylon station is elevated with two island platforms and is wheelchair accessible through elevator access. The electrified portion of the Montauk Branch ends east of the station.
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Suffolk County Transit's former S27 bus leaves Babylon station | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Railroad Avenue & Deer Park Avenue Babylon, New York | |||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40.700614°N 73.32421°W | |||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Long Island Rail Road | |||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Montauk Branch | |||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 island platforms | |||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Connections | Suffolk County Transit: 2, 3, 5, 10, 15 (15 summer only) Adirondack Trailways | |||||||||||||||||
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| Parking | Yes (village permit and metered) | |||||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | |||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | October 28, 1867 (SSRRLI) | |||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1881, 1964 | |||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | May 21, 1925 750 V (DC) third rail | |||||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Seaside (July 1868–1869) | |||||||||||||||||
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| 2012—2014 | 13,366 | |||||||||||||||||
| Rank | 7 of 125 | |||||||||||||||||
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