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Farmingdale is a railroad
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in the Village of Farmingdale, Nassau County,
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, along the Main Line (
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) of the
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. It is located just east of Secatogue Avenue, on South Front Street and Atlantic Avenue. The station has two platforms, with an underground pedestrian walkway connecting them. The station house is on the south platform. Parking is available on both sides of the tracks.


History

Farmingdale station was originally opened 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
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. The Main Line was electrified from Hicksville to Ronkonkoma in 1987, and the Farmingdale station began serving electric trains in June 1987; the electrified line east of the station, meanwhile, was not officially in service until December 1987. On November 13, 1991, the station house was added to the
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. In 1996, federal funding from the
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was obtained to restore the station building. During the 2002 US Open and 2009 US Open golf tournaments at
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, the station was used by spectators as a transfer point to shuttle buses to
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. In 2009, approximately 29 percent of all attendees arrived via the Long Island Rail Road.


Station layout

This station has two high-level
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s, each 12 cars long. Westbound trains generally serve Platform A and eastbound trains Platform B, though some weekday trains stop at the opposite platform. Farmingdale is the eastbound terminal for select weekday trains.


Parking

Parking is available on both sides of the tracks, and requires either a permit from the Village of Farmingdale (available to residents and non-residents) or payment at parking meters. Meter regulations are not enforced on weekends. Another parking lot exists west of the station along Front Street and behind private property along the west side of Elizabeth Street. Village permits are also required for this parking lot.


See also

* South Farmingdale station


References


External links


Farmingdale Station Historic Images (TrainsAreFun.com)
*Unofficial LIRR History Website ** ** ** **

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Station from Secatogue Avenue from Google Maps Street View
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