Seaford is a

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on the

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of the

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. It is officially located at the intersection of Sunrise Highway (NY 27) and Jackson Avenue in

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– although parking areas stretch beyond Washington Avenue east of this corner, and west towards the interchange with the Seaford–Oyster Bay Expressway (NY 135). Westbound trains serving the Seaford station typically terminate at

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or Grand Central, and eastbound trains terminate at

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History

Seaford station was opened as a ground-level station on May 26, 1899. It was raised on April 15, 1966 as part of a major grade crossing elimination project along the

, which was constructed and completed in 1966–67. 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. What makes it atypical, however, is its close proximity to the Seaford-Oyster Bay Expressway (NY 135) interchange. 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. 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

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. Artwork would also be installed, as part of the MTA's

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program. Though the reconstruction was scheduled to be completed on January 1, 2010, it was finished by July 31, 2009, several months ahead of schedule.

Station layout

The station has one 12-car-long high-level

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between the two tracks.

References

External links

Old Seaford Station (Arrt's Arrchives)

Jackson Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
{{LIRR stations navbox Hempstead, New York Long Island Rail Road stations in Nassau County, New York Railway stations in the United States opened in 1899