South Farmingdale (LIRR station)
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South Farmingdale was a station along the Central Branch of the Long Island Rail Road
in South Farmingdale, New York
, United States
. It first appeared on timetables of the Central Railroad of Long Island
in May 1873, though service may have been delayed a month or two.
In 1873, it was named "Farmingdale Station" despite the fact that the LIRR had its own Farmingdale Station
. The station itself was not built until either August or September 1873, and was located on the east side of Main Street just south of W. C. Dupignac's Hotel. A freight house was erected by the railroad in either April or May 1874 but the station was closed on June 1, 1876. It was reopened by the LIRR June 1936 with a sheltered platform for a stop named "South Farmingdale", but closed again in 1974,
making it the last station to operate along the Central Branch. A proposal to reopen a station across the Nassau-Suffolk County Line between NY 110 and the Southern State Parkway
during the 1980s was never implemented.
Central Branch (Long Island Rail Road)
The Central Branch is a rail line owned and operated by the Long Island Rail Road in the U.S. state of New York, extending from just east of Bethpage to just west of Babylon. It was built in 1873 as part of the Babylon Extension of the Central Railroad of Long Island , which was owned by...
in South Farmingdale, New York
South Farmingdale, New York
South Farmingdale is a hamlet and census-designated place, located within the Town of Oyster Bay in Nassau County, New York, United States. The population of the CDP was 14,486 at the 2010 census....
, United States
United States
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. It first appeared on timetables of the Central Railroad of Long Island
Central Railroad of Long Island
Central Railroad of Long Island is a former railroad on Long Island built by Alexander Turney Stewart, who was also the founder of Garden City. The railroad was established in 1871, was merged with the Flushing and North Side Railroad in 1874 to form the Flushing, North Shore, and Central Railroad,...
in May 1873, though service may have been delayed a month or two.
In 1873, it was named "Farmingdale Station" despite the fact that the LIRR had its own Farmingdale Station
Farmingdale (LIRR station)
The Farmingdale Railroad Station is a historic railroad station along the Main Line of the Long Island Rail Road. It is officially located off Secatogue Avenue, on Front Street and Atlantic Avenue, in Farmingdale, New York, however, the actual station is on Eastern Parkway...
. The station itself was not built until either August or September 1873, and was located on the east side of Main Street just south of W. C. Dupignac's Hotel. A freight house was erected by the railroad in either April or May 1874 but the station was closed on June 1, 1876. It was reopened by the LIRR June 1936 with a sheltered platform for a stop named "South Farmingdale", but closed again in 1974,
making it the last station to operate along the Central Branch. A proposal to reopen a station across the Nassau-Suffolk County Line between NY 110 and the Southern State Parkway
Southern State Parkway
The Southern State Parkway is a long limited-access highway on Long Island, in the U.S. state of New York...
during the 1980s was never implemented.