Babylon station

Babylon
Suffolk County Transit's former S27 bus leaves Babylon station
General information
Location	Railroad Avenue & Deer Park Avenue Babylon, New York
Coordinates	40°42′02″N 73°19′27″W / 40.700614°N 73.32421°W / 40.700614; -73.32421
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
Construction
Parking	Yes (village permit and metered)
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	9
History
Opened	October 28, 1867 (SSRRLI)[1]
Rebuilt	1881, 1964
Electrified	May 21, 1925 750 V (DC) third rail
Previous names	Seaside (July 1868–1869)[1]
Passengers
2012—2014	13,366[2]
Rank	7 of 125
Services
Preceding station Long Island Rail Road Following station Jamaica toward Penn Station or Long Island City Montauk Branch Bay Shore toward Montauk Hicksville limited service toward Penn Station or Long Island City Lindenhurst toward Penn Station, Grand Central or Atlantic Terminal Babylon Branch Terminus
Former services Preceding station Long Island Rail Road Following station Lindenhurst toward Long Island City Montauk Division Bay Shore toward Montauk South Farmingdale toward Bethpage Central Branch Terminus
Location

Babylon is a station on the Long Island Rail Road in the village of Babylon, New York at Railroad Avenue west of Deer Park Avenue (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.

The 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, at the Babylon Yard.