Seaford is a station on the

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of the

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. It is officially located at

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and Jackson Avenue in

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, however parking areas stretch as beyond Washington Avenue east of this corner, and west towards the interchange with

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History

Seaford station is typical of the elevated

stations that were rebuilt during the mid-to-late 20th century. What makes it atypical, however, is its close proximity to the

Seaford-Oyster Bay Expressway New York State Route 135 (NY 135) is a state highway in eastern Nassau County, New York, in the United States. The route is a limited-access highway that connects Seaford with Syosset. The highway runs from Merrick Road (unsigned Cou ...

interchange. The station was opened on May 26, 1899. It was razed on April 15, 1966 as part of the grade elimination project, which was built between 1966 and 1967. Seaford is a

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for some eastbound PM-rush hour trains. Beginning in 2008 the station underwent another renovation, with complete rebuilding of the station's platforms and shelters, plus the installation of an elevator. Though the reconstruction was scheduled to be completed on January 1, 2010, it was actually finished by July 31, 2009, several months ahead of schedule.

Station layout

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

island platform An island platform (also center platform, centre platform) is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange. Island platforms are popular on ...

between the two tracks.

References

External links

Old Seaford Station (Arrt's Arrchives)

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