Massapequa Park is a station on the

Babylon Branch The Babylon Branch is a rail service operated by the Long Island Rail Road in the U.S. state of New York. The term refers to the trains serving Montauk Branch stations from Valley Stream east to Babylon; in other words, the Babylon Branch is a ...

of the Long Island Rail Road. It is officially located on

New York State Route 27 New York State Route 27 (NY 27) is a long state highway that runs east–west from Interstate 278 (I-278) in the New York City borough of Brooklyn to Montauk Point State Park on Long Island, New York. Its two most prominent c ...

and Park Boulevard in

Massapequa Park, New York Massapequa Park is a village and hamlet located within the town of Oyster Bay in Nassau County, on the South Shore of Long Island, in New York, United States. The population was 17,008 at the 2010 census. Areas south and east of the village bo ...

, although there are parking lots along Front Street and north of the station. All parking lots require Village of Massapequa Park residential permits.

History

Massapequa Park station is typical of the elevated

stations that were rebuilt during the mid-to-late 20th century. The station originally opened as a platformed shelter on December 2, 1933, east of

Massapequa Massapequa (, ) is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the Town of Oyster Bay in Nassau County, on the South Shore of Long Island, in New York, United States. It is considered the anchor community of the Greater Massapequa area. The po ...

station where Robert Moses wanted to extend the

Bethpage State Parkway The Bethpage State Parkway (or simply the Bethpage Parkway) is a parkway in Nassau County on Long Island, New York, in the United States. It begins at a trumpet interchange with the Southern State Parkway in the village of North Massapequa and s ...

. It was replaced in 1966 by a temporary station, then in 1968 it received high platforms for the M1. A new temporary station was built to the south of the old one in December 1977 for the grade crossing elimination project. The current elevated station opened on December 13, 1980, making it the last station to be elevated along the Babylon Branch. In January 2022, the MTA announced that it would add a project to make Massapequa Park station ADA-accessible in the 2020–2024 Capital Program.

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. Some morning rush-hour westbound trains originate at Massapequa Park station. This station is also a terminus for some eastbound rush-hour trains in the afternoon.

References

External links

Old Massapequa Park Station (Arrt's Arrchives)

Park Boulevard entrance from Google Maps Street View

Station House from Google Maps Street View
{{LIRR stations navbox Oyster Bay (town), New York Long Island Rail Road stations in Nassau County, New York Railway stations in the United States opened in 1933 1933 establishments in New York (state)