Wantagh station
Long Island Rail Road station in Nassau County, New York / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Wantagh is a station on the Babylon Branch of the Long Island Rail Road. It is located on Wantagh Avenue and Railroad Avenue near NY 27 (Sunrise Highway) in Wantagh, New York. It is commonly used as a terminal and origin for some Babylon branch trains during the rush hours.
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General information | ||||||||||||||||
Location | Wantagh & Railroad Avenues Wantagh, New York | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 40.672937°N 73.509098°W / 40.672937; -73.509098 | |||||||||||||||
Owned by | Long Island Rail Road | |||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Montauk Branch | |||||||||||||||
Distance | 25.9 mi (41.7 km) from Long Island City[1] | |||||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 island platform | |||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||
Connections | Nassau Inter-County Express: n19 (at Merrick Road) | |||||||||||||||
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Parking | Yes | |||||||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | Yes | |||||||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||
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Fare zone | 7 | |||||||||||||||
History | ||||||||||||||||
Opened | 1867; 157 years ago (1867) (SSRRLI) | |||||||||||||||
Rebuilt | 1885, 1966–1967, 2016-2018 | |||||||||||||||
Electrified | May 20, 1925 750 V (DC) third rail | |||||||||||||||
Previous names | Ridgewood (1867–1891) | |||||||||||||||
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2012—2014 | 5,726[2] | |||||||||||||||
Rank | 20 of 125 | |||||||||||||||
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