Ronkonkoma LI MacArthur Airport  | ||||||||||||||||
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 Ronkonkoma station in May 2015. | ||||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 40°48′29″N 73°06′21″W / 40.808088°N 73.1059°W | |||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Long Island Rail Road | |||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Main Line | |||||||||||||||
| Distance | 48.5 mi (78.1 km) from Long Island City[1] | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms 1 island platform Spanish solution | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Connections |  Suffolk County Transit: 51, 52A (all times); 52B (weekdays only)Colonial Transportation to Long Island MacArthur Airport | |||||||||||||||
| Construction | ||||||||||||||||
| Parking | Yes | |||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | |||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||
| Architect | Richard Henry Behr | |||||||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 10 | |||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1883 | |||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1986–1997 | |||||||||||||||
| Electrified | January 18, 1988 750 V (DC) third rail | |||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Lake Ronkonkoma | |||||||||||||||
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| 2006 | 17,278[2] | |||||||||||||||
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Ronkonkoma (signed as Ronkonkoma LI MacArthur Airport on station signage) is a major railroad station and transportation hub along the Main Line of the Long Island Rail Road in Ronkonkoma, New York. The station is the eastern terminus of the Ronkonkoma Branch and the western terminus of the Greenport Branch, and it also serves the adjacent Long Island MacArthur Airport.
The station is located on Railroad Avenue North across from the intersection of Hawkins Avenue, and has parking facilities and other amenities that extend beyond the central location. Free parking is available in the lots adjacent to the tracks on the north and south side. One parking garage north of the station was built in 1996 on a former freight spur.[3][4] The station has a total of approximately 6,100 parking spaces.[5]
- ^ Long Island Rail Road (May 14, 2012). "TIMETABLE No. 4" (PDF). p. III. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
- ^ Average weekday, 2006 LIRR Origin and Destination Study
- ^ Ronkonkoma Milepost 48-49; Emery map - October 1957
- ^ View Wye North (1978 Photo by Steve Lynch)
- ^ "Ronkonkoma Parking Lot Renovation Completed; Almost 300 New Spots Now Available" (Press release). Long Island Rail Road. March 4, 2010. Retrieved March 9, 2010.