Platforms and Tracks
There are two island platforms, A and B, and three tracks, with Track 2 between and accessible from each platform. Generally, Platform A is used for westbound trains and Platform B for eastbound trains. Track 1, on the north side of Platform A, is used mostly for trains that terminate or originate at Hicksville, and occasionally freight trains. Track 2 is between platforms A and B, and trains on this track open their doors on both sides. Track 2 is usually used for westbound trains to Penn Station, Atlantic Terminal, or the other New York terminals. Track 3 is normally used for eastbound trains, except on weekday mornings when there are also some westbound trains.
The Port Jefferson Branch to Port Jefferson station splits from the Main Line at Divide Interlocking directly east of the station, on the east side of the bridge over Broadway (NY 107). The Port Jefferson Branch turns northeast, while the Main Line turns southeast on its way towards Ronkonkoma and Greenport; the Main Line also carries Central Branch bound trains carrying commuters toward Babylon station en route to the Montauk Branch.
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