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Freeport LIRR Station: Tickets, Crowding & On-Time Data

Babylon Branch · Zone 7 · Accessible · From MTA open data · Not affiliated with the MTA

1,389tickets a day from here
#18of 126 LIRR stations
41%of tickets are peak fares
43%of seats taken, busiest hour

How busy is Freeport station?

Tickets, not riders: a monthly or weekly ticket counts once however many times it is used, and a round trip counts once.

About 1,389 tickets a day were sold for trips starting at Freeport (Oct 2025 – Sep 2026), the #18 most of 126 LIRR stations, and 0.9% fewer than in the 12 months before. Another 1,230 a day were sold for trips ending here.

Where do riders from Freeport go?

The most common destinations on tickets sold from Freeport, Oct 2025 – Sep 2026.

What tickets do Freeport riders buy?

Oct 2025 – Sep 2026, all ways of buying (TrainTime app, ticket machines and ticket windows).

41% of peak and off-peak tickets from Freeport were peak fares.

  • One-way
    426,531 sold    84.2%
  • Day pass
    31,762 sold    6.3%
  • Round trip
    27,888 sold    5.5%
  • Monthly
    9,585 sold    1.9%
  • 10-trip
    7,890 sold    1.6%
  • Weekly
    3,207 sold    0.6%

How crowded are trains at Freeport?

Average load as trains leave the station, weekdays, Jul 2026 – Sep 2026, from weight sensors on the LIRR's electric trains (M7 and M9). Diesel trains are not measured. Over 100% means people standing.

On weekdays, trains toward the city are fullest when they leave Freeport around 4 AM, with about 454 people on board, 43% of the seats.

Leaving atToward the cityAway from the city
12 AM5% ~49 on board15% ~169 on board
1 AM5% ~50 on board10% ~105 on board
2 AM5% ~55 on board–
3 AM12% ~126 on board7% ~74 on board
4 AM43% ~454 on board5% ~53 on board
5 AM36% ~388 on board–
6 AM32% ~326 on board15% ~130 on board
7 AM33% ~410 on board11% ~115 on board
8 AM38% ~345 on board17% ~164 on board
9 AM30% ~285 on board11% ~121 on board
10 AM21% ~208 on board10% ~102 on board
11 AM18% ~194 on board11% ~115 on board
12 PM17% ~171 on board12% ~122 on board
1 PM15% ~152 on board17% ~183 on board
2 PM14% ~147 on board30% ~306 on board
3 PM18% ~192 on board34% ~377 on board
4 PM24% ~251 on board38% ~432 on board
5 PM23% ~240 on board29% ~317 on board
6 PM19% ~208 on board28% ~317 on board
7 PM13% ~154 on board22% ~213 on board
8 PM11% ~109 on board21% ~257 on board
9 PM13% ~130 on board22% ~258 on board
10 PM9% ~107 on board21% ~211 on board
11 PM7% ~71 on board26% ~251 on board

Are Freeport trains on time?

On time means arriving within 5 minutes 59 seconds of schedule. The railroad reports this by branch, not by station.

From Oct 2025 – Sep 2026, 93.8% of Babylon trains were on time (95.6% the year before). Every LIRR branch compared →

Elevators and escalators

The railroad reports elevator and escalator availability by branch, not by station.

Freeport is listed as accessible. Across the Babylon Branch, elevators worked 99.4% of the time and escalators 97% over the last 12 months.

Other stations on the Babylon Branch

Schedules, parking and station details: Freeport on mta.info.

Questions

How busy is Freeport station?

About 1,389 tickets a day were sold for trips starting at Freeport (Oct 2025 – Sep 2026), the #18 most of 126 LIRR stations, 0.9% fewer than the year before.

Is Freeport station accessible?

Yes. The MTA lists Freeport as fully accessible.

What fare zone is Freeport in?

Freeport is in zone 7 on the Babylon Branch.

How crowded are trains at Freeport?

On weekdays, trains toward the city are fullest when they leave Freeport around 4 AM, with about 454 people on board (43% of seats).

Where do people go from Freeport?

The most common destination on tickets from Freeport is Penn Station.

Data (data.ny.gov): MTA Railroad Ticket Sales, MTA Rail Stations, LIRR Stop-Level Occupancy, LIRR Elevator and Escalator Availability, LIRR On-Time Performance. Updated Nov 3, 2026.
Source code: github.com/MantieReid/mta-data-analysis · Analysis by Mantie Reid II (CC BY 4.0).

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