Trains that travel along the Central Branch also use these tracks, but do not stop here.

Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) tracks were completed on the present line in 1841.

[5][6] A local post office opened January 29, 1857, with the name Jerusalem Station.

[7] In 1867, the residents voted to change the name of the local post office to Central Park, and both that and Jerusalem appeared on LIRR schedules until 1936.

[9] Two nearby stations also had Bethpage in their name: From 1873 until 1876, the Central Railroad of Long Island had a regularly scheduled stop also named Central Park near Stewart Avenue and Motor Lane in Plainedge, approximately 0.75 miles (1.21 km) south of the present station.