Smithtown station

Smithtown
Eastern view of the Smithtown station house.
General information
LocationRedwood Lane
Smithtown, New York
Coordinates40°51′22.55″N 73°11′57.38″W / 40.8562639°N 73.1992722°W / 40.8562639; -73.1992722
Owned byLong Island Rail Road
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsLocal Transit Suffolk County Transit: 5, 56
Construction
ParkingYes; Free and Town of Smithtown permits
Bicycle facilitiesYes; Bike Rack
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zone10
History
Opened1873
Rebuilt1937
Passengers
20061,608[1]
Services
Preceding station Long Island Rail Road Following station
Kings Park
toward Penn Station or Long Island City
 Port Jefferson Branch
diesel service
 St. James
toward Port Jefferson
Former services
Preceding station Long Island
Rail Road 		Following station
Kings Park
toward Hicksville
 Wading River Branch St. James
toward Wading River
Location
Map

Smithtown is a station on the Port Jefferson Branch of the Long Island Rail Road. It is located off a low bridge over NY 25 – 25A along Redwood Lane between NY 25 – 25A and Landing Avenue in Smithtown, New York.

History

Smithtown station was originally built in 1873[2] by Charles Hallett of Riverhead for the Smithtown and Port Jefferson Railroad. In 1937, the station was rebuilt, and the grade crossing at Main Street (NY 25/NY 25A) immediately west of the station was eliminated.[3][4] A freight spur exists west of the bridge under Brooksite Drive.

The station contains a mural along the track side of the station called "Nissequogue Passages," by Robert Carioscia, which was sponsored by the Smithtown Township Arts Council in 1989.

Station layout

This station has two high-level side platforms, each 12 cars long. On either end of the station, however, the tracks merge. Most trains utilize Platform B, with select trains using Platform A to allow two trains to bypass each other through the station.

References

  1. ^ Average weekday, 2006 LIRR Origin and Destination Study
  2. ^ "Long Island Travel". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. January 3, 1873. p. 4. Retrieved June 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Photo of pre-1937 Smithtown Station[usurped]
  4. ^ Morrison, David D.; Pakaluk, Valerie (2003). Long Island Rail Road Stations. Images of Rail. Chicago: Arcadia Publishing. p. 78. ISBN 0-7385-1180-3. Retrieved November 25, 2011.
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