Smithtown is a station on the Port Jefferson Branch of the Long Island Rail Road. The station is located off a low bridge over NY 25 / 25A along Redwood Lane between NY 25 / 25A and Landing Avenue in Smithtown, New York.
Smithtown | |||||||||||||
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 Eastern view of the Smithtown station house | |||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||
| Location | Redwood Lane Smithtown, New York | ||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°51′22.55″N 73°11′57.38″W / 40.8562639°N 73.1992722°W | ||||||||||||
| Owned by | Long Island Rail Road | ||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Connections |  Suffolk County Transit: 5, 56 | ||||||||||||
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| Parking | Yes; Free and Town of Smithtown permits | ||||||||||||
| Cycle facilities | Yes; Bike Rack | ||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||
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| Station code | STN | ||||||||||||
| Fare zone | 10 | ||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||
| Opened | 1873 | ||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1937 | ||||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||||
| 2012–2014 | 904 per weekday[1] | ||||||||||||
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History
editSmithtown 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
editThis 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
edit- ↑ "2012-2014 LIRR Origin and Destination Report : Volume I: Travel Behavior Among All LIRR Passengers" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. August 23, 2016. PDF pp. 15, 199. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 17, 2019. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
Data collection took place after the pretest determinations, starting in September 2012 and concluding in May 2014. .... 2012-2014 LIRR O[rigin and ]D[estination] COUNTS: WEEKDAY East/West Total By Station in Numerical Order ... Mastic-Shirley
- ↑ "Long Island Travel". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. January 3, 1873. p. 4. Retrieved June 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Photo of pre-1937 Smithtown Station
- ↑ 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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