Cutchogue station

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Cutchogue
East of Former Cutchogue LIRR Station site.JPG
Site of the former Cutchogue LIRR station
General information
LocationDepot Lane between Middle Road and Evergreen Drive
Cutchogue, New York
Coordinates 41°01′18″N72°29′50″W / 41.021667°N 72.49725°W / 41.021667; -72.49725
Owned by Long Island Rail Road
Line(s) Main Line
Platforms2 side platform
Tracks2
Other information
Station codeNone
History
OpenedJuly 29, 1844
ClosedJune 1962
Former services
Preceding station Long Island
Rail Road
Following station
Mattituck Main Line Peconic
toward Greenport

Cutchogue was a station stop along the Greenport Branch of the Long Island Rail Road. It was located on Depot Lane in Cutchogue, New York, a street that was named for the station.

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History

Cutchogue station first appeared on an issued timetable on July 29, 1844, [1] [2] [3] Some sort of structure that was described as new is mentioned in a notice of March 1870. In August 1875 a depot building was put up. A newer and larger station building was erected in 1887. [4] [5] The station building was closed in 1958 and it was discontinued as a station stop around June 1962. [6]

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References

  1. Studenroth, Zachary N. (2013). Cutchogue and New Suffolk. ISBN   9780738598284.
  2. "Long Island Railroad Company; Completion and Opening of Road to Greenport; 96 Miles (1844)". TrainsAreFun.com. Archived from the original on February 7, 2004.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. "American Railroad Journal, and General Advertiser for Railroads, Canals ..." google.com. 1845.
  4. Seyfried, Vincent F. "The Long Island Rail Road, a comprehensive history. ... v.3. - Full View - HathiTrust Digital Library - HathiTrust Digital Library". HathiTrust. Archived from the original on March 24, 2023.
  5. "LIRR Ronkonkoma/Greenport Branch". stationreporter.net. Archived from the original on 2015-04-09.
  6. "LONG ISLAND STATION HISTORY". trainsarefun.com. Archived from the original on 2017-05-26. Retrieved 2010-02-04.