On January 10, 2017, Governor Andrew Cuomo, as part of his State of the State Address, announced a proposal to build a station at Brookhaven National Laboratory for $20 million.[2] The station is intended to serve the community of East Yaphank and Brookhaven National Laboratory. This proposal is intended to create jobs and stimulate economic growth in Suffolk County.[3] As part of the April 2018 revision to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's 2015–2019 Capital Program, the proposed station was renamed East Yaphank to better describe the station's potential location.[4] The station will replace the stop at Yaphank,[5] which is hard to find, according to local residents, and only has 30 daily riders.[6]
Before the Governor's announcement, on July 21, 2016, elected officials from Brookhaven and the East End of Long Island had requested that the LIRR move the little-used stop at Yaphank to an industrial park near Brookhaven Technology Center and the William Floyd Parkway. In response, LIRR officials announced that the agency had been evaluating the potential relocation of the station as part of its Network Strategy Study.[7][8] County officials agreed on the new location, just east of the William Floyd Parkway, in 2021.[9]
The station's location, as seen in April 2025
In December 2018, the consulting contract for the project's Preliminary Design and Environmental Review was awarded to Gannet Fleming for $4,040,289. The consultant would identify and evaluate potential station sites, and 30% of the design of the station, which could be in electric territory later on.[10] The environmental review was scheduled to be completed in December 2019, with procurement on the design-build contract scheduled for 2020.[11] The remainder of the $20 million would be used for the second phase of the project, which would be the design-build portion of the project – including the removal and demolition of the existing Yaphank station.[6][12]
On January 31, 2024, bidding opened on procuring the station construction project.[13][14][15] Brookhaven supervisor Dan Panico announced in January 2025 that work would begin shortly,[16] and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority acquired land for the station.[17]
On April 3, 2025, officials broke ground on the new station.[1][18] At the time of the groundbreaking, officials announced that the new station is expected to open in 2026.[1][19]
Station layout
The East Yaphank station will consist of one high-level side platform long enough for two cars to receive and discharge passengers.[15] This new station will also include a paved, 50-car parking lot, a bus loop, a plaza, bicycle racks, and a sheltered waiting area on the platform.[1]
↑ "MTA Capital Program 2015–2019"(PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. April 25, 2018. p.54. Retrieved May 3, 2018.
↑ "Brookhaven Lab Station". web.mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. December 31, 2017. Archived from the original on May 4, 2018. Retrieved May 3, 2018.
Commons Italics denote closed (or not-yet-opened) stations and line segments.
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