Greenlawn station

Greenlawn
Greenlawn
	Greenlawn's station house in 2022.
General information
Location	Broadway (CR 86) & Boulevard Avenue; Greenlawn, New York
Coordinates	40°52′7.17″N73°21′46.70″W / 40.8686583°N 73.3629722°W
Owned by	Long Island Rail Road
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Huntington Area Rapid Transit : H30
Construction
Parking	Yes; Free and Residential permits
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	9
History
Opened	1868
Rebuilt	1985
Previous names	Centerport, Greenlawn-Centerport
Passengers
2006	1,100
Services
Former services

Last updated April 25, 2024

Greenlawn is a station on the Port Jefferson Branch of the Long Island Rail Road near the intersection of Boulevard Avenue and Broadway (CR 86) in Greenlawn, New York, a few blocks north of Pulaski Road. It is the first station east of Huntington on the non-electrified section of the branch.

History

Greenlawn was originally known as Old Fields, but the first railroad station was named Centreport as it was meant to serve the village of Centerport, located about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) to the north. In the span of a decade, it was changed to Greenlawn-Centerport and then finally Greenlawn to reflect the new community that had developed around the railroad station.^[2]^[3]

The first depot was built in 1868 by the Hicksville and Cold Spring Branch Railroad, renamed "Greenlawn" in 1870, burned down on September 29, 1910, and was replaced by the current building in September 1911.^[4] The station building was painted with green trim (reflecting the station locale) in the 1990s, after having been painted light blue for several decades. The station had a ticket agent until 1996. In 2017, the station building received a new asphalt roof.

The station is about 1 mile (1.6 km) west of the former junction of the Northport Branch, a freight-only railroad spur into Northport built in 1868: it was abandoned in 1978. A team track for off-line customers of the New York & Atlantic Railway exists just west of the station. It is sporadically used. The platform on the south side of the station is not used. The switches for the siding are hand-operated, not remotely controlled by DIVIDE Tower in Hicksville, thus making it impractical for everyday LIRR use. The siding is mostly used by work trains and, on rare occasions, by New York & Atlantic Railway freight trains.

High-level platforms and a pedestrian bridge were added at Greenlawn Station in 1985.^[5] These renovations were made in anticipation of planned electrification of the branch from Huntington to Port Jefferson, which has yet to occur.^[6]

Station layout

The station has two high-level side platforms. The north platform, next to the main track, is 12 cars long. The south platform, next to the siding, is eight cars long, and is not in regular use.^[7] There is also a pedestrian bridge connecting the two platforms.^[7] On either ends of the station, the two tracks merge into one.

M	Mezzanine	Crossover between platforms
P Platform level
	Platform A, side platform
	Track 1	← Port Jefferson Branch toward Huntington, Hunterspoint Avenue, Jamaica, Long Island City, or Penn Station (Huntington) ← Port Jefferson Branch toward Port Jefferson (Northport) →
	Track 2	← No regular service →
	Platform B, side platform
	Ground level	Exit/entrance and parking

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References

↑ Average weekday, 2006 LIRR Origin and Destination Study
↑ Douger, Louise; Bloomgarden, Carol (November 18, 2000). Greenlawn: A Long Island Hamlet. Images of America. Charleston: Arcadia Publishing. p. 7. ISBN 0-7385-0456-4.
↑ Ziel, Ron; Wettereau, Richard (1988). Victorian Railroad Stations of Long Island. Bridgehampton: Sunrise Special. p. 135. LCCN 89135160.
↑ Douger, Louise; Bloomgarden, Carol (November 18, 2000). Greenlawn: A Long Island Hamlet. Images of America. Charleston: Arcadia Publishing. p. 111. ISBN 0-7385-0456-4.
↑ Senft, Bret R. (February 9, 1992). "If You're Thinking of Living in Greenlawn". The New York Times. Retrieved January 3, 2009.
↑ Clurman, Carol (April 5, 1987). "L.I.R.R. Funds, Unused, Increased". The New York Times. Retrieved July 5, 2009.
1 2 Google (April 17, 2020). "Greenlawn station" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved April 17, 2020.

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[1] Average weekday, 2006 LIRR Origin and Destination Study

[2] Douger, Louise; Bloomgarden, Carol (November 18, 2000). Greenlawn: A Long Island Hamlet. Images of America. Charleston: Arcadia Publishing. p. 7. ISBN 0-7385-0456-4.

[3] Ziel, Ron; Wettereau, Richard (1988). Victorian Railroad Stations of Long Island. Bridgehampton: Sunrise Special. p. 135. LCCN 89135160.

[4] Douger, Louise; Bloomgarden, Carol (November 18, 2000). Greenlawn: A Long Island Hamlet. Images of America. Charleston: Arcadia Publishing. p. 111. ISBN 0-7385-0456-4.

[5] Senft, Bret R. (February 9, 1992). "If You're Thinking of Living in Greenlawn". The New York Times. Retrieved January 3, 2009.

[6] Clurman, Carol (April 5, 1987). "L.I.R.R. Funds, Unused, Increased". The New York Times. Retrieved July 5, 2009.

[view-7] 1 2 Google (April 17, 2020). "Greenlawn station" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved April 17, 2020.

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