Peconic station

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Peconic
Peconic Post Office and former LIRR Station.JPG
The Peconic Post Office, which once included the LIRR station
General information
LocationPeconic Lane near US Post Office
Peconic, New York
Coordinates 41°02′48″N72°27′41″W / 41.04665°N 72.461519°W / 41.04665; -72.461519
Owned by Long Island Rail Road (until 1970)
Line(s) Main Line
Platforms2 side platform
Tracks2
Other information
Station codeNone
History
OpenedMay 1, 1848
1844 (According to some sources)
Closed1970
Former services
Preceding station MTA NYC logo.svg Long Island Rail Road Following station
Mattituck
toward Ronkonkoma
Ronkonkoma Branch
Greenport Branch
Southold
toward Greenport
Preceding station Long Island
Rail Road
Following station
Cutchogue Main Line Southold
toward Greenport

Peconic was a station stop along the Greenport Branch of the Long Island Rail Road in Peconic, New York. The station was originally built as Hermitage station on May 1, 1848 (although some sources claim it dates back to 1844) but was renamed Peconic on the June 1876 timetable. [1] [2] In August 1876 a second Peconic Station replaced the former one, which was built on the south side of the tracks and on the west side of Peconic Lane. This building also served as the post office. That station was razed in April 1942 and replaced with a shelter along the platform. The post office moved to the grocery store next door where it remains to this day. When Cutchogue station was closed in June 1962, the two nearest replacements were Mattituck station, which still exists today, and Peconic station, which ceased service in 1970. [3]

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References

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  2. The Long Island Railroad A Comprehensive History by Vincent F. Seyfried Part Three The Age of Expansion: 1863–1880 Station List Page 193
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