Southampton station (LIRR)

Last updated

Southampton
Southampton Station.jpg
General information
LocationNorth Main Street & Powell Avenue
Village of Southampton, New York
Coordinates 40°53′41″N72°23′23″W / 40.894779°N 72.38975°W / 40.894779; -72.38975
Owned by Long Island Rail Road
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks3
ConnectionsAiga bus trans.svg Suffolk County Transit : 92
Construction
ParkingYes (free)
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zone14
History
Opened1871
Rebuilt1883, 1902
Passengers
2012201472 [1]
Rank114 of 125
Services
Preceding station MTA NYC logo.svg Long Island Rail Road Following station
Hampton Bays Montauk Branch
limited service
Bridgehampton
toward Montauk
Former services
Preceding station Long Island
Rail Road
Following station
Southampton Campus Montauk Division Water Mill
toward Montauk
Shinnecock Hills
toward Manorville
Sag Harbor Branch Water Mill
toward Sag Harbor
Southampton Railroad Station
Location Southampton, New York, USA
Part of North Main Street Historic District (ID86002730)
MPS Southampton Village MRA
Added to NRHPOctober 2, 1986 [2]

Southampton is a station on the Montauk Branch of the Long Island Rail Road, on North Main Street between Prospect Street and Willow Street in Southampton, New York. (Prospect and Willow Streets are on the west side of North Main Street, but the station is located on the east side.)

Contents

History

Southampton station was opened in February 1871, then razed and rebuilt in 1902. The station is part of the village's North Main Street Historic District, which has been on the National Register of Historic Places since 1986. A freight house was also added across the tracks from this station, but it was severely neglected, and was finally demolished in 2006.

Station layout

The station has one eight-car-long high-level side platform on the south side of the main track. Two siding tracks are on the north side of the main track.

Track 1      Montauk Branch limited service toward Long Island City or Penn Station (Hampton Bays)
      Montauk Branch limited service toward Montauk (Bridgehampton)
Side platform, doors will open on the left or right Wheelchair symbol.svg

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Port Washington station</span> Long Island Rail Road station in Nassau County, New York

Port Washington is the terminus of the Long Island Rail Road's Port Washington Branch in Port Washington, New York. The station is located on Main Street, between Haven Avenue and South Bayles Avenue, just west of Port Washington Boulevard, and is 19.9 miles (32 km) from Pennsylvania Station in Midtown Manhattan. A pedestrian bridge exists between the platforms, and is in line with Franklin Avenue, ending at Haven Avenue.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Patchogue station</span> Long Island Rail Road station in Suffolk County, New York

Patchogue is a station of the Montauk Branch of the Long Island Rail Road in Patchogue, New York. It is on Division Street between West Avenue and South Ocean Avenue. The station is the eastern terminus for some trains on the branch.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Medford station</span> Long Island Rail Road station in Suffolk County, New York

Medford is a station in the hamlet of Medford, New York on the Main Line of the Long Island Rail Road. Medford is located on New York State Route 112 between Peconic Avenue and Long Island Avenue. Access to the station is available from a narrow curving roadway leading off Route 112. This roadway used to connected with the Ohio Avenue intersection until Ohio Avenue was closed north of Peconic Avenue in 2007. It is also accessible from the north end of Oregon Avenue, although the Medford Fire Department periodically closes the Oregon Avenue access road for drills or other exercises.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sayville station</span> Long Island Rail Road station in Suffolk County, New York

Sayville is a station on the Montauk Branch of the Long Island Rail Road in the village of Sayville, New York, on Depot Street between Greeley Avenue and Railroad Avenue. Ferries to Fire Island board from a port south of the station.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">St. James station (LIRR)</span> Long Island Rail Road station in Suffolk County, New York

St. James is a historic station on the Port Jefferson Branch of the Long Island Rail Road. The station is located on Lake Avenue and Railroad Avenue, just south of New York State Route 25A in St. James, Suffolk County, New York.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Central Islip station</span> Long Island Rail Road station in Suffolk County, New York

Central Islip is a station on the Main Line of the Long Island Rail Road. It is at the southwest corner of Suffolk County Road 100 and Lowell Avenue in Central Islip, New York. Short-term parking is also available on Suffolk CR 100 across from the intersections between Pineville and Hawthorne Avenues.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Greenport station</span> Long Island Rail Road station in Suffolk County, New York

Greenport is the terminus of the Main Line of the Long Island Rail Road. It is officially located at Wiggins Street and Fourth Street in the Village of Greenport, New York, although the property spans as far east as 3rd Street and the Shelter Island North Ferry terminal.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Riverhead station</span> Long Island Rail Road station in Suffolk County, New York

Riverhead is a station along the Main Line of the Long Island Rail Road. It is located on Osborne Avenue and Railroad Street in Riverhead, New York, north of NY 25 and the Suffolk County Court House.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Montauk station</span> Long Island Rail Road station in Suffolk County, New York

Montauk is the terminus of the Montauk Branch of the Long Island Rail Road, as well as the easternmost railroad station on Long Island and in New York state. The station is located on Edgemere Street and Fort Pond Road west of Montauk Harbor, New York.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Glen Street station</span> Long Island Rail Road station in Nassau County, New York

Glen Street is a station along the Oyster Bay Branch of the Long Island Rail Road. It is located on Glen Street, near Elm Avenue, in the City of Glen Cove, New York.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Garden City station (LIRR)</span> Long Island Rail Road station in Nassau County, New York

Garden City is one of five stations of the Long Island Rail Road that serves the village of Garden City, New York. It is on the Hempstead Branch and is at Seventh Street between Hilton and Cathedral Avenues, directly across the street from the Garden City Hotel. It is one of the few Long Island Rail Road stations with two station houses.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">East Hampton station</span> Long Island Rail Road station in Suffolk County, New York

East Hampton is a station on the Montauk Branch of the Long Island Rail Road, on Railroad Avenue between Newtown Lane and Race Lane, in East Hampton, New York. Parking is available along Railroad Avenue as far west as King Street. A bus/taxi lane is in front of the station house.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Farmingdale station</span> Long Island Rail Road station in Nassau County, New York

Farmingdale is a historic railroad station in Farmingdale, New York, along the Main Line of the Long Island Rail Road. It is located just east of Secatogue Avenue, on South Front Street and Atlantic Avenue. The station has two platforms, with an underground pedestrian walkway connecting them. The station house is on the south platform. Parking is available on both sides of the tracks.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Amagansett station</span> Long Island Rail Road station in Suffolk County, New York

Amagansett is a station on the Montauk Branch of the Long Island Rail Road, at Main Street (NY 27) and Abrahms Landing Road in Amagansett, New York.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Westhampton station</span> Long Island Rail Road station in Suffolk County, New York

Westhampton is a station along the Montauk Branch of the Long Island Rail Road. It is on Station Road and Depot Road in Westhampton, New York, just west of Old Riverhead Road and south of the Francis S. Gabreski Airport.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Islip station (LIRR)</span> Long Island Rail Road station in Suffolk County, New York

Islip is a station on the Montauk Branch of the Long Island Rail Road, off NY 111 and Nassau Avenue, north of Suffolk CR 50, and south of Moffitt Boulevard in Islip, New York.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bay Shore station</span> Long Island Rail Road station in Suffolk County, New York

Bay Shore is a major railroad station on the Montauk Branch of the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR), on Park Avenue and Oak Street north of Suffolk CR 50 and west of Fourth Avenue, in Bay Shore, New York. Ferries to Fire Island board from a port south of the station.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Speonk station</span> Long Island Rail Road station in Suffolk County, New York

Speonk is an unmanned railroad station on the Montauk Branch of the Long Island Rail Road. It is located on Phillips Avenue at Depot Road in Speonk, New York, just north of Montauk Highway. The station has two parking lots, one operated by the Long Island Rail Road, and the other operated by the Town of Southampton, both of which are free. It also lies adjacent to one of the largest railroad yards on Long Island's East End. This yard is mostly used to hold passenger consists, as a handful of trains terminate at Speonk rather than continue all the way to Montauk.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hampton Bays station</span> Long Island Rail Road station in Suffolk County, New York

Hampton Bays is a railroad station along the Montauk Branch of the Long Island Rail Road. It is on Good Ground Road between Springville Road and Suffolk CR 32 in Hampton Bays, New York.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hillside Facility</span> Railroad maintenance facility in Queens, New York

The Hillside Facility, also called the Hillside Support Facility or the Hillside Maintenance Complex, is a maintenance facility of the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) in Jamaica, Queens, New York City. The Hillside facility was built between 1984 and 1991 on the grounds of a section of Holban Yard, a railroad freight yard. The facility covers 30 acres (120,000 m2) east of the former Hillside station and can maintain 60 cars at a time.

References

  1. "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 ... Southampton
  2. National Register of Historic Places Listings; 1986

Commons-logo.svg Media related to Southampton (LIRR station) at Wikimedia Commons