Suffolk Downs station (LIRR)

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Suffolk Downs
General information
Location Hampton Bays, New York
Owned byLIRR
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
History
Opened1907
Closed1927
Former services
Preceding station Long Island
Rail Road
Following station
Canoe Place Montauk Division Shinnecock Hills
toward Montauk

Suffolk Downs was a seasonal flag stop along the Montauk Branch of the Long Island Rail Road and was first built in 1907. [1] The depot was purchased by an LIRR employee and was moved to Peconic Bay at an undisclosed location on February 6, 1923 and the station stop itself closed around 1927. [2] The station stop was located between Canoe Place and Shinnecock Hills Stations.

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References

  1. Zeil, Ron; Wettereau, Richard (1988). Victorian Railroad Stations of Long Island. Bridgehampton: Sunrise Special. p. 103. OCLC   19319353.
  2. "LONG ISLAND STATION HISTORY". trainsarefun.com. Archived from the original on 2010-04-08.