Yaphank station

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Yaphank
LIRR Yaphank at Night 10-28-06.JPG
Looking west on the Yaphank station platform at night in October 2006.
General information
LocationPark Street
Yaphank, New York
Coordinates 40°49′32″N72°54′57″W / 40.825656°N 72.915841°W / 40.825656; -72.915841
Owned by Long Island Rail Road
Line(s) Main Line
Distance58.6 mi (94.3 km) from Long Island City [1]
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Construction
ParkingYes; Free
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zone12
History
Opened1845
Rebuilt1871
Previous namesMilleville (18451846)
Passengers
20069 [2]
Services
Preceding station MTA NYC logo.svg Long Island Rail Road Following station
Medford
toward Ronkonkoma
Ronkonkoma Branch
Greenport Branch
Riverhead
toward Greenport
Former services
Preceding station Long Island
Rail Road
Following station
Medford Main Line Manorville
toward Greenport
Location
Yaphank station

Yaphank is a station in the hamlet of Yaphank, New York on the Main Line (Greenport Branch) of the Long Island Rail Road. It is located on Park Street near Suffolk County Road 21 (Yaphank Avenue). It is also accessible from streets in and around Suffolk County. The distance between Yaphank and the next station, Riverhead, is the longest distance between stations in the LIRR at 14.7 miles (23.7 km). Government buildings are located on the north side of the tracks at the bottom of the Yaphank Avenue overpass.

Contents

The two sites that are closest to the station are the Suffolk County Police Department auto mechanics shop (a.k.a. "Vector Center") as well as a Georgia-Pacific railroad lumber yard. The historic Suffolk County Almshouse Barn and the former Suffolk County Sanitorium can be found northwest of the station, as well as the Yaphank Avenue bridge over the tracks.

Yaphank is the LIRR's least used station, getting 2,745 riders in 2021. [3]

History

Yaphank station was originally built as Milleville station in 1845, and was spelled both as Millville or Milleville on LIRR timetables. It was renamed Yaphank a year later, and has kept that name ever since. The station also included a hotel until December 1873. [4] Yaphank station was replaced by a second station building in 1875 that contained elaborate gingerbread woodwork. Before World War II, Yaphank station was known as the stop for the "Camp Siegfried Special", a train that took members of the German American Bund from parts of New York City to an infamous Hitler Youth camp known as Camp Siegfried. [5] The decorative features were reduced considerably in June 1941, [6] and then the station house was closed in 1958 and burned down in 1961. After this, it was little more than a sheltered platform surrounded by concrete. During the late-1970s, it became the stop for special trains with a connecting bus to Parr Meadows Racetrack. [7] High-level platforms replaced this configuration in the late 1990s.

This station is proposed to be replaced by a stop in East Yaphank, which will better serve the local community and will also serve Brookhaven National Laboratory. [8] [9]

Carman's River station

Just east of Yaphank station, another station in Yaphank, Carman's River station, opened on June 26, 1844. [10] It served as the temporary terminus of the LIRR main line until Manorville and Riverhead stations were built in 1845. The station was removed from the June 14, 1845 timetable. [11] [12]

Station layout

This station has one high-level side platform north of the track that is long enough for one and a half cars to receive and discharge passengers.

Side platform, doors will open on the left or right Wheelchair symbol.svg
Track 1      Ronkonkoma Branch limited service toward Ronkonkoma (Medford)
      Ronkonkoma Branch limited service toward Greenport (Riverhead)

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