| Port Jefferson Branch | |||
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| Just west of Stony Brook Station | |||
| Info | |||
| Type | Commuter rail | ||
| System | Long Island Rail Road | ||
| Status | Operational | ||
| Locale | Nassau and Suffolk County, New York, USA | ||
| No. Stony Brook is a historic station for the Port Jefferson Branch of the Long Island Railroad. Commuter rail, regional rail or suburban rail is a Passenger rail transport service between a city center and outer suburbs and Commuter towns There is also a Town of Nassau in Rensselaer County. Nassau County is a suburban county in the New York Metropolitan Suffolk County is a county located in the US state of New York. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the of stations | 10 | ||
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| Operation | |||
| Opened | 1854-1873 | ||
| Owner | Long Island Rail Road | ||
| Operator(s) | Metropolitan Transportation Authority | ||
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| Gauge | 4 ft 8½ in (1,435 mm) | ||
| Electrification | Third rail (west of Huntington) | ||
The Port Jefferson Branch is a rail line and service owned and operated by the Long Island Rail Road in the U.S. state of New York. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority ( MTA) is a Public benefit corporation responsible for Public transportation in the U A third rail is a method of providing Electricity to power a railway through a continuous rigid conductor alongside the railway track or between the rails Huntington is a major station for the Port Jefferson Branch of the Long Island Railroad. "Railroad" and "Railway" both redirect here For other uses see Railroad (disambiguation. A US state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the United States of America that share Sovereignty with the federal government New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous The branch begins at the Main Line just east of Hicksville station, and runs northeast and east to Port Jefferson. The Main Line is a Rail line owned and operated by the Long Island Rail Road in the U Hicksville is a station on the Main Line of the Long Island Rail Road, and the most-heavily utilized station east of Jamaica Station. Port Jefferson is a terminus for the Port Jefferson Branch of the Long Island Rail Road. LIRR maps and schedules indicate that the Port Jefferson Branch service continues west along the Main Line to Floral Park, which is where the Hempstead Branch begins to parallel the Main Line. Floral Park is a Long Island Rail Road train station in Floral Park New York at Tulip and Atlantic Avenues The Hempstead Branch is an electrified Rail line and service owned and operated by the Long Island Rail Road in the U However, the Hempstead Branch does not merge with the Main Line until east of Queens Village, and so the Main Line between Floral Park and Queens Village is served by Port Jefferson Branch trains. Queens Village is a station on the Main Line of the Long Island Rail Road, located between 218th Street and Springfield Boulevard in Queens Village [1][2]
The Port Jefferson Branch is one of the busier branches of the LIRR, with frequent electric service to Huntington, and diesel service east of Huntington. Railway electrification supplies electrical energy to railway Locomotives and Multiple units so they can operate without having a Reciprocating Huntington is a major station for the Port Jefferson Branch of the Long Island Railroad. A Diesel locomotive is a type of Railroad Locomotive in which the prime mover is a Diesel engine.
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Route description and plans
Port Jefferson Branch service in Nassau County begins when the Hempstead Branch separates from the Main Line at the Queens Interlocking in Bellerose. Bellerose is a Village in Nassau County, New York in the United States. The line from Queens Interlocking to Huntington is electrified and double tracked. Electrification extends to a point east of Huntington before Greenlawn Station on a layup track for electric trains. Greenlawn is a station for the Port Jefferson Branch of the Long Island Rail Road. The line east of that point is not electrified and has a single track with passing sidings at Greenlawn, east of Northport, Kings Park, Smithtown and Stony Brook. Northport is a station on the Port Jefferson Branch of the Long Island Rail Road. Kings Park is a station for the Port Jefferson Branch of the Long Island Rail Road. Smithtown is a station for the Port Jefferson Branch of the Long Island Rail Road. Stony Brook is a historic station for the Port Jefferson Branch of the Long Island Railroad.
Stations on the electrified portion that have the heaviest traffic include Mineola, Hicksville, and Huntington. Mineola is a train station on the Main Line of the Long Island Rail Road in Mineola New York. Hicksville is a station on the Main Line of the Long Island Rail Road, and the most-heavily utilized station east of Jamaica Station. Huntington is a major station for the Port Jefferson Branch of the Long Island Railroad. On the non-electrified portion, the heaviest traffic tends to be to the Stony Brook station where the State University of New York at Stony Brook is located. State University of New York at Stony Brook, commonly known as Stony Brook University, is a public research university located in Stony Brook, New York
There are occasional plans to electrify this line past Huntington, at least to Northport, in conjunction with the construction of a planned new electric train yard, to alleviate overcrowding and service limitations on the Ronkonkoma Branch, and to otherwise accommodate increased ridership expected once the East Side Access project to Grand Central Terminal is completed. Northport is a Village in Suffolk County, New York on the North Shore of Long Island. The Ronkonkoma Branch, occasionally called the Greenport Branch east of Ronkonkoma, is a Rail service operated by the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR East Side Access is a public works project being undertaken by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA in New York City, designed to bring the Long Island "Grand Central Station" redirects here For other uses see Grand Central. [3] As of 2006, funding for this project has been deferred to a future capital budget and preparation of the Environmental Impact Statement has been suspended. An ( EIA) is an assessment of the possible impact&ndashpositive or negative&ndashthat a proposed project may have on the Natural environment.
In addition, a third Main Line track from Bellerose to Mineola has also been proposed in order to provide increased services. The Main Line is a Rail line owned and operated by the Long Island Rail Road in the U
Most Port Jefferson electric trains operate the full route from Penn Station to Huntington. Supplemental service is provided on Ronkonkoma Branch trains to Mineola and Hicksville. The Ronkonkoma Branch, occasionally called the Greenport Branch east of Ronkonkoma, is a Rail service operated by the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR Additional service to Mineola is provided by Oyster Bay Branch trains, and some Patchogue-bound Montauk Branch trains also stop at Mineola and Hicksville during the weekdays. The Oyster Bay Branch is a Rail line and service owned and operated by the Long Island Rail Road in the U The Montauk - Bablyon Branch is a Rail line and service owned and operated by the Long Island Rail Road in the U During off-peak hours, including weekends, a diesel shuttle runs between either Hicksville or Huntington and Port Jefferson. During rush hours, there are specialized services to and from stations west of, and including, Huntington Station. These services provide for express service, through service to Flatbush Avenue, and service to Penn Station that bypasses Jamaica. Flatbush Avenue, also called the Atlantic Terminal, is the westernmost stop on the Long Island Rail Road 's Atlantic Branch at Flatbush Avenue Jamaica Station (often referred to simply as Jamaica) is the major hub and headquarters of the Long Island Rail Road, and is located in Jamaica Queens Also, east-of-Huntington service is extended to Jamaica, Hunterspoint Avenue, Long Island City, or Penn Station. Hunterspoint Avenue is a Long Island Rail Road train station within the City Terminal Zone. Long Island City is a rail terminal of the Long Island Rail Road in Long Island City Queens.
History
The line from Hicksville to Syosset opened in 1854. Hicksville is a hamlet in the Town of Oyster Bay and Census-designated place in Nassau County, New York, United States. Syosset is a hamlet (and a Census-designated place) in Nassau County, New York, within the Town of Oyster Bay. The LIRR later planned to extend to Cold Spring Harbor, but Oliver Charlick, the LIRR's president, disagreed over the station's location, so Charlick abandoned the grade and relocated the extension south of Cold Spring, refusing to add a station stop near Cold Spring for years. See Cold Spring Harbor for other uses of the name Cold Spring Harbor is a hamlet (and Census-designated place) in Another argument at Huntington led to the line bypassing the town two miles (3 km) to the south, though a station was built. The Town of Huntington is a town located on the North Shore of Long Island, in northwestern Suffolk County, New York. The line was extended from Syosset past Huntington to Northport in 1868,[4] and in 1873 the Smithtown and Port Jefferson Railroad opened from a mile south of Northport to Port Jefferson,[5] turning the old line into Northport into the Northport Branch, the result of another argument between Charlick and Northport. Northport is a Village in Suffolk County, New York on the North Shore of Long Island. The Incorporated Village of Port Jefferson is located in the town of Brookhaven in Suffolk County New York on the North Shore of Long Island The Northport Branch was a spur off the Port Jefferson Branch of the Long Island Rail Road, running from between Greenlawn and Northport stations [6]
The Port Jefferson Branch formerly extended to Wading River, and was once slated to continue eastward and rejoin the Main Line at Riverhead. Wading River is a hamlet (and Census-designated place) in Suffolk County, New York, USA on the North Shore of Long Island Riverhead New York may refer to Riverhead (town New York Riverhead (CDP New York, within the town of Riverhead The line east of Port Jefferson was abandoned in 1938. The right-of-way is now used for the Long Island Power Authority's power lines. The Long Island Power Authority or LIPA "lie-pah", a municipal subdivision of the State of New York, was created under the Long Island Power Act of 1985 to acquire
Station listing
| Station/ location | Station link | Miles (kilometers) to Penn Station | Connections/notes | Geographic Coordinates |
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| For continuing service to Jamaica and points west, see Hempstead Branch | ||||
| Floral Park (limited service) Tulip Avenue and Atlantic Avenue, Floral Park | [1] | 16. Pennsylvania Station (commonly known as “Penn Station”) is the major intercity rail station and a major Commuter rail hub in New York City Jamaica Station (often referred to simply as Jamaica) is the major hub and headquarters of the Long Island Rail Road, and is located in Jamaica Queens The Hempstead Branch is an electrified Rail line and service owned and operated by the Long Island Rail Road in the U Floral Park is a Long Island Rail Road train station in Floral Park New York at Tulip and Atlantic Avenues Floral Park is an incorporated village in Nassau County, New York on Long Island. 9 | ||
New Hyde Park  New Hyde Park and 2nd Avenue, New Hyde Park | [2] | 18. New Hyde Park is a train station on the Main Line ( Port Jefferson Branch service of the Long Island Rail Road. New Hyde Park is a village in Nassau County, New York, United States, on Long Island. 2 (29. 3) | Bus (MTA Long Island Bus): N24, N25 | |
| Merillon Avenue Nassau Boulevard and Merillon Avenue, New Hyde Park | [3] | 19. Long Island Bus is the brand used by MTA Regional Bus Operations for its bus service servicing primarily Nassau County. Merillon Avenue is a train station on the Main Line ( Port Jefferson Branch service of the Long Island Rail Road. New Hyde Park is a village in Nassau County, New York, United States, on Long Island. 3 (31. 1) | ||
| Mineola Front Street and Mineola Boulevard, Mineola | [4] | 20. Mineola is a train station on the Main Line of the Long Island Rail Road in Mineola New York. Mineola is a Village in Nassau County, New York, USA. The population was 19233 at the 2000 census 5 (33. 0) | Transfer to Oyster Bay Branch trains Bus (MTA Long Island Bus): N22, N23, N24, N40, N41, N78, N79 | |
| Carle Place Cherry Lane and Atlantic Avenue, Carle Place | [5] | 22. The Oyster Bay Branch is a Rail line and service owned and operated by the Long Island Rail Road in the U Carle Place (previously known as Carll Place) is a station along the Main Line of the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR Carle Place is a hamlet (and Census-designated place) part of the Town of North Hempstead in Nassau County, New York, United 4 (36. 0) | Bus (MTA Long Island Bus): N22 | |
| Westbury Union Avenue and Post Avenue Westbury | [6] | 23. Westbury is a station on the Long Island Rail Road 's Main Line. Westbury is a Village in Nassau County, New York in the United States. 4 (37. 7) | Bus (MTA Long Island Bus): N22, N35 | |
| Hicksville Newbridge Road (Route 106) and West Barclay Street, Hicksville | [7] | 26. Hicksville is a station on the Main Line of the Long Island Rail Road, and the most-heavily utilized station east of Jamaica Station. New York State Route 106 is a state highway in New York, running from NY 105 in North Bellmore to Oyster Bay. Hicksville is a hamlet in the Town of Oyster Bay and Census-designated place in Nassau County, New York, United States. 8 (43. 1) | Transfer to Ronkonkoma Branch trains Bus (MTA Long Island Bus): N20, N22, N48, N49, N50, N73, N74, N78, N79, N80, N81, N94 | |
| Landia Locust Grove | closed October 3, 1973 | |||
| Syosset Oyster Bay Road/Jackson Avenue and Underhill Avenue, Syosset | [8] | 31. The Ronkonkoma Branch, occasionally called the Greenport Branch east of Ronkonkoma, is a Rail service operated by the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR Landia Station is a closed rail station on the Long Island Rail Road 's Port Jefferson Branch in Locust Grove New York. Events 42 BC - First Battle of Philippi: Triumvirs Mark Antony and Octavian fight an indecisive battle with Caesar's Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Syosset is a Train station on the Long Island Rail Road 's Port Jefferson Branch in Syosset New York. Syosset is a hamlet (and a Census-designated place) in Nassau County, New York, within the Town of Oyster Bay. 0 (49. 9) | ||
| Cold Spring Harbor West Pulaski Road and East Gate Drive, Cold Spring Harbor | [9] | 34. Cold Spring Harbor is a station on the Long Island Rail Road 's Port Jefferson Branch. See Cold Spring Harbor for other uses of the name Cold Spring Harbor is a hamlet (and Census-designated place) in 0 (54. 7) | ||
| Huntington New York Avenue (Route 110) and Broadway, Huntington Station | [10] | 36. Huntington is a major station for the Port Jefferson Branch of the Long Island Railroad. New York State Route 110 is a major north-south State highway along the western border of Suffolk County New York. Huntington Station is a hamlet (and Census-designated place) in Suffolk County, New York, United States. 6 (58. 9) | Bus (Suffolk County Transit): S1 Bus (Huntington Area Rapid Transit): H9, Red & Blue Huntington Station Feeder Routes | |
| Greenlawn Broadway (Centerport Road) and Boulevard Avenue, Greenlawn | [11] | 39. Suffolk County Transit, operating under the Suffolk Transit brand is the provider of Bus services in Suffolk County New York on Long Island Huntington Area Rapid Transit is a bus system exclusively within the Town of Huntington in the State of New York. Greenlawn is a station for the Port Jefferson Branch of the Long Island Rail Road. Greenlawn is a Hamlet (and a Census-designated place) in Suffolk County, New York, United States. 4 (63. 4) | Bus (Huntington Area Rapid Transit): H4, H6 | |
| Northport Village Northport | closed 1899 | |||
| Northport Larkfield Road and Bellerose Avenue, Northport | [12] | 42. Northport is a Village in Suffolk County, New York on the North Shore of Long Island. Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Northport is a station on the Port Jefferson Branch of the Long Island Rail Road. Northport is a Village in Suffolk County, New York on the North Shore of Long Island. 5 (68. 4) | Bus (Suffolk County Transit): S41 Bus (Huntington Area Rapid Transit): H4, H6 | |
| Kings Park Indian Head Road and Main Street, Kings Park | [13] | 45. Kings Park is a station for the Port Jefferson Branch of the Long Island Rail Road. Kings Park is a Census-designated place (CDP and town located in the Town of Smithtown, Suffolk County, New York, on Long Island. 3 (72. 9) | Bus (Suffolk County Transit): S56 | |
| Smithtown Redwood Lane and Scott Lane, Smithtown | [14] | 49. Smithtown is a station for the Port Jefferson Branch of the Long Island Rail Road. 0 (78. 9) | Bus (Suffolk County Transit): S45 | |
| St. James Lake Avenue and 2nd Street, St. James | [15] | 51. Saint James is a historic station for the Port Jefferson Branch of the Long Island Railroad. St James is a Census-designated place (CDP in Suffolk County, New York, United States. 5 (82. 9) | ||
| Flowerfield Head of the Harbor | closed 1958 | |||
| Stony Brook North Country Road (Route 25A) and Chapman Street, Stony Brook | [16] | 55. Head of the Harbor is a Village in Suffolk County, New York on the North Shore of Long Island. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Stony Brook is a historic station for the Port Jefferson Branch of the Long Island Railroad. New York State Route 25A is a New York State highway and the main East-West route for most of the North Shore of Long Island, running from the Stony Brook is a hamlet (unincorporated community (and Census-designated place) located in the Town of Brookhaven in Suffolk County New York 1 (88. 7) | Bus (Suffolk County Transit): S71, S76, 3D Bus(SUNY @ Stony Brook's Campus Buses): O & R. State University of New York at Stony Brook, commonly known as Stony Brook University, is a public research university located in Stony Brook, New York | |
| Setauket Setauket | closed c. Setauket-East Setauket is a Census-designated place (CDP in Suffolk County, New York on the North Shore of Long Island. 1980 | |||
| Port Jefferson Route 112 (Main Street) and Oakland Avenue, Port Jefferson Station | [17] | 59. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Port Jefferson is a terminus for the Port Jefferson Branch of the Long Island Rail Road. New York State Route 112 is a New York state highway entirely within the Town of Brookhaven in Suffolk County. Port Jefferson Station is a hamlet (and Census-designated place) in Suffolk County, New York, United States. 4 (95. 6) | Bus (Suffolk County Transit): S60, S61, S62, S69, S76, 5A Ferry to Bridgeport, Connecticut at Port Jefferson | |
| The following stations were on the former Wading River Branch which was abaondoned on October 3, 1938 | ||||
| Miller Place Miller Place | closed October 9, 1938 | |||
| Rocky Point Rocky Point | closed October 9, 1938 | |||
| Shoreham Shoreham | closed October 9, 1938 | |||
| Wading River Wading River | closed October 9, 1938 | |||
References
- ^ MTA LIRR - LIRR Map
- ^ LIRR Port Jefferson Branch Timetable
- ^ Port Jefferson Branch Yard EIS
- ^ PRR Chronology, 1868PDF (93. The Incorporated Village of Port Jefferson is located in the town of Brookhaven in Suffolk County New York on the North Shore of Long Island The Port Jefferson Branch is a Rail line and service owned and operated by the Long Island Rail Road in the U Events 42 BC - First Battle of Philippi: Triumvirs Mark Antony and Octavian fight an indecisive battle with Caesar's Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Miller Place is a hamlet and Census-designated place (CDP in Suffolk County, New York, United States, on the North Shore Events 768 - Carloman I and Charlemagne are crowned Kings of The Franks. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Rocky Point is a hamlet (and Census-designated place) in Suffolk County, New York on the North Shore of Long Island. Events 768 - Carloman I and Charlemagne are crowned Kings of The Franks. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Shoreham is a Village in Suffolk County, New York, United States. Events 768 - Carloman I and Charlemagne are crowned Kings of The Franks. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Wading River is a hamlet (and Census-designated place) in Suffolk County, New York, USA on the North Shore of Long Island Events 768 - Carloman I and Charlemagne are crowned Kings of The Franks. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 8 KiB), June 2004 Edition
- ^ PRR Chronology, 1873PDF (100 KiB), February 2005 Edition
- ^ Ron Ziel and George H. A kibibyte (a contraction of ki lo bi nary byte) is a unit of Information or Computer storage, established by the International A kibibyte (a contraction of ki lo bi nary byte) is a unit of Information or Computer storage, established by the International Foster, Steel Rails to the Sunrise, ©1965
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