East Yaphank station

East Yaphank
Owned by MTA
Line(s)
  Greenport Branch
Tracks 1
Construction
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Fare zone 12
Services
Preceding station   LIRR   Following station
Ronkonkoma Branch
toward Greenport

East Yaphank is a proposed station in the hamlet of East Yaphank, New York on the Main Line (Greenport Branch) of the Long Island Rail Road. The station would serve Brookhaven National Laboratory and would replace the existing Yaphank station.

History

On January 10, 2017, Governor Andrew Cuomo, as part of his State of the State Address, announced a proposal to build a station at Brookhaven National Laboratory for $20 million.[1] The station is intended to serve the community of East Yaphank and Brookhaven National Laboratory. This proposal is intended to create jobs and stimulate economic growth in Suffolk County.[2] As part of the April 2018 revision to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's 2015–2019 Capital Program, the proposed station was renamed East Yaphank to better describe the station's potential location.[3] The station will replace the stop at Yaphank.[4]

Prior to the Governor's announcement, on July 21, 2016, elected officials from Brookhaven and the East End of Long Island had requested that the LIRR move the little-used stop at Yaphank to an industrial park near Brookhaven Technology Center and the William Floyd Parkway. In response, LIRR officials announced that the agency had been evaluating the potential relocation of the station as part of its Network Strategy Study.[5][6]

References

  1. ↑ "Governor Cuomo Presents 24th Proposal of 2017 State of the State: $160 Million to Transform Long Island". Office of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo. January 10, 2017. Retrieved May 3, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Long Island Rail Road Committee Meeting 3/19/2018" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. March 19, 2018. p. 45. Retrieved May 3, 2018.
  3. ↑ "MTA Capital Program 2015–2019" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. April 25, 2018. p. 54. Retrieved May 3, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Brookhaven Lab Station". web.mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. December 31, 2017. Retrieved May 3, 2018.
  5. ↑ MacGowan, Carl (July 21, 2016). "Officials: LIRR station should be moved east". Newsday. Retrieved May 3, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Brookhaven Officials Push for Relocation of Yaphank Train Station to Brookhaven Technology Park on William Floyd Parkway". Town of Brookhaven. July 26, 2016. Retrieved May 3, 2018.

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