Smithtown station

Smithtown
Eastern view of the Smithtown station house.
Location Redwood Lane
Smithtown, New York
Coordinates 40°51′22.55″N 73°11′57.38″W / 40.8562639°N 73.1992722°W / 40.8562639; -73.1992722Coordinates: 40°51′22.55″N 73°11′57.38″W / 40.8562639°N 73.1992722°W / 40.8562639; -73.1992722
Owned by Long Island Rail Road
Line(s)
  Port Jefferson Branch
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 2
Connections Suffolk County Transit: S45, S56, S58
Construction
Parking Yes; Free and Town of Smithtown permits
Bicycle facilities Yes; Bike Rack
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Fare zone 10
History
Opened 1872
Rebuilt 1937
Traffic
Passengers (2006) 1,608[1]
Services
Preceding station   LIRR   Following station
Port Jefferson Branch

Smithtown is a station on the Port Jefferson Branch of the Long Island Rail Road. It is located off a low bridge over NY 25 – 25A along Redwood Lane between NY 25-25A and Landing Avenue. in Smithtown, New York. Though officially shown as being on Redwood Lane, Hagstroms' Suffolk County Atlas still shows the station as being located on Scott Lane, which runs from NY 25-25A to Redwood Lane.

History

Smithtown station was originally built in 1872 by Charles Hallett of Riverhead for the Smithtown and Port Jefferson Railroad, and rebuilt in 1937.[2][3] It has been a transfer point from a dual-track line to a single track line. A freight spur exists west of the bridge under Brooksite Drive. This train station is located in the Smithtown Central School District.

The station contains a mural along the track side of the station called "Nissequogue Passages," by Robert Carioscia, which was sponsored by the Smithtown Township Arts Council in 1989. One other feature that makes Smithown station so unique is that the eastbound (Port Jefferson) platform is on the north side of the tracks, while the westbound (New York City) platform is on the south side of the tracks. Usually at LIRR stations with two tracks, this pattern is reversed.

Station layout

This station has two high-level side platforms, each 12 cars long. Both tracks serve trains in either direction, and merge into one on both sides of the station.

Ground/platform level
Exit/entrance, parking, and pedestrian bridge
Platform A, doors will open on the right
Track 1 ← Port Jefferson Branch toward Huntington, Jamaica, Atlantic or Penn (Kings Park)
Port Jefferson Branch toward Port Jefferson (St. James) →
Track 2 ← Port Jefferson Branch toward Huntington, Jamaica, Atlantic or Penn (Kings Park)
Port Jefferson Branch toward Port Jefferson (St. James) →
Platform B, doors will open on the right

References

  1. ↑ Average weekday, 2006 LIRR Origin and Destination Study
  2. ↑ Photo of pre-1937 Smithtown Station
  3. ↑ Morrison, David D.; Pakaluk, Valerie (2003). Long Island Rail Road Stations. Images of Rail. Chicago: Arcadia Publishing. p. 78. ISBN 0-7385-1180-3. Retrieved 2011-11-25.
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