East Hampton (LIRR station)

East Hampton
Location Railroad Avenue between Newtown & Race Lanes
Village of East Hampton, New York
Owned by Long Island Rail Road
Line(s)
  Montauk Branch
Platforms 1 side platform
Tracks 1
Connections Suffolk County Transit: S92, 10B, 10C
Construction
Parking Yes
Bicycle facilities Yes (rack)
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Fare zone 14
History
Opened 1895
Traffic
Passengers (2006) 39[1]
Services
Preceding station   LIRR   Following station
Montauk Branch
toward Montauk
Current and former locations
Wainscott station Montauk Branch Amagansett station
East Hampton Railroad Station
Site in U.S. state of New York
Location East Hampton, New York, USA
Coordinates 40°57′53.77″N 72°11′36.46″W / 40.9649361°N 72.1934611°W / 40.9649361; -72.1934611Coordinates: 40°57′53.77″N 72°11′36.46″W / 40.9649361°N 72.1934611°W / 40.9649361; -72.1934611
Area 1.7 acres (0.7 ha)
Built 1895
Architect Woodruff
Architectural style Railroad station
NRHP Reference # 00000581[2]
Added to NRHP June 2, 2000[3]

East Hampton is a station on the Montauk Branch of the Long Island Rail Road, on Railroad Avenue between Newtown Lane and Race Lane, in East Hampton, New York. Parking is available along Railroad Avenue as far west as King Street. A bus/taxi lane is in front of the station house.

History

East Hampton station was built in 1895 by the Brooklyn and Montauk Railroad.[4] The original station house survives, and was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 2, 2000.[5] In 2005, it was open only on Sundays.

Platform and track

1 ■ Montauk Branch toward New York (Bridgehampton)
■ Montauk Branch toward Montauk (Amagansett)

The station has one six-car-long high-level platform on the south side of the single track.

Gallery

References

  1. ↑ Average weekday, 2006 LIRR Origin and Destination Study
  2. ↑ Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  3. ↑ National Register of Historic Places Listings; June 9, 2000
  4. ↑ Robert J. Hefner (May 1999). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: East Hampton Railroad Station". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2010-02-20.
  5. ↑ Suffolk County Listings at the National Register of Historic Places

External links

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40°57′54″N 72°11′36″W / 40.964936°N 72.193461°W / 40.964936; -72.193461

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