Kings Park (LIRR station)

Kings Park

Kings Park Station on June 15, 2009.
Location Indian Head Road & Main Street
Kings Park, New York
Coordinates 40°53′1.39″N 73°15′20.95″W / 40.8837194°N 73.2558194°W / 40.8837194; -73.2558194Coordinates: 40°53′1.39″N 73°15′20.95″W / 40.8837194°N 73.2558194°W / 40.8837194; -73.2558194
Owned by MTA
Line(s)
  Port Jefferson Branch
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 2
Connections Suffolk County Transit: S56
Construction
Parking Yes; Free
Bicycle facilities Yes
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Fare zone 10
History
Opened 1872
Rebuilt 1948
Previous names St. Johnsland (1872-1891)
Traffic
Passengers (2006) 1,876[1]
Services

Ticket Vending Machines, Pedestrian Bridge

Preceding station   LIRR   Following station
Port Jefferson Branch

Kings Park is a station on the Port Jefferson Branch of the Long Island Rail Road. It is located at the southwest corner of Suffolk CR 14 (Indian Head Road) and NY 25A (Main Street) in Kings Park, New York. This train station is located in the Kings Park Central School District.

History

Originally known as St. Johnsland station when it was built by Charles Hallett of Riverhead for the Smithtown and Port Jefferson Railroad between November and December 1872, it was renamed Kings Park station in June 1891. The Kings Park area was the site of a major derailment on February 16, 1947, but there were no casualties.[2] The station was rebuilt in 1948 with an attached freight storage area, and rebuilt again during the 1990s. Kings Park station also had a spur called the Kings Park Psychiatric Center Spur to the former Kings Park Psychiatric Center, which was originally built in 1896,[3] and officially decommissioned in 1971, although trains were used to bring coal to the hospital until 1987. Today the right-of-way serves as the Kings Park Hike and Bike Trail,[4][5] which leads to the Nissequogue River State Park.

Platforms and tracks

Main ■ Port Jefferson Branch toward New York (Northport)
■ Port Jefferson Branch toward Port Jefferson (Smithtown)
Siding ■ Port Jefferson Branch toward New York (Northport)
■ Port Jefferson Branch toward Port Jefferson (Smithtown)

This station has two high-level side platforms, each 12 cars long. The Port Jefferson Branch has two tracks at this location (main track and siding).

References

  1. ↑ Average weekday, 2006 LIRR Origin and Destination Study
  2. ↑ Long Island Rail Road Wrecks
  3. ↑ Mileposts 43-44 Kings Park (Bob Emery Map; September 1957; TrainsAreFun.com)
  4. ↑ Kings Park State Hospital Spur (Train Web)
  5. ↑ Kings Park Hike & Bike Trail (TrailLink.com)

External links

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