Peconic (LIRR station)

Peconic
The Peconic Post Office, which once included the LIRR Station
Location	Peconic Lane near US Post Office Peconic, New York
Coordinates	41°02′48″N 72°27′41″W / 41.04665°N 72.461519°WCoordinates: 41°02′48″N 72°27′41″W / 41.04665°N 72.461519°W
Owned by	LIRR
Line(s)	Greenport Branch
Platforms	2 side platform
Tracks	2
Other information
Station code	None
History
Opened	May 1, 1848 1844 (According to some sources)
Closed	1970
Services
None Preceding station   LIRR   Following station Cutchogue station Greenport Branch (current and former locations) Southold station

Peconic was a station stop along the Greenport Branch of the Long Island Rail Road in Peconic, New York. The station was originally built as Hermitage Station on May 1, 1848 (although some sources claim it dates back to 1844) but was renamed Peconic on the June 1876 timetable.^[1][2] In August 1876 a second Peconic Station replaced the former one, which was built on the south side of the tracks and on the west side of Peconic Lane. This building also served as the post office. That station was razed in April 1942 and replaced with a shelter along the platform. The post office moved to the grocery store next door where it remains to this day. When Cutchogue station was closed in June 1962, the two nearest replacements were Mattituck station, which still exists today, and Peconic station, which was discontinued in 1970.^[3]

References

1. "early LIRR stations". lirrhistory.com.
2. The Long Island Railroad A Comprehensive History by Vincent F. Seyfried Part Three The Age of Expansion: 1863–1880 Station List Page 193
3. "LONG ISLAND STATION HISTORY". trainsarefun.com.

External links

• Peconic LIRR Station (TrainsAreFun.com)