Smithtown (LIRR station)

Smithtown
Eastern view of the Smithtown Station House.
Location	Redwood Lane Smithtown, NY
Coordinates	40°51′22.55″N 73°11′57.38″W / 40.8562639°N 73.1992722°WCoordinates: 40°51′22.55″N 73°11′57.38″W / 40.8562639°N 73.1992722°W
Owned by	MTA (LIRR)
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
Ticket vending machines Preceding station   LIRR   Following station Kings Park toward New York terminals Port Jefferson Branch Saint James toward Port Jefferson

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 located 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.

Platforms and tracks

Siding	■ Port Jefferson Branch	toward New York (Kings Park)
	■ Port Jefferson Branch	toward Port Jefferson (St. James)
Main	■ Port Jefferson Branch	toward New York (Kings Park)
	■ Port Jefferson Branch	toward Port Jefferson (St. James)

This station has two high-level side platforms, each 12 cars long. The Port Jefferson Branch has two tracks here.

Gallery

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  View of station house from the pedestrian bridge

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  1989 Mural along the roof of the station.

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  The station interior during a 2015 renovation.

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.

External links

• Official LIRR station information page for Smithtown
• Station timetable for Smithtown
• Smithtown Station from NY 25-25A Bridge; Winter 1984
• Smithtown Station from NY 25-25A Bridge; December 6, 2006
• POST Interlocking (The LIRR Today)
• Smithtown, Long Island, Train Station (Maggie Blanck.com)
• Main Street entrance from Google Maps Street View