Center Moriches station

Center Moriches (/moʊˈrɪtʃɪz/ (listen) moh-RITCH-iz)[1] was a station stop along the Montauk Branch of the Long Island Rail Road. It was located on Railroad Avenue and Hamilton Street in Center Moriches, New York.

Center Moriches
Looking East at the former Center Moriches LIRR station
LocationRailroad Avenue and Hamilton Street
Center Moriches, New York
Coordinates40°48′17.4″N 72°47′22.4″W
Owned byLong Island Rail Road
Line(s)
  Montauk Branch
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks2
History
Opened1881
ClosedMarch 15, 1998
ElectrifiedNo
Previous namesMoriches (1881-????)
Services
Preceding station   LIRR   Following station
  Former services  
1882–1960
Montauk Branch
1897–1958
toward Montauk
Montauk Branch
toward Montauk

History

The station was built by the Brooklyn and Montauk Railroad, around 1881 as "Moriches Station" after the original Moriches station was renamed for the geographically correct Eastport, New York. At some point the station was renamed as well for the more geographically correct Center Moriches, New York. Until 1906, it was also a terminal with a wye, a small yard, and a transfer point for one of the east end scoots. When East Moriches and Eastport stations were closed by the Long Island Rail Road on October 6, 1958, commuters who used those stations were advised to use Center Moriches station, thus transforming it into the last railroad station in the Moricheses. The station house was razed in 1964, but a new shelter was built sometime around 1985. The station closed on March 16, 1998; at the time, it only served 5 passengers per day.[2] The arrival of the C3 bi-level coaches meant that all stations in the LIRR's diesel territory had to receive high-level platforms, and building new platforms for such a low-usage station was not cost-effective.

References
  1. Bright, William (2004). Native American placenames of the United States. Norman: University of Oklahoma. p. 298. ISBN 0806135980. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
  2. Sengupta, Somini (March 15, 1998). "End of the Line for L.I.R.R.'s 10 Loneliest Stops". The New York Times. Retrieved August 7, 2009.


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