Northport station

Northport is a station on the Port Jefferson Branch of the Long Island Rail Road. It is located at the corner of Larkfield Road and Bellerose Avenue, north of Suffolk CR 11 (Pulaski Road) in East Northport, New York. This train station is located in the Northport-East Northport Union Free School District, and serves the hamlets of Northport and East Northport in the town of Huntington.

Northport
Northport station
LocationLarkfield Road & Bellerose Avenue
East Northport, New York
Coordinates40°52′50.57″N 73°19′42.60″W
Owned byLong Island Rail Road
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Connections Suffolk County Transit: S41
Huntington Area Rapid Transit: H40
Construction
ParkingYes; Free, Residential permits, Non-Residential permits, Parking meters, Off-Peak parking
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Fare zone9
History
Opened1873
Rebuilt1913–1914[1]
Previous namesNew Northport (1873–?)
Northport East (?–1899)
Passengers
20062,593[2]
Services
Preceding station LIRR Following station
Greenlawn
towards Jamaica, Atlantic Terminal, Long Island City or Penn Station
 Port Jefferson Branch Kings Park
towards Port Jefferson
Greenlawn
towards Huntington
 Port Jefferson Branch
diesel shuttle

History

Northport station was originally built between May and July 1873 as "New Northport" station when the Smithtown and Port Jefferson Railroad was built from Northport Junction to Port Jefferson, New York. The original line which lead directly into a station within Northport Village, since April 25, 1868, became the Northport Branch. During that period, the original Northport station was renamed Old Northport station, while at some point in or before 1899, "New" Northport station was renamed "Northport East" station. Passenger service ended in 1899. Freight service continued until 1985, when the branch was abandoned.[3][4] Built: May-July/1873. Also known as "New Northport". Appears on Employee timetable (ETT) #10 effective: 06/28/1899 as "Northport (East Station)." Appeared on 1901 timetable as "Northport East." moved to private location: 1927. Used as office for a sign company. Razed: 1959. 2nd depot built: 1927 Freight station moved in pieces from Camp Upton when the LIRR ended operations there after 4/1922. Ticket agency closed: 08/19/2009. Station "historically remodeled:" 01/2019 Research: Dave Keller It was designed in a manner similar to stations such as those in Riverhead, Bay Shore, Manhasset, and Mineola. It also served as the south end of a trolley Line into Northport from 1902 to 1924.[5][6] A freight house from Camp Upton was moved to Northport station in April 1922, after the railroad station there was dismantled. High-level platforms and a pedestrian bridge were added during the late-20th Century. Northport station features two large parking lots. One south of the tracks and the biggest is north of the tracks. A pedestrian bridge is set up between the lots. It is wide enough for the after mentioned south platform to be constructed. Northport is one of the most elaborate LIRR stations. the current station is just east of the Northport Spur, which branched off the main and headed north to the seaport village of Northport, even though the Northport station is in East Northport. The spur has not seen a passenger train since 1899. Afterward, the spur was entirely used for freight service. freight service ended in 1978. The track lay abandoned until 1985, when it was torn up in preparation for the unbuilt Babylon Northport Expressway.

In 2018, the LIRR completed an extensive rehabilitation of the station building, installing brick-paver walkways, new windows, a renovated waiting room, and new signage.

Station layout

This station has one 12-car-long high-level side platform to the north of the track. East of the station, on the other side of Larkfield Road, is a siding to allow trains to pass each other. The siding converges at DUKE interlocking and the two switches are maintained by two light signals next to them.

A second platform, for an extension of the siding, or a full second track, was originally planned for the station. The pedestrian bridge is wide enough for this extra construction, and the bridge's stairway on the far side of the station has a landing on the same level as the unbuilt outbound platform, symmetrical with the landing on the other side which is part of the existing platform. A ticket window was proposed to be established but it has yet to occur.

M Mezzanine Crossover between platforms
P
Platform level		 Side platform, doors will open on the left or right
Track 1 ←      Port Jefferson Branch toward Huntington, Jamaica, Atlantic Terminal, Long Island City, or Penn Station (Greenlawn)
←      Port Jefferson Branch toward Port Jefferson (Kings Park) →
Ground level Exit/entrance and parking
  • View of station house, platform and pedestrian bridge
  • Historic marker, placed by the Chamber of Commerce in 2000.
  • Picture taken of the platform from the pedestrian bridge at night.

References
  1. "New R.R. Station for Northport". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. October 5, 1913. p. 71. Retrieved November 21, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. Average weekday, 2006 LIRR Origin and Destination Study
  3. Old Northport Spur (Arrt's Arrchives)
  4. Northport Spur (Unofficial Long Island Railroad History Website)
  5. Northport Traction Company (Arrt's Arrchives)
  6. Northport Trolley Line (1902-1924)
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