Stony Brook station (LIRR)

Stony Brook is a historic station on the Port Jefferson Branch of the Long Island Rail Road. It is located in Stony Brook, New York on the southeast side of New York State Route 25A, across the street from the intersection of Route 25A with Cedar Street. On the opposite side of the tracks is Stony Brook University. There is also a gated at-grade pedestrian crossing between the station and a parking lot at the University, one of only a few stations on the Long Island Rail Road to feature such crossings. The train station is located in the Three Village Central School District.

This article is about a Long Island Rail Road commuter station in Stony Brook, New York. For the station on the MBTA Orange Line, see Stony Brook (MBTA station).
Stony Brook
The Stony Brook station house prior to being restored, as seen from the south side of NY 25A.
LocationNew York State Route 25A & Chapman Street
Stony Brook, New York
Coordinates40°55′12.99″N 73°7′42.65″W
Owned byMTA
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Connections Suffolk County Transit: S60, S76, 3D
Stony Brook University Buses: O (outer loop), R (railroad - weekdays), R1 (railroad east - weekends) & R2 (railroad bus - weekends) [1]
Construction
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Fare zone10
History
Opened1873
Rebuilt1917, 2010–2011, 2018
Passengers
20061,448[2]
Services
Preceding station LIRR Following station
St. James
towards Jamaica, Atlantic Terminal, Long Island City or Penn Station
 Port Jefferson Branch Port Jefferson
Terminus
St. James
towards Huntington
 Port Jefferson Branch
diesel shuttle
Former services
Flowerfield   Port Jefferson Branch   Setauket

History

Stony Brook station was built in 1873 by the Smithtown and Port Jefferson Railroad (although some sources have claimed it was built in 1888), and rebuilt in 1917.[3][4] Despite the impact of the arrival of Stony Brook University in 1957, the station has remained a small one-story depot. Parking has always been limited, but efforts to increase capacity at the station have been attempted both by SUNY and NYSDOT.

When the Flowerfield station (to the west) closed in 1958 and the Setauket station (to the east) closed in 1980, Stony Brook station became the penultimate station on the Port Jefferson Branch. High-level platforms and a track realignment took place in the late-1980s.[5] Beginning in April 2010, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority planned a renovation project that was intended to last until January 2011.[6] The station underwent a renovation from August 2018 to October 2018.[7][8]

Station layout

Stony Brook is a double-tracked station, but on both ends of the station, the two tracks merge into one. Most trains use Platform B in both directions, except for two AM inbound trains and one PM outbound train on weekdays. Between 1986 and 1988, high level platforms were added and the two tracks were slightly realigned, creating a small parking lot between the station building and the platforms.

M Mezzanine Crossover between platforms
P
Platform level		 Platform A, side platform
Track 1 ←      Port Jefferson Branch limited weekday service →
Track 2 ←      Port Jefferson Branch toward Huntington, Jamaica, Atlantic Terminal, Long Island City, or Penn Station (St. James)
←      Port Jefferson Branch toward Port Jefferson (Terminus) →
Platform B, side platform
Ground level Exit/entrance and parking

References
  1. http://smarttransit.cewit.stonybrook.edu/smarttransit/
  2. Average weekday, 2006 LIRR Origin and Destination Study
  3. Port Jefferson Branch Stations (Unofficial LIRR History Website)
  4. Morrison, David D.; Pakaluk, Valerie (2003). Long Island Rail Road Stations. Images of Rail. Chicago: Arcadia Publishing. p. 80. ISBN 0-7385-1180-3. Retrieved 2011-11-25.
  5. Eastbound view of Stony Brook Station track project in 1988, by John Volpi (TrainsAreFun.com)
  6. Stony Brook Station Renovations Underway (MTA)
  7. "Construction Underway at Stony Brook Station - A Modern LI". A Modern LI. 2018-08-13. Retrieved 2018-10-25.
  8. "Construction at Stony Brook Station Scheduled for Completion End of October 2018 - A Modern LI". A Modern LI. 2018-10-01. Retrieved 2018-10-25.
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