Montauk (LIRR station)
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| Montauk | |||
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| Connections | Suffolk County Transit Celtic Cabs |
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| Platforms | 1 Center Platform | ||
| Tracks | 7 | ||
| Parking | Yes; Free | ||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||
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| Opened | 1895 | ||
| Rebuilt | 1907, 1927 | ||
| Accessible |  |
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| Owned by | MTA | ||
| Fare zone | 14 | ||
Montauk is the terminus of the Montauk Branch of the Long Island Rail Road, and as such is the easternmost railroad station on Long Island. The station is located on Edgemere Street (Suffolk County Road 49) and Fort Pond Road west of Montauk Harbor, New York.
Originally built in 1895, it was demolished in 1907, then rebuilt twenty years later, only to be relocated by the US Navy during World War II along with a great deal of Montauk itself.
The current Montauk Station is an unoccupied high-level center platform for two of the seven tracks. The platform from the old station leads to the current station. A wye exists west of the station that leads to a spur across Industrial Boulevard to Fort Pond. The previous station house is now known as the Depot Art Gallery. Montauk Station was one of the settings for the 2004 movie Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind starring Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet.
[edit] Suffolk County Transit Bus Connections
- S94(Summer Only): Montauk-Montauk Point Lighthouse.
- 10C: East Hampton-Montauk.
[edit] External links
- Official MTA-LIRR Montauk Station web site
- Unofficial LIRR History Website
- Montauk Station History (Steve Lynch's LIRR Maps, Photos, Charts, etc.) (TrainsAreFun.com)
- LIRR Train 2704 on the approach to Montauk (YouTube)
- Montauk (LIRR station) is at coordinates Coordinates:
| Preceding station | Long Island Rail Road | Following station | ||
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toward New York terminals
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Montauk Branch | Terminus |
