Northport (LIRR station)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Coordinates: 40°52′50.57″N, 73°19′42.60″W

Northport

Station statistics

Address

Larkfield Road and Bellerose Avenue
East Northport, New York

Lines

Port Jefferson Branch

Connections

Suffolk County Transit
Huntington Area Rapid Transit
McRides Taxi
Orange & White Taxi
Ambdor Met Enterprises, Ltd.

Tracks

Parking

Yes; Free, Residential permits, Non-Residential permits, Parking meters, Off-Peak Parking.

Bicycle facilities

Yes

Other information

Opened

1873

Rebuilt

1910 or 1927

Accessible

Owned by

MTA

Fare zone

Formerly

New Northport Station
Northport East 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.

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. Between 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," until the branch was abandoned for passenger service in 1899 then used entirley for freight well into the late-20th Century, and eventually abandoned. The track was finally torn up in 1985.

The current station house was rebuilt around 1910 (although some sources claim it was in 1927). It also served as the south end of a Trolley Line into Northport from 1902 to 1924. High-level platforms and a pedestrain bridge were added during the late-20th Century.