Oyster Bay (LIRR station)
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Oyster Bay | |||
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Oyster Bay's old LIRR station, currently being restored. | |||
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Address | Shore & Maxwell Avenues Oyster Bay, NY |
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Connections | Oyster Bay Taxi | ||
Platforms | 1 | ||
Tracks | 2 | ||
Parking | Yes; Free | ||
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Opened | June 25, 1889 | ||
Rebuilt | 1902 | ||
Accessible | |||
Owned by | MTA | ||
Fare zone | 7 | ||
Oyster Bay Long Island Railroad Station and Turntable | |||
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |||
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Location: | Oyster Bay, New York, USA | ||
Added to NRHP: | July 6, 2005[1] | ||
NRHP Reference#: | #05000666(Station) #05000667(Turntable) |
Oyster Bay is the terminus of the Oyster Bay Branch of the Long Island Rail Road The station is located off Shore Avenue between Maxwell and Larabee Avenues. It is a mere sheltered concrete elevated platform that stands in the shadows of the original station, which was accessible from the ends of Maxwell, Audrey, and Hamilton Avenues. Both stations exist along the south side of Roosevelt Park.
The original Oyster Bay Station was built on June 25, 1889 and remodeled in 1902. At one point there were plans to extend the line east towards the Port Jefferson Branch. The former Oyster Bay Station and Turntable were both listed separatley on the National Register of Historic Places on July 6, 2005[2]. Efforts are under way to transform the former station into a Railroad Museum.[3]
No bus access is available for the station, however local taxicabs do stop there.
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Official MTA-LIRR Oyster Bay Station web site
- Oyster Bay Station History (Arrt's Arrchives)
- Oyster Bay Railroad Museum (a.k.a.; Friends of Locomotive 35)
- Moving equipment to and from Mitchell Field (Including YouTube Videos) (Unofficial LIRR History Website)
- Oyster Bay Station History (Steve Lynch's LIRR Maps, Photos, Charts, etc.) (TrainsAreFun.com)
- WikipMapia (with more images)
Preceding station | Long Island Rail Road | Following station | ||
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toward New York terminals
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Oyster Bay Branch | Terminus |