Patchogue (LIRR station)

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Patchogue

Patchogue Station from the entrance at Division Street & Cedar Avenue; December 26, 2007

Station statistics

Address

Division Street between West Avenue & South Ocean Avenue
Patchogue, New York,

Lines

Montauk Branch

Connections

Suffolk County Transit
Patchogue Bus
Davis Park Ferry Service
McRides Taxi

Platforms

Tracks

Parking

Yes; $1.00 for 18 Hours

Bicycle facilities

Yes

Other information

Opened

April 1869^[1]

Rebuilt

1888, 1963, 1997.

Accessible

Owned by

MTA

Fare zone

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Patchogue (LIRR station)

Patchogue is a station of the Long Island Rail Road in the village of Patchogue, New York. It serves the Montauk Branch and is located on Division Street between West Avenue (Suffolk County Road 19) and South Ocean Avenue.

Between 1869 and 1879, Patchogue Station was the eastern terminus of the South Side Railroad of Long Island. It even had spurs and roundhouses between West and Railroad Avenues. The station was rebuilt in 1889 and again on September 14, 1963.^[2] As part of the 1963 reconstruction, Railroad Avenue was terminated at Sephton Street, along the north side of the tracks. High-level platforms were added in 1997 for dual-deck trains.

1 PD Tower
2 Connections
3 References
4 External links

[edit] PD Tower

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In 1912, the Long Island Rail Road added a control tower to Patchogue Station on South Ocean Avenue, for both the Montauk Branch and the former trolley line owned by the Suffolk Traction Company. The tower was designated by the LIRR as the "PD Tower" and was also used for hooping. In 1970, all switches and crossing were automated, but hooping continued. At this point, the tower's structure began to decline. Residents began referring to it as the "Leaning Tower of Patchogue." On August 23, 2006 the tower was finally torn down.^[3]