Lindenhurst (LIRR station)

Lindenhurst is a station on the Babylon Branch of the Long Island Rail Road. It is officially located at Wellwood Avenue (Suffolk CR 3) and East Hoffman Avenue (Suffolk CR 12) in Lindenhurst, New York.

History

Lindenhurst Station is typical of the elevated Babylon Branch stations that were rebuilt during the mid-to-late 20th Century. It was originally built by the South Side Railroad of Long Island on October 28, 1867 as "Wellwood Station." It was renamed "Breslau Station" in 1870, after developers Thomas Wellwood and Charles S. Schleier renamed the community after their native Breslau in Prussia, then was renamed "Lindenhurst Station" in 1891.^[2] The station was burned down on January 23, 1901. The second station was built in 1902. This station was replaced with a temporary station in 1968 when construction of the current elevated station was started. The current elevated station was opened in 1973, and was renovated in the early 2000s, along with much of the rest of the Babylon line. The 1902 station was moved to a private location and restored as a museum 1971.

Platform and tracks

The station has one 10-car-long high-level island platform between the two tracks.

References

External links

• Official LIRR station information page for Lindenhurst
• Station timetable for Lindenhurst
• Old Lindenhurst Station (Arrt's Arrchives)
• Old Lindenhurst Station Today (Existing Railroad Stations in New York State)
• Lindenhurst Historical Society & Former Railroad Station
• Unofficial LIRR History Website
  • March 2000 and May 2007 Photos
  • Close-Up of Keystone Logo and Platforms
• LIRR Station History
• Travis Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Station House from Google Maps Street View
• East entrance from Google Maps Street View