Southold station

Southold is a station along the Main Line (Greenport Branch) of the Long Island Rail Road. It is located on Youngs Avenue and Traveler Street, just north of NY 25 (Main Road) in Southold, New York, and is the last LIRR station to be located north of NY 25.

Southold
Southold station as seen from Youngs Avenue
LocationYoungs Avenue & Traveler Street
Southold, New York
Coordinates41.066295°N 72.427859°W / 41.066295; -72.427859
Owned byLong Island Rail Road
Line(s)Main Line
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks2
Connections Suffolk County Transit: S92
Construction
ParkingYes; Free
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Fare zone14
History
OpenedJuly 29, 1844
Rebuilt1869-1870
Traffic
Passengers (2006)3[1]
Services
Preceding station LIRR Following station
Mattituck
towards Ronkonkoma
 Ronkonkoma Branch
Greenport Branch
 Greenport
Terminus
Former services
Peconic   Main Line   Greenport

History

The station opened on July 29, 1844,[2][3] and then was rebuilt between November 1869 and January 1870. The station was closed again in 1958, and then burned down in June 1962. When Peconic station closed sometime in 1970, Southold station became the nearest replacement. A high-level platform was added during the 1990s.[4]

Station layout

This station has one high-level side platform south of the tracks that is long enough for one and a half cars to receive and discharge passengers. The Main Line has two tracks at this location, one is a siding.

Track 1 ←      Ronkonkoma Branch toward Ronkonkoma (Mattituck)
←      Ronkonkoma Branch toward Greenport (Terminus) →
Side platform, doors will open on the left or right

References
  1. Average weekday, 2006 LIRR Origin and Destination Study
  2. "Long Island Railroad Company; Completion and Opening of Road to Greenport; 96 Miles (1844)". TrainsAreFun.com.
  3. "American Railroad Journal, and General Advertiser for Railroads, Canals, Steamboats, Machinery, and Mines". D.K. Minor. 1 January 1845 – via Google Books.
  4. "lirrphotos". Archived from the original on 2011-01-06.

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