Bellport (LIRR station)
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Bellport is an unmanned station along the Montauk Branch
of the Long Island Rail Road
, at Bellport Station Road and Montauk Highway
in North Bellport, New York
.
The station was originally built in the summer of 1882 by the Brooklyn and Montauk Railroad. Bellport's station house was closed in January 1959 and razed in May 1964, replaced with a shelter-shed. A depot with a high-level platform was built between 2000 and 2001, as many stations on the LIRR were getting at the time. Bellport Station is the replacement for Brookhaven Station
, which was closed by the LIRR on October 6, 1958.
and thus much further north than Bellport, it included a stagecoach connection to Bellport Village, hence the station's name. This station was renamed "Bartlett's Station" on May 21, 1880, and was abandoned at some point.
Montauk Branch
The Montauk Branch is a rail line owned and operated by the Long Island Rail Road in the U.S. state of New York. The branch runs the length of Long Island, 115 miles from Long Island City on the west to Montauk on the east...
of the Long Island Rail Road
Long Island Rail Road
The Long Island Rail Road or LIRR is a commuter rail system serving the length of Long Island, New York. It is the busiest commuter railroad in North America, serving about 81.5 million passengers each year. Established in 1834 and having operated continuously since then, it is the oldest US...
, at Bellport Station Road and Montauk Highway
Montauk Highway
Montauk Highway is one of the original through highways of Long Island, New York, extending from Jamaica, in the New York City borough of Queens to Montauk Point in Suffolk County, a distance of approximately 100 miles ....
in North Bellport, New York
North Bellport, New York
North Bellport is a hamlet in Suffolk County, New York, United States. The population was 9,007 at the 2000 census.North Bellport is a community in the Town of Brookhaven...
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The station was originally built in the summer of 1882 by the Brooklyn and Montauk Railroad. Bellport's station house was closed in January 1959 and razed in May 1964, replaced with a shelter-shed. A depot with a high-level platform was built between 2000 and 2001, as many stations on the LIRR were getting at the time. Bellport Station is the replacement for Brookhaven Station
Brookhaven (LIRR station)
Brookhaven was a station stop along the Montauk Branch of the Long Island Railroad. It first opened around 1884 by the Brooklyn and Montauk Railroad and discontinued as a station stop on October 6, 1958. The station was located between the east end of South Country Road and Old Stump Road , and...
, which was closed by the LIRR on October 6, 1958.
Platform and tracks
The station has one high-level platform on the south side of the two tracks, long enough for one and a half cars to receive and discharge passengers. The north track, not next to the platform, is a siding.Note
Another Bellport Station existed along the Main Line sometime in 1844 with the opening of the LIRR. Located 2½ miles (4 km) east of Medford StationMedford (LIRR station)
Medford is a station in the hamlet of Medford, New York on the Main Line of the Long Island Railroad. Medford is located on New York State Route 112 between Peconic Avenue and Long Island Avenue. Access to the station is available from a narrow curving roadway leading off Route 112...
and thus much further north than Bellport, it included a stagecoach connection to Bellport Village, hence the station's name. This station was renamed "Bartlett's Station" on May 21, 1880, and was abandoned at some point.