Blue Point (LIRR station)
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Blue Point was a station stop along the Montauk Branch
of the Long Island Rail Road
It was located off of Blue Point Avenue on the south side of the tracks in Blue Point, New York
. The station was originally opened on February 1, 1870 by the South Side Railroad of Long Island and closed on June 1, 1882. The second depot opened around June, 1900, evidently in conjunction with the bridge over Blue Point Avenue, and razed around 1951 and finally discontinued as a station stop around 1980. It was located between Bayport and Patchogue Stations.
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...
It was located off of Blue Point Avenue on the south side of the tracks in Blue Point, New York
Blue Point, New York
Blue Point is a hamlet in Suffolk County, New York, United States. The population was 4,407 at the 2000 census. Blue Point is in the Town of Brookhaven...
. The station was originally opened on February 1, 1870 by the South Side Railroad of Long Island and closed on June 1, 1882. The second depot opened around June, 1900, evidently in conjunction with the bridge over Blue Point Avenue, and razed around 1951 and finally discontinued as a station stop around 1980. It was located between Bayport and Patchogue Stations.
