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East Hampton (LIRR station)
Encyclopedia
East Hampton is a station
on the Montauk Branch
of the Long Island Rail Road
, on Railroad Avenue between Newtown Lane and Race Lane, in East Hampton, New York
. Parking is available along Railroad Avenue as far west as King Street. A bus/taxi lane is in front of the station house.
East Hampton Station was built in 1895 by the Brooklyn and Montauk Railroad. The original station house survives, and was placed on the National Register of Historic Places
on June 2, 2000. In 2005 it was open only on Sundays.
40.964936°N 72.193461°W
Train station
A train station, also called a railroad station or railway station and often shortened to just station,"Station" is commonly understood to mean "train station" unless otherwise qualified. This is evident from dictionary entries e.g...
on the Montauk Branch
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...
, on Railroad Avenue between Newtown Lane and Race Lane, in East Hampton, New York
East Hampton (village), New York
The Village of East Hampton is a village in Town of East Hampton, New York. It is located in Suffolk County, on the South Fork of eastern Long Island...
. Parking is available along Railroad Avenue as far west as King Street. A bus/taxi lane is in front of the station house.
East Hampton Station was built in 1895 by the Brooklyn and Montauk Railroad. The original station house survives, and was placed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
on June 2, 2000. In 2005 it was open only on Sundays.
Platform and track
The station has one six-car-long high-level platform on the south side of the single track.External links
- March 2000 Photo (Unofficial LIRR Station Website)
- Photo of station from the 1960s by Steve Hoskins (NYCSubways.org)
- Maps and aerial photos
40.964936°N 72.193461°W
- Unofficial LIRR Photography Site
- Station House from Google Maps Street View