Quogue (LIRR station)
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Quogue was a station stop along 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...

 and the station was built around June, 1875. During construction the station was moved by the village "on a Sunday morning" from its original and current location to a location on Old Depot Road. The second depot was built around 1882 and later was moved to a private location around 1905. The third depot was built around 1905 and at some point was elevated for the bridge over the former New York State Route 113
County Route 104 (Suffolk County, New York)
County Route 104 is a county road in Suffolk County, New York. It runs north from County Route 80 in Quogue to NY 24, County Route 63 and County Route 94 just outside Riverhead...

. The station house was razed around April, 1964 but the station stop itself continued to operate until March 16, 1998. This station and a handful of others around that time were closed due to low usage.

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