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Smithtown (LIRR station)
Encyclopedia
Smithtown is a station
on the Port Jefferson Branch
of the Long Island Rail Road
. It is located off a low bridge over NY 25
– 25A
along Redwood Lane between NY 25-25A and Landing Avenue. in Smithtown, New York
. Though officially located as being on Redwood Lane, Hagstroms' Suffolk County Atlas still shows the station as being located on Scott Lane, which runs from NY 25-25A to Redwood Lane. Smithtown Station was originally built in 1872 by the Smithtown and Port Jefferson Railroad, and rebuilt in 1937. It has been a transfer point from a dual-track line to a single track line. A freight spur exists west of the bridge under Brooksite Drive.
The station contains a mural along the track side of the station called "Nissequogue Passages," by Robert Carioscia, which was sponsored by the Smithtown Township Arts Council in 1989. One other feature that makes Smithown Station so unique is that the eastbound (Port Jefferson) platform is on the north side of the tracks, while the westbound (New York City) platform is on the south side of the tracks. Usually at LIRR stations with two tracks, this pattern is reversed.
s, each 12 cars long. The Port Jefferson Branch has two tracks here (main track and siding).
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 Port Jefferson Branch
Port Jefferson Branch
The Port Jefferson Branch is a rail line and service owned and operated by the Long Island Rail Road in the U.S. state of New York. The branch splits from the Main Line just east of Hicksville and runs northeast and east to Port Jefferson...
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 is located off a low bridge over NY 25
New York State Route 25
New York State Route 25 is an east–west state highway in downstate New York in the United States. The route extends for just over from east midtown Manhattan in New York City to the Cross Sound Ferry terminal at Orient Point on the end of Long Island's North Fork...
– 25A
New York State Route 25A
New York State Route 25A is a state highway on Long Island in New York in the United States. It serves as the main east–west route for most of the North Shore of Long Island, running from the Queens Midtown Tunnel in the New York City borough of Queens at its western terminus to...
along Redwood Lane between NY 25-25A and Landing Avenue. in Smithtown, New York
Smithtown (CDP), New York
Smithtown is a hamlet in Suffolk County, New York, USA. The population was 26,901 at the 2000 census.The community of Smithtown is in the Town of Smithtown.-Geography:...
. Though officially located as being on Redwood Lane, Hagstroms' Suffolk County Atlas still shows the station as being located on Scott Lane, which runs from NY 25-25A to Redwood Lane. Smithtown Station was originally built in 1872 by the Smithtown and Port Jefferson Railroad, and rebuilt in 1937. It has been a transfer point from a dual-track line to a single track line. A freight spur exists west of the bridge under Brooksite Drive.
The station contains a mural along the track side of the station called "Nissequogue Passages," by Robert Carioscia, which was sponsored by the Smithtown Township Arts Council in 1989. One other feature that makes Smithown Station so unique is that the eastbound (Port Jefferson) platform is on the north side of the tracks, while the westbound (New York City) platform is on the south side of the tracks. Usually at LIRR stations with two tracks, this pattern is reversed.
Platforms and tracks
This station has two high-level side platformSide platform
A Side platform is a platform positioned to the side of a pair of tracks at a railway station, a tram stop or a transitway. A pair of side platforms are often provided on a dual track line with a single side platform being sufficient for a single track line...
s, each 12 cars long. The Port Jefferson Branch has two tracks here (main track and siding).
