Water Mill (LIRR station)
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Water Mill is a former Long Island Rail Road station on the Montauk Branch
of the Long Island Rail Road. It was located at the end of a dead end street off of Montauk Highway
in Water Mill, New York
.
Water Mill Station originally opened 1875 on the west side of Halsey Lane(now Old Mill Road), and served the Sag Harbor Branch
. On June 1, 1895, the LIRR built the Montauk Extension
east of Bridgehampton, New York
, transforming the line into the Montauk Branch. The station was moved to it's current site in August 1903, and had a connecting road along the line to Deerfield Road which has since beem eliminated. It was closed in the 1940's, but continued to be used as a stop until 1968. Unlike the nearby Bridgehampton Station
, which was razed in 1964 and replaced with a shelter in 1968, Water Mill station continues to stand well after it was closed by the LIRR. Today it operates as a restaurant.
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. It was located at the end of a dead end street off of 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 Water Mill, New York
Water Mill, New York
Water Mill is a census-designated place in Suffolk County, New York, USA, and a hamlet of the Town of Southampton. The population was 1,724 at the 2000 census. Water Mill is the correct name per local government and the United States Postal Service...
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Water Mill Station originally opened 1875 on the west side of Halsey Lane(now Old Mill Road), and served the Sag Harbor Branch
Sag Harbor Branch
The Sag Harbor Branch was a branch of the Long Island Rail Road that was the eastern terminal on the south shore line of Long Island from 1869 to 1895 and then was a spur from Bridgehampton to Sag Harbor, New York from 1895 to 1940....
. On June 1, 1895, the LIRR built the Montauk Extension
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...
east of Bridgehampton, New York
Bridgehampton, New York
Bridgehampton is a hamlet in the South Fork of Suffolk County, New York, United States. The population was 1,381 at the 2000 census....
, transforming the line into the Montauk Branch. The station was moved to it's current site in August 1903, and had a connecting road along the line to Deerfield Road which has since beem eliminated. It was closed in the 1940's, but continued to be used as a stop until 1968. Unlike the nearby Bridgehampton Station
Bridgehampton (LIRR station)
Bridgehampton is a station along the Montauk Branch of the Long Island Railroad. It is located at Maple Lane and Butter Lane, in Bridgehampton, New York. The LIRR also includes the fact that the station is 1/4 mile North of Montauk Highway as part of the official address.Bridgehampton Station...
, which was razed in 1964 and replaced with a shelter in 1968, Water Mill station continues to stand well after it was closed by the LIRR. Today it operates as a restaurant.