Smithtown (LIRR Station)
History
Smithtown station was originally built in 1873 by Charles Hallett of Riverhead for the Smithtown and Port Jefferson Railroad. In 1937, the station was rebuilt, and the grade crossing at Main Street (NY 25/NY 25A) immediately west of the station was eliminated. 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.
Station layout
This station has two high-level side platforms, each 12 cars long. On either end of the station, however, the tracks merge. Most trains utilize Platform B, with select trains using Platform A to allow two trains to bypass each other through the station.
References
- ^ Average weekday, 2006 LIRR Origin and Destination Study
- ^ "Long Island Travel". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. January 3, 1873. p. 4. Retrieved June 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Photo of pre-1937 Smithtown Station
- ^ Morrison, David D.; Pakaluk, Valerie (2003). Long Island Rail Road Stations. Images of Rail. Chicago: Arcadia Publishing. p. 78. ISBN 0-7385-1180-3. Retrieved November 25, 2011.