Southampton station (LIRR)

Southampton is a station on the Montauk Branch of the Long Island Rail Road, on North Main Street between Prospect Street and Willow Street in Southampton, New York. (Prospect and Willow Streets are on the west side of North Main Street, but the station is located on the east side.)

Southampton
LocationNorth Main Street & Powell Avenue
Village of Southampton, New York
Coordinates40.894779°N 72.38975°W / 40.894779; -72.38975
Owned byLong Island Rail Road
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks3
Connections Suffolk County Transit: S92
Construction
ParkingYes (free)
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Fare zone14
History
Opened1871
Rebuilt1883, 1902
Passengers
2012—201472[1]
Rank114 of 125
Services
Preceding station LIRR Following station
Hampton Bays
towards Jamaica, Long Island City or Penn Station
 Montauk Branch Bridgehampton
towards Montauk
Hampton Bays
towards Speonk
 Montauk Branch
South Fork Commuter Connection
Former services
Preceding station LIRR Following station
Southampton Campus
towards Long Island City
 Montauk Branch Water Mill
towards Montauk
Southampton Railroad Station
LocationSouthampton, New York, USA
Part ofNorth Main Street Historic District (ID86002730)
MPSSouthampton Village MRA
Added to NRHPOctober 2, 1986[2]

Southampton station was opened in February 1871, then razed and rebuilt in 1902. The station is part of the village's North Main Street Historic District, which has been on the National Register of Historic Places since 1986. A freight house was also added across the tracks from this station, but it was severely neglected in recent years, and finally demolished in 2006.

Station layout

The station has one eight-car-long high-level side platform on the south side of the main track. Two siding tracks are on the north side of the main track.

Track 1 ←      Montauk Branch toward Speonk, Jamaica, Long Island City, or Penn Station (Hampton Bays)
←      Montauk Branch toward Montauk (Bridgehampton) →
Side platform, doors will open on the left or right

References
  1. "2012-2014 LIRR Origin and Destination Report : Volume I: Travel Behavior Among All LIRR Passengers" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 23 August 2016. PDF pp. 15, 199. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 July 2019. Retrieved 29 March 2020. Data collection took place after the pretest determinations, starting in September 2012 and concluding in May 2014. .... 2012-2014 LIRR O[rigin and ]D[estination] COUNTS: WEEKDAY East/West Total By Station in Numerical Order ... Southampton
  2. National Register of Historic Places Listings; 1986

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