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'''Bridgehampton''' is a [[train station|station]] along the [[Montauk Branch]] of the [[Long Island Rail Road]]. It is located at Maple Lane and Butter Lane, in [[Bridgehampton, New York]]. The Long Island Rail Road also includes the fact that the station is 1/4 mile north of [[Montauk Highway]] as part of the official address.
'''Bridgehampton''' is a [[train station|station]] along the [[Montauk Branch]] of the [[Long Island Rail Road]]. It is located at Maple Lane and Butter Lane, in [[Bridgehampton, New York]]. The Long Island Rail Road also includes the fact that the station is 1/4 mile north of [[Montauk Highway]] as part of the official address.


Bridgehampton station opened in June 1870 for the [[Sag Harbor Branch]], and was burned to the ground on July 6, 1884. Another station replaced it the same year, and on June 1, 1895 it began to serve the [[Montauk Branch|Montauk Extension]].<ref>{{cite BDE|title=Latest Long Island News|md=June 1|y=1895|page=7}}</ref> The Sag Harbor Branch was abandoned on May 3, 1939. The station was closed between 1958, and January 1959, and was razed in May 1964.<ref>{{cite book |author=Fleming, Geoffrey K. |title=Bridgehampton |series=Images of America |year=2003 |publisher=Omnibus |location=Charleston, SC |isbn=0738512184 |page=19 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_6OtQWIckPkC&lpg=PP1&pg=PA19 |accessdate=November 29, 2014}}</ref> In 1968, the station was replaced with a shelter, but another one high-level platform was built between 2000-2001.<ref>[http://www.trainsarefun.com/lirrphotos/LIRR%20Station%20History.htm Long Island Railroad Station History (TrainsAreFun.com)]</ref>
Bridgehampton station opened in June 1870 for the [[Sag Harbor Branch]], and was burned to the ground on July 6, 1884. Another station replaced it the same year, and on June 1, 1895 it began to serve the [[Montauk Branch|Montauk Extension]].<ref>{{cite BDE|title=Latest Long Island News|md=June 1|y=1895|page=7}}</ref> The Sag Harbor Branch was abandoned on May 3, 1939. The station was closed between 1958, and January 1959, and was razed in May 1964.<ref>{{cite book |author=Fleming, Geoffrey K. |title=Bridgehampton |series=Images of America |year=2003 |publisher=Omnibus |location=Charleston, SC |isbn=0738512184 |page=19 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_6OtQWIckPkC&lpg=PP1&pg=PA19 |accessdate=November 29, 2014}}</ref> In 1968, the station was replaced with a shelter, but another one high-level platform was built between 2000-2001.<ref>[http://www.trainsarefun.com/lirrphotos/LIRR%20Station%20History.htm Long Island Railroad Station History (TrainsAreFun.com)] {{wayback|url=http://www.trainsarefun.com/lirrphotos/LIRR%20Station%20History.htm |date=20110106043505 }}</ref>


==Platform and tracks==
==Platform and tracks==

Revision as of 11:16, 8 November 2016

Bridgehampton
Image of the shelter along the platform of Bridgehampton station
General information
LocationMaple & Butter Lanes
Bridgehampton, New York
Coordinates40°56′21″N 72°18′35″W / 40.939163°N 72.309646°W / 40.939163; -72.309646
Owned byLong Island Rail Road
Line(s)
  Sag Harbor Branch
  Montauk Branch
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsLocal Transit Suffolk County Transit: S92, 10B
Construction
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zone14
History
Opened1870
Rebuilt1884, 1968, 2001
Passengers
20068[1]
Services
Template:S-line-loc-altTemplate:S-line-loc-alt
Preceding station   LIRR   Following station
Template:LIRR lines

Bridgehampton is a station along the Montauk Branch of the Long Island Rail Road. It is located at Maple Lane and Butter Lane, in Bridgehampton, New York. The Long Island Rail Road also includes the fact that the station is 1/4 mile north of Montauk Highway as part of the official address.

Bridgehampton station opened in June 1870 for the Sag Harbor Branch, and was burned to the ground on July 6, 1884. Another station replaced it the same year, and on June 1, 1895 it began to serve the Montauk Extension.[2] The Sag Harbor Branch was abandoned on May 3, 1939. The station was closed between 1958, and January 1959, and was razed in May 1964.[3] In 1968, the station was replaced with a shelter, but another one high-level platform was built between 2000-2001.[4]

Platform and tracks

  ■ Montauk Branch no stop (siding)
1 ■ Montauk Branch toward New York (Southampton)
■ Montauk Branch toward Montauk (East Hampton)

The station has one six-car-long high-level side platform on the south side of the main track; a siding is on the north side of the main track.

References

  1. ^ Average weekday, 2006 LIRR Origin and Destination Study
  2. ^ Template:Cite BDE
  3. ^ Fleming, Geoffrey K. (2003). Bridgehampton. Images of America. Charleston, SC: Omnibus. p. 19. ISBN 0738512184. Retrieved November 29, 2014.
  4. ^ Long Island Railroad Station History (TrainsAreFun.com) Archived 2011-01-06 at the Wayback Machine

Media related to Bridgehampton (LIRR station) at Wikimedia Commons

East of the station, the former Sag Harbor Branch runs northeast of the Montauk Branch, north of the Lumber Lane railroad crossing.
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