Stony Brook station (LIRR)
Stony Brook | ||||||
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 The Stony Brook station house prior to being restored, as seen from the south side of NY 25A. | ||||||
| General information | ||||||
| Location | New York State Route 25A & Chapman Street Stony Brook, New York | |||||
| Coordinates | 40°55′12.99″N 73°7′42.65″W / 40.9202750°N 73.1285139°W | |||||
| Owned by | MTA | |||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||
| Connections |  Suffolk County Transit: S60, S76, 3D Stony Brook University Buses: O (outer loop), R (railroad - weekdays), R1 (railroad east - weekends) & R2 (railroad bus - weekends) [1] | |||||
| Construction | ||||||
| Parking | Yes | |||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | |||||
| Accessible | Yes | |||||
| Other information | ||||||
| Fare zone | 10 | |||||
| History | ||||||
| Opened | 1873 | |||||
| Rebuilt | 1917, 2010–2011, 2018 | |||||
| Passengers | ||||||
| 2006 | 1,448[2] | |||||
| Services | ||||||
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Stony Brook is a historic station on the Port Jefferson Branch of the Long Island Rail Road. It is located in Stony Brook, New York on the southeast side of New York State Route 25A, across the street from the intersection of Route 25A with Cedar Street. On the opposite side of the tracks is Stony Brook University. There is also a gated at-grade pedestrian crossing between the station and a parking lot at the University, one of only a few stations on the Long Island Rail Road to feature such crossings. The train station is located in the Three Village Central School District.
History
Stony Brook station was built in 1873 by the Smithtown and Port Jefferson Railroad (although some sources have claimed it was built in 1888), and rebuilt in 1917.[3][4] Despite the impact of the arrival of Stony Brook University in 1957, the station has remained a small one-story depot. Parking has always been limited, but efforts to increase capacity at the station have been attempted both by SUNY and NYSDOT.
When the Flowerfield station (to the west) closed in 1958 and the Setauket station (to the east) closed in 1980, Stony Brook station became the penultimate station on the Port Jefferson Branch. High-level platforms and a track realignment took place in the late-1980s.[5] Beginning in April 2010, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority planned a renovation project that was intended to last until January 2011.[6] The station underwent a renovation from August 2018 to October 2018.[7][8]
Station layout
Stony Brook is a double-tracked station, but on both ends of the station, the two tracks merge into one. Most trains use Platform B in both directions, except for two AM inbound trains and one PM outbound train on weekdays.[citation needed] Between 1986 and 1988, high level platforms were added and the two tracks were slightly realigned, creating a small parking lot between the station building and the platforms.
| M | Mezzanine | Crossover between platforms |
| P Platform level |
Platform A, side platform 
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| Track 1 | ← Port Jefferson Branch limited weekday service → | |
| Track 2 | ← Port Jefferson Branch toward Huntington, Jamaica, Atlantic Terminal, Long Island City, or Penn Station (St. James) Port Jefferson Branch toward Port Jefferson (Terminus) → | |
| Platform B, side platform
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| Ground level | Exit/entrance and parking | |
References
- ^ http://smarttransit.cewit.stonybrook.edu/smarttransit/
- ^ Average weekday, 2006 LIRR Origin and Destination Study
- ^ Port Jefferson Branch Stations (Unofficial LIRR History Website)
- ^ Morrison, David D.; Pakaluk, Valerie (2003). Long Island Rail Road Stations. Images of Rail. Chicago: Arcadia Publishing. p. 80. ISBN 0-7385-1180-3. Retrieved 2011-11-25.
- ^ Eastbound view of Stony Brook Station track project in 1988, by John Volpi (TrainsAreFun.com)
- ^ Stony Brook Station Renovations Underway (MTA)
- ^ "Construction Underway at Stony Brook Station - A Modern LI". A Modern LI. 2018-08-13. Retrieved 2018-10-25.
- ^ "Construction at Stony Brook Station Scheduled for Completion End of October 2018 - A Modern LI". A Modern LI. 2018-10-01. Retrieved 2018-10-25.
External links
Media related to Stony Brook (LIRR station) at Wikimedia Commons- Stony Brook – LIRR
- Stony Brook LIRR timetable
- STONY Interlocking (The LIRR Today)
- Stony Brook University Campus Bus Map (PDF.file)
- March 1999 Photograph (Unofficial LIRR History web site)
- Stony Brook Station (The SubwayNut)
- Station House from Google Maps Street View
- Two images from 1905 (TrainsAreFun.com)
