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Yaphank | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 The Yaphank station's platform at night in 2006, looking west | |||||||||||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Park Street Yaphank, New York | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°49′32″N 72°54′57″W / 40.825656°N 72.915841°W | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Long Island Rail Road | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Line | Main Line | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Parking | Yes; Free | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Station code | YPK | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Fare zone | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1845 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Closed | July 18, 2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1871 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Milleville (1845–1846) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2014 | 30 per weekday[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Yaphank was a station in Yaphank, New York on the Main Line (Greenport Branch) of the Long Island Rail Road from 1845 to 2026. It was located on Park Street near Yaphank Avenue (CR 21). The distance between Yaphank and the next station, Riverhead, was the longest distance between stations on the LIRR, at 14.7 miles (23.7 km). It was replaced by the new Yaphank–BNL station 3.5 mi (5.6 km) to the east in 2026.
History and location
[edit]Yaphank station was originally built as Milleville station in 1845, and was spelled both as Millville or Milleville on LIRR timetables. It was renamed Yaphank a year later, and has kept that name ever since. The station also included a hotel until December 1873.[2] Yaphank station was replaced by a second station building in 1875 that contained elaborate gingerbread woodwork. Before World War II, Yaphank station was known as the stop for the "Camp Siegfried Special," a train that took members of the German American Bund Nazi organization from parts of New York City to an infamous Hitler Youth camp known as Camp Siegfried.[3] The decorative features were reduced considerably in June 1941,[4] and then the station house was closed in 1958 and burned down in 1961. After this, it was little more than a sheltered platform surrounded by concrete. During the late 1970s, it became the stop for special trains with a connecting bus to Parr Meadows Racetrack.[5] High-level platforms replaced this configuration in the late 1990s.[6]
Government buildings are located on the north side of former station at the bottom of the Yaphank Avenue overpass. The two sites that were closest to the station are the Suffolk County Police Department auto mechanics shop (a.k.a. "Vector Center") as well as a Georgia-Pacific railroad lumber yard. The historic Suffolk County Almshouse Barn and the former Suffolk County Sanitorium can be found northwest of the station, as well as the Yaphank Avenue bridge over the tracks.
This was replaced by a new station in East Yaphank, New York, in 2026, to better serve the local community and nearby Brookhaven National Laboratory.[6][7][8] A groundbreaking ceremony for the new station was held on April 3, 2025.[6][9] Yaphank was planned to be closed and replaced by Yaphank–BNL station on May 15, 2026, though this was later postponed to July 18, 2026.[10][11][12]
Carman's River station
[edit]Just east of Yaphank station, another station in Yaphank, Carman's River station, opened on June 26, 1844.[13] It served as the temporary terminus of the LIRR main line until Manorville and Riverhead stations were built in 1845. The station was removed from the June 14, 1845 timetable.[14][15]
Station layout
[edit]This station had one high-level side platform north of the track that was long enough for one and a half cars to receive and discharge passengers.
Side platform, doors will open on the left or right  | |
| Track 1 | ← Ronkonkoma Branch limited service toward Ronkonkoma (Medford) Ronkonkoma Branch limited service toward Greenport (Riverhead) → |
References
[edit]- ↑ "2012-2014 LIRR Origin and Destination Report : Volume I: Travel Behavior Among All LIRR Passengers" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. August 23, 2016. PDF pp. 15, 199. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 17, 2019. Retrieved March 29, 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 ... Mastic-Shirley
- ↑ The Long Island Rail Road: The age of expansion, 1863-1880 Vincent Seyfried; Page 192
- ↑ "www.stonybrook.edu/lihj/IssueFiles/V21_2/Articles/Shaffer/img/figure1.jpg".
- ↑ Images of Rail: Long Island Rail Road Stations, by David D. Morrison and Valerie Palaluk (Page 87)
- ↑ "LIRR Service to Parr Meadows Racetrack". lirrhistory.com. Archived from the original on January 14, 2015. Retrieved April 3, 2025.
- 1 2 3 MacGowan, Carl (April 3, 2025). "Officials break ground at new LIRR Yaphank train station". Newsday. Retrieved April 3, 2025.
- ↑ "Brookhaven Lab Station". web.mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. December 31, 2017. Archived from the original on May 4, 2018. Retrieved May 3, 2018.
- ↑ "MTA Capital Program 2015–2019" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. April 25, 2018. p. 54. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 4, 2018. Retrieved May 3, 2018.
- ↑ Semder, Kurt (April 4, 2025). "MTA breaks ground on new LIRR station, will replace Yaphank stop in 2026". News 12 Long Island. Retrieved April 5, 2025.
- ↑ "Plan Ahead New Yaphank-BNL Opens May 15". view.info.mta.org. Retrieved May 11, 2026.
- ↑ "Current Yaphank Station Remains Open". view.info.mta.org. Retrieved May 12, 2026.
- ↑ Esposito, Nick (July 17, 2026). "LIRR opens new Yaphank-BNL station, launches study of East End service upgrades". Greater Long Island. Retrieved July 17, 2026.
- ↑ "Opening of the Long Island Railroad to Medford Station, Pachogue, Fire Place and Carman's River". The Evening Post. New York, New York. July 6, 1844. p. 4. Retrieved April 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "www.trainsarefun.com/lirrphotos/LIRR%20STATION%20HISTORY.pdf" (PDF).
- ↑ "BROOKLYN & JAMAICA RAIL ROAD, ATLANTIC AVENUE".
External links
[edit]- Unofficial LIRR History Website
- NYA & LIRR at YAPHANK STATION (Webshots.com)
- Unofficial LIRR Photography Site (lirrpics.com)
- Station from Yaphank Avenue from Google Maps Street View
