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Smithtown
Smithtown
	Eastern view of the Smithtown station house.
General information
Location	Redwood Lane; Smithtown, New York
Coordinates	40°51′22.55″N 73°11′57.38″W / 40.8562639°N 73.1992722°W
Owned by	Long Island Rail Road
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Suffolk County Transit: 5
Construction
Parking	Yes; Free and Town of Smithtown permits
Bicycle facilities	Yes; Bike Rack
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	10
History
Opened	1872
Rebuilt	1937
Passengers
2006	1,608
Services
Former services

Smithtown is a station on the Port Jefferson Branch of the Long Island Rail Road. It is located off a low bridge over NY 25 – 25A along Redwood Lane between NY 25 – 25A and Landing Avenue in Smithtown, New York.

History edit

Smithtown station was originally built in 1872 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.^[2]^[3] 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 edit

This station has two high-level side platforms, each 12 cars long. On either end of the station, however, the tracks merge. Therefore, most trains utilize Platform B, with select trains using Platform A to allow two trains to bypass each other through the station.

References edit

^ Average weekday, 2006 LIRR Origin and Destination Study
^ Photo of pre-1937 Smithtown Station^[usurped]
^ 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.