Amityville
The southern side of the island platform at the Amityville LIRR station.
General information
LocationJohn Street between Sterling Place & Oak Street
Amityville, New York
Coordinates40°40′49″N 73°25′14″W / 40.680263°N 73.420472°W / 40.680263; -73.420472
Owned byLong Island Rail Road
Line(s)Montauk Branch
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsLocal Transit Suffolk County Transit: 1, 2, 4, 10 Local Transit Nassau Inter-County Express: n54, n55, n71 (n71 weekends only)
Construction
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleNo; accessibility planned
Other information
Fare zone9
History
Opened1868 (SSRRLI)
Rebuilt1889, 1964, 1968–1973
ElectrifiedMay 20, 1925
750 V (DC) third rail
Passengers
2012—20142,607[1]
Rank42 of 125
Services
Preceding station Long Island Rail Road Following station
Massapequa Park
toward Penn Station, Grand Central or Atlantic Terminal
 Babylon Branch Copiague
toward Babylon
     Montauk Branch does not stop here
Former services
Preceding station Long Island
Rail Road		 Following station
Massapequa Park
toward Long Island City
 Montauk Division Copiague
toward Montauk

Amityville is the westernmost station on the Babylon Branch of the Long Island Rail Road in Suffolk County. It is located on John Street in Amityville, New York, but the official description of its location is not as precise. The MTA describes the station as being located on John Street between Sunrise Highway (NY 27) and NY 27A west of NY 110. John Street is located between Sterling Place and West Oak Street (Old Sunrise Highway, NY 900D).

History

Amityville station is typical of the elevated Babylon Branch stations that were rebuilt during the mid-to-late 20th century. It was originally built in 1868 by the South Side Railroad of Long Island, then replaced by a brick station in 1889.[2] From 1890 to 1919, it was a stop for the Huntington Railroad cross-island trolley line, which included a bridge over the tracks on the west side of the station. It was also the terminus of the Amityville Line for of the Babylon Railroad trolley line from 1910 to 1920. When the trolleys were abandoned the cross-island trolley bridge over the tracks became a pedestrian crossover.[3] The station building was completely demolished in 1964 and on October 25, 1968, a temporary station building was opened with high-level side platforms to accommodate the new M1 cars and facilitate the construction of the new grade separated Babylon Branch. The new elevated structure was opened on August 7, 1973. The 1868 station remains standing as a private residence. Amityville is also the site of the first interlocking after the Central Branch splits from the Babylon Branch.

Platform and tracks

The station has one 10-car-long high-level island platform between the two tracks. Twelve-car trains will not open doors of the last two cars westbound or first two cars eastbound. Starting in late 2023, along with Lindenhurst, Copiague, and Massapequa Park, work will begin to add an elevator and make other improvements to make the station ADA-compliant.

References

  1. ↑ "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, 198. 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
  2. ↑ Morrison, David D.; Pakaluk, Valerie (2003). Long Island Rail Road Stations. Images of Rail. Chicago: Arcadia Publishing. p. 89. ISBN 0-7385-1180-3. Retrieved November 25, 2011.
  3. ↑ Close-up picture of former Amityville Trolley Bridge in 1964, by Bradford G. Phillips (TrainsAreFun.com)
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