Bridgehampton (LIRR station)
Encyclopedia
Bridgehampton is a station
along the Montauk Branch
of the Long Island Railroad. It is located at Maple Lane and Butter Lane, in Bridgehampton, New York
. The LIRR 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 began to serve the Montauk Extension
. The Sag Harbor Branch was abandoned in 1940. The station was closed between 1958, and January 1959, and razed in May 1964. In 1968 the station was replaced with a shelter, but another one high-level platforms was built between 2000-2001
Train station
A train station, also called a railroad station or railway station and often shortened to just station,"Station" is commonly understood to mean "train station" unless otherwise qualified. This is evident from dictionary entries e.g...
along the Montauk Branch
Montauk Branch
The Montauk Branch is a rail line owned and operated by the Long Island Rail Road in the U.S. state of New York. The branch runs the length of Long Island, 115 miles from Long Island City on the west to Montauk on the east...
of the Long Island Railroad. It is located at Maple Lane and Butter Lane, in Bridgehampton, New York
Bridgehampton, New York
Bridgehampton is a hamlet in the South Fork of Suffolk County, New York, United States. The population was 1,381 at the 2000 census....
. The LIRR also includes the fact that the station is 1/4 mile North of Montauk Highway
Montauk Highway
Montauk Highway is one of the original through highways of Long Island, New York, extending from Jamaica, in the New York City borough of Queens to Montauk Point in Suffolk County, a distance of approximately 100 miles ....
as part of the official address.
Bridgehampton Station opened in June 1870 for the Sag Harbor Branch
Sag Harbor Branch
The Sag Harbor Branch was a branch of the Long Island Rail Road that was the eastern terminal on the south shore line of Long Island from 1869 to 1895 and then was a spur from Bridgehampton to Sag Harbor, New York from 1895 to 1940....
, and was burned to the ground on July 6, 1884. Another station replaced it the same year, and on June 1, 1895 began to serve the Montauk Extension
Montauk Branch
The Montauk Branch is a rail line owned and operated by the Long Island Rail Road in the U.S. state of New York. The branch runs the length of Long Island, 115 miles from Long Island City on the west to Montauk on the east...
. The Sag Harbor Branch was abandoned in 1940. The station was closed between 1958, and January 1959, and razed in May 1964. In 1968 the station was replaced with a shelter, but another one high-level platforms was built between 2000-2001
Platform and tracks
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.External links
- Sag Harbor Branch; Part Two (Arrt's Arrchives)
- Unofficial LIRR History Website
- The LIRR 7PM Bridgehampton (YouTube)
- Unofficial LIRR Photography Site
