Great River is a railroad station

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...

 on 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 Rail Road

Long Island Rail Road

The Long Island Rail Road or LIRR is a commuter rail system serving the length of Long Island, New York. It is the busiest commuter railroad in North America, serving about 81.5 million passengers each year. Established in 1834 and having operated continuously since then, it is the oldest US...

, at Connetquot Avenue and Hawthorne Avenue in Great River, New York

Great River, New York

Great River is a hamlet and census-designated place in Suffolk County, New York, United States. The name derives from "Connetquot", an Algonquian word for "great river". It was formerly known as Youngsport and was once home to many aristocratic families...

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History

Prior to the establishment of passenger service, the site of Great River Station was occupied by a freight only station built by the South Side Railroad of Long Island known as Youngsport Station. Great River Station was originally built in 1897 but burned down in 1943. Between that time, a sheltered-platform was added to the other side of the tracks. In 1945 a modernist station designed by architect Antonin Raymond

Antonin Raymond

Antonin Raymond, or , born: was a Czech architect, who lived and worked in the USA and Japan...

 replaced it, but it was burned down in 2000. The third station with high-level platforms was built between 2000-2001. The original shelter, however was restored by the East Islip Historical Society, and remains within one of the parking lots along the eastbound platform.

Club House Station

East of Great River Station, the SSRRLI built a private station called Club House Station in 1869 to serve the South Side Sportsmen's Association This station was located between Mileposts 45 and 46 inside today's Bayard Cutting Arboretum, and was among a number of privately owned stations along the SSRRLI, which weren't so uncommon during the 19th Century. It was closed in 1897.

Notable Places Nearby

• Connetquot River State Park
• Bayard Cutting Arboretum
• Heckscher State Park
  Heckscher State Park
  Heckscher State Park is a park on the shore of the Great South Bay at East Islip in Suffolk County, New York, USA. The park was that was once the 19th century estates of George C. Taylor and J. Neal Plum. Islip's founder, William Nicoll, originally built his estate on this property...
  
  

Platforms and tracks

The station has two high-level side platforms each four cars long. The north platform next to Track 1 is generally used by westbound trains; the south platform next to Track 2 is generally used by eastbound trains. The Montauk Branch has two tracks here.

External links

• Great River Station (East Islip Historic Society)
• Great River Station History (TrainsAreFun.com)
• Westbound train approaching Great River Station (YouTube)
• Unofficial Lirr Photography Site (www.lirrpics.com)
  • Great River Station
• Station from Connetquot Avenue from Google Maps Street View