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Islip (LIRR station)
Encyclopedia
Islip Station is a station on the Montauk Branch
of the Long Island Rail Road
, off NY 111 (Islip Avenue) and Nassau Avenue, north of Suffolk CR 50 (Union Boulevard), and south of Moffitt Boulevard in Islip, New York, but the official description of its location isn't as precise. The MTA describes the station as being located at the same address, but also between Sunrise Highway (NY 27) and NY 27A, and does not include Nassau Avenue. Full Service and Daily Ticket Machines are on the north side of the station building.
, nor a New York State Historic Landmark, it is considered a landmark by the Historical Society of Islip Hamlet.
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...
, off NY 111 (Islip Avenue) and Nassau Avenue, north of Suffolk CR 50 (Union Boulevard), and south of Moffitt Boulevard in Islip, New York, but the official description of its location isn't as precise. The MTA describes the station as being located at the same address, but also between Sunrise Highway (NY 27) and NY 27A, and does not include Nassau Avenue. Full Service and Daily Ticket Machines are on the north side of the station building.
History
Islip Station was originally built as a South Side Railroad of Long Island Depot in 1868. A second depot was built in 1881, then razed in 1963. A third depot was built the same year, and remodeled in 1997. At the west end of the platforms is an at-grade pedestrian crossing with signals but no gates. This crossing is in line with where Williams Avenue used to cross the tracks and intersect with Nassau Avenue. Though the station is neither listed under the National Register of Historic PlacesNational Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
, nor a New York State Historic Landmark, it is considered a landmark by the Historical Society of Islip Hamlet.
Islip Centre Station
West of Islip Station, the South Side Railroad of Long Island (SSRRLI), once had an additional station called Islip Centre Station. It is believed to have been at or near Brentwood Road, 1.5 miles east of the Bay Shore station. Islip Centre Station was abandoned around May 1870.Platforms and tracks
The station has two offset 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
- Steve Lynch's LIRR Maps, Photos, Charts, etc., (TrainsAreFun.com):
- Old Islip Depot Photo (Arrt's Arrchives)
- Unofficial LIRR History Website (May 2007 Photos)
- Unofficial LIRR Photography Site
- Station from Islip Avenue from Google Maps Street View
