Port Jefferson station (LIRR)
Port Jefferson | |||||||||||||
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General information | |||||||||||||
Location | Main Street & Oakland Avenue Port Jefferson Station, New York | ||||||||||||
Coordinates | 40°56′4.99″N 73°3′13.29″W / 40.9347194°N 73.0536917°W | ||||||||||||
Owned by | Long Island Rail Road | ||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||||
Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||||
Connections | Suffolk County Transit: 51, 62[1] Port Jeff Jitney Buses[2] | ||||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||||
Parking | Yes | ||||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||||
Fare zone | 10 | ||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||
Opened | January 13, 1873[3] | ||||||||||||
Rebuilt | 1875, 1903, 1968, 2001, 2019 | ||||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||||
2006 | 1,793[4] | ||||||||||||
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Port Jefferson is the
The station also serves Suffolk County Transit buses and occasionally the Village of Port Jefferson's own local jitney buses. One Suffolk County Transit bus, (Route 51) leads to the Bridgeport & Port Jefferson Ferry, approximately one mile to the north. It features service to Bridgeport, Connecticut, hence the reason for some station name signs being adjacent to "Bridgeport Ferries" signs.
History
Port Jefferson station was originally opened on January 13, 1873 by the
In 2019, the LIRR completed an extensive renovation of the station building, restoring it to its prototypical appearance at the turn of the twentieth century. New signage, station artwork, and brick-paver walkways were also installed.[6]
Station layout
This station has one 10-car-long high-level side platform north of the tracks. To the east of the station is the Port Jefferson Yard, which provides additional storage tracks.
M | Mezzanine | Crossover between platform and Railroad Avenue |
P Platform level |
Side platform | |
Track 1 | ← Port Jefferson Branch toward Huntington, Hunterspoint Avenue, Jamaica, Long Island City, or Penn Station (Stony Brook) | |
Track 2 | ← Storage track → | |
Track 3 | ← Storage track → | |
Track 4 | ← Storage track → | |
Ground level | Exit/entrance to Oakland Avenue and parking |
Gallery
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Parking lot and station building, as seen in 1999.
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2007 image of station after the 2001 restoration project.
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One of the signs at the station to complement the station name sign, showing the connection to the ferry to Bridgeport.
References
- ^ "Routes and Schedules". Suffolk County Transit. October 29, 2023. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
- ^ Port Jeff Jitney - Incorporated Village of Port Jefferson
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- ^ Average weekday, 2006 LIRR Origin and Destination Study
- ISBN 0-7385-1180-3. Retrieved November 24, 2011.
- ^ "Port Jefferson Station Enhancement (Completed 03/2019)". A Modern LI. Retrieved August 15, 2020.