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Northport
Northport
	Northport station in July 2018.
General information
Location	Larkfield Road and Bellerose Avenue; East Northport, New York
Coordinates	40°52′50.57″N 73°19′42.60″W / 40.8807139°N 73.3285000°W
Owned by	Long Island Rail Road
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Connections	Suffolk County Transit: 7 Huntington Area Rapid Transit: H40
Construction
Parking	Yes; Free, Residential permits, Non-Residential permits, Parking meters, Off-Peak parking
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	9
History
Opened	1873
Rebuilt	1913–1914
Previous names	New Northport (1873–?); Northport East (?–1899)
Passengers
2006	2,593
Services
Former services
Location
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Northport is a station on the Port Jefferson Branch of the Long Island Rail Road. It is located at the corner of Larkfield Road and Bellerose Avenue, north of Suffolk CR 11 (Pulaski Road) in East Northport, Suffolk County, New York.

History

Northport station was originally built between May and July 1873 as "New Northport" station when the Smithtown and Port Jefferson Railroad was built from Northport Junction to Port Jefferson, New York. The original line, which led directly into a station within Northport Village since April 25, 1868, became the Northport Branch. During that period, the original Northport station was renamed Old Northport station, while at some point in or before 1899, "New" Northport station was renamed "Northport East" station. Passenger service ended in 1899. Freight service continued until 1985, when the branch was abandoned.^[3]^[4]

It was designed in a manner similar to stations such as those in Riverhead, Bay Shore, Manhasset, and Mineola. It also served as the south end of a trolley Line into Northport from 1902 to 1924.^[5]^[6] A freight house from Camp Upton was moved to Northport station in April 1922, after the railroad station there was dismantled. A high-level platform and a pedestrian bridge were added during the late 20th century. Northport station features two large parking lots; the larger lot is adjacent to the platform and the smaller lot is on the opposite side of the track. The pedestrian bridge connects the lots, and is wide enough to accommodate a second track and second platform.

The current station is just east of the Northport Spur, which branched off the main and headed north to the seaport village of Northport, even though the Northport station is in East Northport. Passenger service on the spur ended in 1899, after which the spur was used entirely for freight service, until that also ended in 1978. The track lay abandoned until 1985, when it was torn up in preparation for the unbuilt Babylon–Northport Expressway.

In 2018, the LIRR completed an extensive rehabilitation of the station building, installing brick-paver walkways, new windows, a renovated waiting room, and new signage. A project to replace and upgrade the station platform began in spring 2022 and is expected to be completed in the third quarter of 2023.^[7] The reconstructed platform will be heated and capable of melting snow and ice in the winter. As of mid-2023, the western half of the renovated platform was mostly complete, and reconstruction of the eastern half had begun.^[8]

Station layout

This station has one 12-car-long high-level side platform to the north of the track. East of the station, on the other side of Larkfield Road, is a siding to allow trains to pass each other. The siding converges at DUKE interlocking and the two switches are maintained by two light signals next to them.

A second platform, for an extension of the siding or a full second track, was originally planned for the station. The pedestrian bridge is wide enough for this extra construction, and the bridge's stairway on the far side of the station has a landing on the same level as the unbuilt outbound platform, symmetrical with the landing on the other side which is part of the existing platform. A ticket window was proposed to be established but it has yet to occur.

M	Mezzanine	Crossover between platforms
P Platform level	Side platform, doors will open on the left or right
	Track 1	← Port Jefferson Branch toward Huntington, Hunterspoint Avenue, Jamaica, Long Island City, or Penn Station (Greenlawn) ← Port Jefferson Branch toward Port Jefferson (Kings Park) →
	Ground level	Exit/entrance and parking

Gallery

View of the Northport station house.
Historic marker, placed by the Chamber of Commerce in 2000.
Picture taken of the platform from the pedestrian bridge at night.

References

^ "New R.R. Station for Northport". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. October 5, 1913. p. 71. Retrieved November 21, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Average weekday, 2006 LIRR Origin and Destination Study
^ Old Northport Spur (Arrt's Arrchives)
^ Northport Spur (Unofficial Long Island Railroad History Website)^[usurped]
^ Northport Traction Company (Arrt's Arrchives)
^ Northport Trolley Line (1902-1924)^[usurped]
^ Key Performance Metrics Report (Report). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. February 2023. p. 16. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
^ Key Performance Metrics Report (Report). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. June 2023. p. 16. Retrieved July 22, 2023.

External links

[northportnew-1] "New R.R. Station for Northport". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. October 5, 1913. p. 71. Retrieved November 21, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.

[2] Average weekday, 2006 LIRR Origin and Destination Study

[3] Old Northport Spur (Arrt's Arrchives)

[4] Northport Spur (Unofficial Long Island Railroad History Website)^[usurped]

[5] Northport Traction Company (Arrt's Arrchives)

[6] Northport Trolley Line (1902-1924)^[usurped]

[Feb_2023-7] Key Performance Metrics Report (Report). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. February 2023. p. 16. Retrieved March 20, 2023.

[Jun_2023-8] Key Performance Metrics Report (Report). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. June 2023. p. 16. Retrieved July 22, 2023.

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- | name=Northport
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- | image_caption=Northport station
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- | address=Larkfield Road &amp; Bellerose Avenue<br>[[East Northport, New York]]
+| address            = Larkfield Road and Bellerose Avenue<br>[[East Northport, New York]]
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+| coordinates        = {{coord|40|52|50.57|N|73|19|42.60|W|type:railwaystation_region:US-NY|display=inline,title}}
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+| other              = {{bus icon|12px|Local Transit}} '''[[Suffolk County Transit]]''': 7 '''[[Huntington Area Rapid Transit]]''': H40
- | platform=1 [[side platform]]
+| platform           = 1 [[side platform]]
- | tracks=1
- | parking=Yes; Free, Residential permits, Non-Residential permits, Parking meters, Off-Peak parking
+| tracks             = 1
+| parking            = Yes; Free, Residential permits, Non-Residential permits, Parking meters, Off-Peak parking
- | bicycle=Yes
+| bicycle            = Yes
- | baggage_check=
+| baggage_check      =
- | passengers=2,593<ref>Average weekday, 2006 LIRR Origin and Destination Study</ref>
+| passengers         = 2,593<ref>Average weekday, 2006 LIRR Origin and Destination Study</ref>
- | pass_year=2006
+| pass_year          = 2006
- | opened=1873
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- | closed=
+| closed             =
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+| accessible                = yes
- | ADA=yes
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+| code               =
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- | zone=9
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- | former=New Northport (1873&ndash;?)<br>Northport East (?&ndash;1899)
+| former             = New Northport (1873&ndash;?)<br>Northport East (?&ndash;1899)
+| services           = {{Adjacent stations|system=LIRR|line=Port Jefferson|left=Greenlawn|right=Kings Park|note-mid=diesel service|to-left=Penn Station or Long Island City|to-right=Port Jefferson}}
- | services=
+| other_services_header = Former services
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+| other_services_collapsible = yes
-{{s-line|system=LIRR|line=Port Jefferson|previous=Greenlawn|next=Kings Park}}
+| other_services     = {{Adjacent stations|system=LIRR former|line=Wading River Branch|left=Greenlawn|right=Kings Park}}
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-'''Northport'''  is a [[train station|station]] on the [[Port Jefferson Branch]] of the [[Long Island Rail Road]]. It is located at the corner of Larkfield Road and Bellerose Avenue, north of [[County Route 11 (Suffolk County, New York)|Suffolk CR 11]] (Pulaski Road) in [[East Northport, New York]]. This train station is located in the Northport-East Northport Union Free School District, and serves the hamlets of [[Northport, New York|Northport]] and [[East Northport, New York|East Northport]] in the town of [[Huntington, New York|Huntington]].
+'''Northport''' is a [[train station|station]] on the [[Port Jefferson Branch]] of the [[Long Island Rail Road]]. It is located at the corner of Larkfield Road and Bellerose Avenue, north of [[County Route 11 (Suffolk County, New York)|Suffolk CR 11]] (Pulaski Road) in [[East Northport, New York|East Northport]], [[Suffolk County, New York|Suffolk County]], [[New York (state)|New York]].
 ==History==
+[[File:LIRR_Northport_Station_(14735833730).jpg|thumb|left|upright=1|View of the overpass and location of the unbuilt second platform]]
-Northport station was originally built between May and July 1873 as "New Northport" station when the [[Smithtown and Port Jefferson Railroad]] was built from Northport Junction to [[Port Jefferson, New York]]. The original line which lead directly into a station within [[Northport, New York|Northport Village]], since April 25, 1868, became the [[Northport Branch]]. Between that period, the original Northport station was renamed Old Northport station, while at some point in or before 1899, "New" Northport station was renamed "Northport East" station. Passenger service ended in 1899. Freight service continued until 1985, when the branch was abandoned.<ref>[http://www.arrts-arrchives.com/oldnpt.html Old Northport Spur (Arrt's Arrchives)]</ref><ref>[http://www.lirrhistory.com/northprt.html Northport Spur (Unofficial Long Island Railroad History Website)]</ref>
+Northport station was originally built between May and July 1873 as "New Northport" station when the [[Smithtown and Port Jefferson Railroad]] was built from Northport Junction to [[Port Jefferson, New York]]. The original line, which led directly into a station within [[Northport, New York|Northport Village]] since April 25, 1868, became the [[Northport Branch]]. During that period, the original Northport station was renamed Old Northport station, while at some point in or before 1899, "New" Northport station was renamed "Northport East" station. Passenger service ended in 1899. Freight service continued until 1985, when the branch was abandoned.<ref>[http://www.arrts-arrchives.com/oldnpt.html Old Northport Spur (Arrt's Arrchives)]</ref><ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20000829065613/http://www.lirrhistory.com/northprt.html Northport Spur (Unofficial Long Island Railroad History Website)]}}</ref>
-The current station house was rebuilt around 1910, although some sources claim it was in 1927. Regardless of the correct date, it was designed in a manner similar to stations such as those in [[Riverhead (LIRR station)|Riverhead]], [[Bay Shore (LIRR station)|Bay Shore]], [[Manhasset (LIRR station)|Manhasset]], and [[Mineola (LIRR station)|Mineola]]. It also served as the south end of a [[Northport Traction Company|trolley Line into Northport]] from 1902 to 1924.<ref>[http://www.arrts-arrchives.com/nptrct.html Northport Traction Company (Arrt's Arrchives)]</ref><ref>[http://www.lirrhistory.com/nptrolly.html Northport Trolley Line (1902-1924)]</ref> A freight house from [[Camp Upton]] was moved to Northport Station in April 1922, after the railroad station there was dismantled. High-level platforms and a pedestrian bridge were added during the late-20th Century. Northport Station features two large parking lots. One south of the tracks and the biggest is north of the tracks. A pedestrian bridge is set up between the lots. It is wide enough for the after mentioned south platform to be constructed. Northport is one of the most elaborate LIRR stations. the current station is just east of the Northport Spur, which branched off the main and headed north to the seaport village of Northport, even though the Northport Station is in East Northport. The spur has not seen a passenger train since 1899. Afterward, the spur was entirely used for freight service. freight service ended in 1978. The track lay abandoned until 1985, when it was torn up in preparation for the unbuilt Babylon Northport Expressway.
+It was designed in a manner similar to stations such as those in [[Riverhead (LIRR station)|Riverhead]], [[Bay Shore (LIRR station)|Bay Shore]], [[Manhasset (LIRR station)|Manhasset]], and [[Mineola (LIRR station)|Mineola]]. It also served as the south end of a [[Northport Traction Company|trolley Line into Northport]] from 1902 to 1924.<ref>[http://www.arrts-arrchives.com/nptrct.html Northport Traction Company (Arrt's Arrchives)]</ref><ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20010302130215/http://lirrhistory.com/nptrolly.html Northport Trolley Line (1902-1924)]}}</ref> A freight house from [[Camp Upton]] was moved to Northport station in April 1922, after the railroad station there was dismantled. A high-level platform and a pedestrian bridge were added during the late 20th century. Northport station features two large parking lots; the larger lot is adjacent to the platform and the smaller lot is on the opposite side of the track. The pedestrian bridge connects the lots, and is wide enough to accommodate a second track and second platform.
+The current station is just east of the Northport Spur, which branched off the main and headed north to the seaport village of Northport, even though the Northport station is in East Northport. Passenger service on the spur ended in 1899, after which the spur was used entirely for freight service, until that also ended in 1978. The track lay abandoned until 1985, when it was torn up in preparation for the unbuilt Babylon–Northport Expressway.
+In 2018, the LIRR completed an extensive rehabilitation of the station building, installing brick-paver walkways, new windows, a renovated waiting room, and new signage. A project to replace and upgrade the station platform began in spring 2022 and is expected to be completed in the third quarter of 2023.<ref name="Feb 2023">{{cite report |title=Key Performance Metrics Report |date=February 2023 |publisher=Metropolitan Transportation Authority |page=16 |url=https://new.mta.info/document/105771 |access-date=March 20, 2023}}</ref> The reconstructed platform will be heated and capable of melting snow and ice in the winter. As of mid-2023, the western half of the renovated platform was mostly complete, and reconstruction of the eastern half had begun.<ref name="Jun 2023">{{cite report |title=Key Performance Metrics Report |date=June 2023 |publisher=Metropolitan Transportation Authority |page=16 |url=https://new.mta.info/document/113886 |access-date=July 22, 2023}}</ref>
 ==Station layout==
-This station has one 12-car-long high-level [[side platform]], north of the track. The Port Jefferson Branch has one track at this location. Directly before the station and lasting until the track runs adjacent to [[Bellrose Avenue School]], a passing siding spurs off from the mainline and runs adjacent to it. The switches are maintained by two position light signals next to the switches. Just east of the station is a siding that is well in use, part of [http://thelirrtoday.blogspot.com/2013/04/interlocking-walkthrough-duke.html DUKE interlocking.] Just east of Larkfield Road, the siding turns south and runs parallel to the main. The siding is used on occasion for train meets, where an eastbound and westbound trains to pass. The second track would eliminate this. DUKE interlocking ends at a switch back to the main.
+This station has one 12-car-long high-level [[side platform]] to the north of the track. East of the station, on the other side of Larkfield Road, is a siding to allow trains to pass each other. The siding converges at [http://thelirrtoday.blogspot.com/2013/04/interlocking-walkthrough-duke.html DUKE interlocking] and the two switches are maintained by two light signals next to them.
-A second platform, for an extension of the siding, or a full second track, was originally planned for the station. The pedestrian bridge is wide enough for this extra construction, and the bridge's stairway on the far side of the station has a landing on the same level as the unbuilt outbound platform, symmetrical with the landing on the other side which is part of the existing platform. A ticket window was proposed to be established but it has yet to occur.
+A second platform, for an extension of the siding or a full second track, was originally planned for the station. The pedestrian bridge is wide enough for this extra construction, and the bridge's stairway on the far side of the station has a landing on the same level as the unbuilt outbound platform, symmetrical with the landing on the other side which is part of the existing platform. A ticket window was proposed to be established but it has yet to occur.
-{|table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3
+{| border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3
-|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=200 rowspan=6 valign=top|'''Ground/platform level'''<br>Exit/entrance, parking, pedestrian bridge
+|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;" width=50|'''M'''
+|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;" width=100|Mezzanine
+|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;" width=700|Crossover between platforms
+|-
+|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" rowspan=3 valign=top|'''P'''<br>Platform level
 |style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 2px black;text-align:center;" colspan=2|<small>[[Side platform]], doors will open on the left or right</small> {{access icon}}
 |-
-|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=100|'''Track 1'''
+|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|Track '''1'''
-|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=550|← '''[[Port Jefferson Branch|<span style=color:#{{LIRR color|Port Jefferson}}>Port Jefferson Branch</span>]]''' toward [[Huntington (LIRR station)|Huntington]], [[Jamaica (LIRR station)|Jamaica]], [[Atlantic Terminal|Atlantic]] or [[Penn Station (LIRR station)|Penn]] <small>([[Greenlawn (LIRR station)|Greenlawn]])</small><br>'''[[Port Jefferson Branch|<span style=color:#{{LIRR color|Port Jefferson}}>Port Jefferson Branch</span>]]''' toward [[Port Jefferson (LIRR station)|Port Jefferson]] <small>([[Kings Park (LIRR station)|Kings Park]])</small> →
+|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|← {{rcb|LIRR|Port Jefferson|inline=yes}} toward {{lirrs|Huntington}}, {{lirrs|Hunterspoint Avenue}}, {{lirrs|Jamaica}}, {{lirrs|Long Island City}}, or {{lirrs|Penn Station}} <small>({{lirrs|Greenlawn}})</small><br>{{0|←}} {{rcb|LIRR|Port Jefferson|inline=yes}} toward {{lirrs|Port Jefferson}} <small>({{lirrs|Kings Park}})</small> →
+|-
+|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|Ground level
+|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|Exit/entrance and parking
 |}
 ==Gallery==
 <gallery>
-Image:Northport LIRR Station-2.jpg|View of station house, platform and pedestrian bridge
+File:Northport LIRR Station-1.jpg|View of the Northport station house.
-Image:Northport LIRR Station Memorial-2.jpg|Historic marker, placed by the Chamber of Commerce in 2000.
+File:Northport LIRR Station Memorial-2.jpg|Historic marker, placed by the Chamber of Commerce in 2000.
-Image:Northport LIRR.jpg|Picture taken of the platform from the pedestrian bridge at night.
+File:Northport LIRR.jpg|Picture taken of the platform from the pedestrian bridge at night.
 </gallery>
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 {{LIRR links}}
-*[http://www.lirrhistory.com/mar99/northp.jpg March 1999 Photo (Unofficial Long Island Railroad History Website)]
+*{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20001002151007/http://www.lirrhistory.com/mar99/northp.jpg March 1999 Photo (Unofficial Long Island Railroad History Website)]}}
 *[http://thelirrtoday.blogspot.com/2013/04/interlocking-walkthrough-duke.html DUKE Interlocking (The LIRR Today)]
 * [https://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=40.880838,-73.325737&spn=0.003886,0.013658&z=17&layer=c&cbll=40.880736,-73.325724&panoid=RhkGkgTklY1xGKagHOEDfA&cbp=12,279.9,,0,8.89 Station from Larkfield Road from Google Maps Street View]
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-[[Category:Railway stations opened in 1873]]
+[[Category:Railway stations in the United States opened in 1873]]
 [[Category:1873 establishments in New York (state)]]
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