Kings Park (LIRR station)
Encyclopedia
Kings Park is a station
on the Port Jefferson Branch
of the Long Island Rail Road
. It is located at the southwest corner of Suffolk CR 14 (Indian Head Road) and NY 25A (Main Street) in Kings Park, New York
. Originally known as St. Johnsland Station when it was built by the Smithtown and Port Jefferson Railroad between November and December 1872, it was renamed Kings Park station in June 1891, and rebuilt in 1948, and again during the 1990s. Kings Park station also had a spur to the former Kings Park Psychiatric Center
. The spur was originally built in 1896, and officially decommissioned in 1971, but trains were used to bring coal to the hospital as recently as 1987. Today the right-of-way serves as the Kings Park Hike and Bike Trail, which leads to the Nissequogue River State Park
.
s, each 12 cars long. The Port Jefferson Branch has two tracks at this location (main track and siding).
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 Port Jefferson Branch
Port Jefferson Branch
The Port Jefferson Branch is a rail line and service owned and operated by the Long Island Rail Road in the U.S. state of New York. The branch splits from the Main Line just east of Hicksville and runs northeast and east to Port Jefferson...
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...
. It is located at the southwest corner of Suffolk CR 14 (Indian Head Road) and NY 25A (Main Street) in Kings Park, New York
Kings Park, New York
Kings Park is a census-designated place in the town Smithtown, Suffolk County, New York, United States, on Long Island. The population was 17,282 as of the 2010 census....
. Originally known as St. Johnsland Station when it was built by the Smithtown and Port Jefferson Railroad between November and December 1872, it was renamed Kings Park station in June 1891, and rebuilt in 1948, and again during the 1990s. Kings Park station also had a spur to the former Kings Park Psychiatric Center
Kings Park Psychiatric Center
The Kings Park Psychiatric Center, known by Kings Park locals simply as 'The Psych Center', is a former state-run psychiatric hospital located in Kings Park, New York...
. The spur was originally built in 1896, and officially decommissioned in 1971, but trains were used to bring coal to the hospital as recently as 1987. Today the right-of-way serves as the Kings Park Hike and Bike Trail, which leads to the Nissequogue River State Park
Nissequogue River State Park
The Nissequogue River State Park is located on the banks and bluffs of the Nissequogue River in Kings Park, New York. The park was conceived in 1999, and established on the waterfront portion of the former Kings Park Psychiatric Center. The name of the park was originally assigned to what is today...
.
Platforms and tracks
This station has two high-level side platformSide platform
A Side platform is a platform positioned to the side of a pair of tracks at a railway station, a tram stop or a transitway. A pair of side platforms are often provided on a dual track line with a single side platform being sufficient for a single track line...
s, each 12 cars long. The Port Jefferson Branch has two tracks at this location (main track and siding).