Landia (LIRR station)
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Landia Station is a closed rail station on the Long Island Rail Road
's Port Jefferson Branch
in the Locust Grove section of Syosset, New York
. The station was opened on December 15, 1952 for the now former Circle (later Cerro) Wire plant and closed on October 3, 1973. Reopening the station has been proposed as a solution to the gap problem at Syosset
as it is on a straight portion of track compared to the curved section at Syosset.
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...
's 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...
in the Locust Grove section of Syosset, New York
Syosset, New York
Syosset is a hamlet in Nassau County, New York, in the northeastern section of Town of Oyster Bay near the North Shore of Long Island. The population was 18,829 at the 2010 census...
. The station was opened on December 15, 1952 for the now former Circle (later Cerro) Wire plant and closed on October 3, 1973. Reopening the station has been proposed as a solution to the gap problem at Syosset
Syosset (LIRR station)
Syosset is a station on the Long Island Rail Road's Port Jefferson Branch in Syosset, New York. It is located at Jackson Avenue and Underhill Boulevard, south of New York State Route 25A. Syosset's downtown commercial district was built around the station...
as it is on a straight portion of track compared to the curved section at Syosset.
