Sayville (LIRR station)
Encyclopedia
Sayville is a station
on the Montauk Branch
of the Long Island Rail Road
in the village of Sayville, New York
, on Depot Street between Greeley Avenue and Railroad Avenue.
Sayville Station was originally built by the South Side Railroad of Long Island in December 1868, and was the end of the line until April 1869 when the line was extended
to Patchogue
. At the time it contained coal sidings, spurs into lumber yards, a dairy farm, and even a horse trolley to the Great South Bay
. The horse trolley was eventually converted into an electric trolley line by the Suffolk Traction Company. The original station was razed sometime in 1906 and a second depot opened on August 3 that year. When Bayport Station
was closed by the LIRR in 1980 former Bayport commuters opted to use Sayville station. A renovation project took place sometime in 2001.
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 Montauk Branch
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...
in the village of Sayville, New York
Sayville, New York
Sayville is a hamlet and CDP in Suffolk County, New York, . Located on the south shore of Long Island in the Town of Islip, the population of the CDP was 16,735 at the time of the 2000 census.-History:...
, on Depot Street between Greeley Avenue and Railroad Avenue.
Sayville Station was originally built by the South Side Railroad of Long Island in December 1868, and was the end of the line until April 1869 when the line was extended
to Patchogue
Patchogue (LIRR station)
Patchogue is a station of the Montauk Branch of the Long Island Rail Road in the village of Patchogue, New York. It is on Division Street between West Avenue and South Ocean Avenue.-History:...
. At the time it contained coal sidings, spurs into lumber yards, a dairy farm, and even a horse trolley to the Great South Bay
Great South Bay
Great South Bay is a lagoon situated between Long Island and Fire Island, in the State of New York. It is approximately long. It's protected from the Atlantic Ocean by Fire Island, a barrier island, as well as the eastern end of Jones Beach Island and Captree Island.Robert Moses Causeway adjoins...
. The horse trolley was eventually converted into an electric trolley line by the Suffolk Traction Company. The original station was razed sometime in 1906 and a second depot opened on August 3 that year. When Bayport Station
Bayport (LIRR station)
Bayport was a station stop along the Montauk Branch of the Long Island Rail Road. It was located on Railroad Street between Oakwood and Snedecor Avenues in Bayport, New York. The first depot opened around March 1869 and was razed around 1903. The second depot opened August 10, 1903 and razed again...
was closed by the LIRR in 1980 former Bayport commuters opted to use Sayville station. A renovation project took place sometime in 2001.
Platforms and tracks
The station has two high-level side platforms each six 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
- February 2000 Photo (Unofficial LIRR History Website)
- Sayville Station (South Shore Railroad of Long Island) (Arrt's Arrchives)
- Sayville Station (Steve Lynch's LIRR Maps, Photos, Charts, etc) (Trains Are Fun)
- 1999 Sayville Westbound Train (YouTube)
- Unofficial LIRR Photography Site (www.lirrpics.com)
- Station from Railroad Avenue from Google Maps Street View
