Bayport 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, and was the easternmost station along the Montauk Branch in the Town of Islip.

Bayport
LIRR's diesel electric #421 passing the site of the former Bayport station on the Montauk Line.
LocationRailroad Street between Oakwood and Snedecor Avenues
Bayport, New York
Owned byLong Island Rail Road
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks2 when station was open, 1 currently
Other information
Station codeNone
Fare zone10
History
OpenedMarch 1869
Closed1980
Rebuilt1903
ElectrifiedNo
Former services
Preceding station LIRR Following station
Sayville
towards Long Island City
 Montauk Branch Blue Point
towards Montauk

History
Railroad Street in Bayport, east of the former station site

The depot location was donated by Wilhelm Steins, who emigrated from The Principality of Waldeck to Bayport and settled much of what is now currently Bayport Avenue. [1]

This depot, which was located on the north eastern corner of Bayport Ave and Railroad Ave across from the then famous Frieman Hotel, opened around March 1869 by the South Side Railroad of Long Island and was razed around 1903.

The second depot opened August 10, 1903 and contained a passing siding, sometimes used for freight. Additionally, it had a connection to the South Shore Traction Company trolleys, which were later replaced by Suffolk Traction Company trolleys. The barrel factory was closed in 1938 and replaced by a Gulf Oil Company distributor. The station was discontinued on September 6, 1980.[2] The station was located between Sayville and Blue Point Stations, the latter of which was discontinued on the same day.[3] The only visible evidence of the former station is the large gap between the tracks and the fence that lines Railroad street.

The vicinity saw several teenage suicides in recent years. A recent victim was Emma Casey, a Bayport-Blue Point High School student, on June 13, 2005.[4]

References
  1. The Suffolk County news., December 09, 1910.
  2. Morrison, David D.; Pakaluk, Valerie (2003). Long Island Rail Road Stations. Images of Rail. Chicago: Arcadia Publishing. p. 95. ISBN 0-7385-1180-3.
  3. Emery, Robert; Erlitz, Jeff; Huneke, Art; Seyfried, Vincent. "Long Island Rail Road History". trainsarefun.com. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved July 30, 2014.
  4. "Emma Casey (15) committed suicide by jumping in front of a train". mydeathspace.com. MyDeathSpace.com. June 8, 2008. Retrieved June 29, 2018.

[1]


  1. The Suffolk County news., December 09, 1910
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