Miller Place station

Miller Place (originally Miller's Place) was a station on the Wading River Extension on the Port Jefferson Branch of the Long Island Rail Road. The station was just east of Sylvan Avenue just north of New York State Route 25A, along what is now access for Long Island Power Authority power lines.

Miller Place
LocationSylvan Road
Miller Place, New York
Coordinates40.942490°N 72.996619°W / 40.942490; -72.996619
Owned byLong Island Power Authority
Long Island Rail Road (former)
Line(s)
  Wading River Branch
History
Opened1898
Closed1938
ElectrifiedNo
Services
None (closed)
Preceding station   LIRR   Following station
Former services
Port Jefferson   Wading River Branch   Rocky Point

History

Miller Place station was originally built in 1898 during the extension of the Port Jefferson Branch to Wading River and was once slated to continue eastward and rejoin the Main Line at either Riverhead or Calverton.

The line east of Port Jefferson, which included the Miller Place station, was abandoned in 1938. The right-of-way is now owned by the Long Island Power Authority and used for power lines, but there are plans to create a rail trail for bicycling, running, and walking.[1]

References
  1. Rather, John (2009-04-10). "Agreement Moves Rails-to-Trails Project Forward". New York Times. Retrieved 2009-10-15.


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