Shoreham station (LIRR)

Shoreham was a station on the Wading River Extension on the Port Jefferson Branch of the Long Island Rail Road. This is an abandoned station just east of the intersection of North Country Road & Randall Road, along what is now access for Long Island Power Authority power lines.

Shoreham
Access road to a PSE&G Long Island power line that also leads to the site of the former station
LocationNorth Country Road & Randall Road
Shoreham, New York
Coordinates40°56′57.6″N 72°53′58.3″W
Owned byLong Island Power Authority
Long Island Rail Road (former)
Line(s)
  Wading River Branch
History
Opened1900
Closed1938
ElectrifiedNo
Previous namesWardenclyffe (1900–1910)
Services
None (closed)
Preceding station   LIRR   Following station
Former services
Rocky Point   Wading River Branch   Wading River

History

The Wardenclyffe station was originally built in 1900 in close proximity to Nikola Tesla's wireless transmission station Wardenclyffe Tower. The station was built 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. In 1910, the station's name was changed to Shoreham.

The line east of Port Jefferson was abandoned in 1938 and the station was torn down in 1950.[1] 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.[2]

References
  1. Bob Emery Map of Shoreham Station & Vicinity (TrainsAreFun)
  2. Rather, John (2009-04-10). "Agreement Moves Rails-to-Trails Project Forward". New York Times. Retrieved 2009-10-15.


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