Greenport station

Greenportis theterminusof theMain Line(Greenport Branch) of theLong Island Rail Road.It is officially located at Wiggins Street and Fourth Street in theVillage of Greenport, New York,although the property spans as far east as3rd Streetand theShelter IslandNorth Ferry terminal.

Greenport
A view of the platform in 2020, facing west.
General information
Location	Wiggins Street & Fourth Street Greenport, New York
Owned by	Long Island Rail Road
Line(s)	Main Line
Distance	94.3 mi (151.8 km) fromLong Island City
Platforms	1island platform
Tracks	3
Connections	Suffolk County Transit:92
Construction
Parking	Yes; Free
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	14
History
Opened	June 29, 1844
Rebuilt	1870, 1892
Previous names	Green–Port
Passengers
2006	5
Services
Preceding station Long Island Rail Road Following station Southold towardRonkonkoma Ronkonkoma Branch Greenport Branch Terminus
Former services Preceding station Long Island Rail Road Following station Southold towardLong Island CityorPenn Station Main Line Terminus
Greenport Railroad Station
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Location	Third and Wiggins St.,Greenport, New York
Coordinates	41°5′59″N72°21′49″W
Area	4.8 acres (1.9 ha)
Built	1892
Architectural style	Late Victorian
NRHP referenceNo.	89000947
Added to NRHP	July 20, 1989
Location

History

Greenport station opened on July 29, 1844,as the terminus of the Main line of the LIRR, although some in the industry had hope of building an extension to across-sound bridge.The station was listed asGreen–Porton the 1852 timetable.On July 4, 1870, it was burned as part of Town festivities, and was rebuilt in October later that year. Another station was built in its place in 1892 (although some sources claim it was in 1894), with a distinguished ticket office bay window that was removed in the 1920s. A train shed also existed behind the turntable, which was replaced by a coal deposit area. Steam service existed until June 5, 1955,mail was carried at the station until 1965, and the train ran onto a dock until 1978. A ticket booth with a station agent closed at Greenport on October 1, 1967.The station, its freight house, and turntable were placed on theNational Register of Historic Placesas a nationalhistoric districton July 20, 1989.A high-levelisland platformleading to the old station and the Shelter Island Ferry was built in the late 1990s, as the case was with many other railroad stations on Long Island. The former freight house serves as the east end of theRailroad Museum of Long Island,while the old station is now theEast End Seaport Museum.

Station layout

This station has one high-levelisland platformlong enough for one and a half cars to receive and discharge passengers. There is an additional siding south of Track 2.

Track1	←Ronkonkoma Branchlimited service towardRonkonkoma(Southold)
Island platform,doors will open on the left or right
Track2	←Ronkonkoma Branchlimited service towardRonkonkoma(Southold)

Gallery

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  Entrance to old station (now the East End Seaport Museum)
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  Door to freight house (now the Railroad Museum of Long Island)
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  View of freight house from tracks
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  View of old Greenport station from the platform; July 1, 2007
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  End of the tracks facing west
• 
  The formerturntable,preserved by the RMLI and NRHS.

External links

• Greenport – LIRR
• Greenport LIRR timetable
• Last Steam Train to Greenport; June 5, 1955 (Unofficial LIRR History Website)^[usurped]
• National Railway Historical Society (Twin Forks Chapter)
• Greenport Station History (Steve Lynch's LIRR Maps, Photos, Charts, etc.)(TrainsAreFun.com)
• Arrt's Archives
  • By Rails to the Sea; Greenport - Page 1
  • By Rails to the Sea; Greenport - Page 2
  • By Rails to the Sea; Greenport - Page 3
• Station from Google Maps Street View