Stony Brook (LIRR station)

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Stony Brook
The Stony Brook station house prior to being restored, as seen from the south side of NY 25A.
General information
LocationNew York State Route 25A and Chapman Street
Stony Brook, New York
Coordinates40°55′12.99″N 73°7′42.65″W / 40.9202750°N 73.1285139°W / 40.9202750; -73.1285139
Owned byMTA
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsLocal Transit Suffolk County Transit: 51
Local Transit Stony Brook University Buses: O (outer loop), R (railroad)[1]
Construction
ParkingYes
Cycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeBK
Fare zone10
History
Opened1873
Rebuilt1917, 2010–2011, 2018
Passengers
2012–20142,330 per weekday[2]
Services
Preceding station Long Island Rail Road Following station
St. James
toward Penn Station or Long Island City
 Port Jefferson Branch
diesel service
 Port Jefferson
Terminus
Former services
Preceding station Long Island
Rail Road		 Following station
Flowerfield
toward Hicksville
 Wading River Branch Setauket
toward Wading River
Location

Stony Brook (co-signed as Stony Brook University) is a station on the Port Jefferson Branch of the Long Island Rail Road. It is located in Stony Brook, New York, adjacent to the campus of Stony Brook University, on the southeast side of New York State Route 25A, across the street from the intersection with Cedar Street. There is also a gated at-grade pedestrian crossing between the station and a parking lot at the University – one of only a few stations on the Long Island Rail Road to feature such crossings.

History

The Stony Brook University sign at the Stony Brook LIRR station

The Stony Brook station was built in 1873 by the Smithtown and Port Jefferson Railroad[3] (although some sources have claimed it was built in 1888), and rebuilt in 1917.[4][5] Despite the impact of the arrival of Stony Brook University in 1957, the station has remained a small one-story depot. Parking has always been limited, but efforts to increase capacity at the station have been attempted both by SUNY and NYSDOT.

When the Flowerfield station (to the west) closed in 1958 and the Setauket station (to the east) closed in 1980, Stony Brook station became the penultimate station on the Port Jefferson Branch. In 1989, the station underwent a renovation project, including 12-car-long high-level platforms, a pedestrian overpass, and straightening of the tracks, as well as a new parking lot on the Stony Brook University campus.[6][7] Beginning in April 2010, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority planned a renovation project that was intended to last until January 2011.[8]

In 2018, the station underwent a major renovation project, taking place between that August and October.[9][10] The renovation updated the interior and exterior of the station house, added USB charging stations, free public Wi-Fi, new benches and new CCTV security cameras.[11]

Station layout

Stony Brook is a double-tracked station, allowing trains traveling in opposite directions to pass each other; on both ends of the station, the two tracks merge into one. Between 1986 and 1988, high level platforms were added and the two tracks were slightly realigned, creating a small parking lot between the station building and the platforms.

M Mezzanine Crossover between platforms
P
Platform level		 Platform A, side platform Disabled access
Track 1 ←      Port Jefferson Branch limited weekday service →
Track 2 ←      Port Jefferson Branch toward Huntington, Hunterspoint Avenue, Jamaica, Long Island City, or Penn Station (St. James)
←      Port Jefferson Branch toward Port Jefferson (Terminus) →
Platform B, side platform Disabled access
Ground level Exit/entrance and parking

References

  1. "Stony Brook University Shuttle Map" (PDF). Stony Brook University. Fall 2022. Retrieved August 30, 2022.
  2. "2012-2014 LIRR Origin and Destination Report : Volume I: Travel Behavior Among All LIRR Passengers" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. August 23, 2016. PDF pp. 15, 199. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 17, 2019. Retrieved March 29, 2020. Data collection took place after the pretest determinations, starting in September 2012 and concluding in May 2014. .... 2012-2014 LIRR O[rigin and ]D[estination] COUNTS: WEEKDAY East/West Total By Station in Numerical Order ... Mastic-Shirley
  3. "Long Island Travel". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. January 3, 1873. p. 4. Retrieved June 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. Port Jefferson Branch Stations (Unofficial LIRR History Website)
  5. Morrison, David D.; Pakaluk, Valerie (2003). Long Island Rail Road Stations. Images of Rail. Chicago: Arcadia Publishing. p. 80. ISBN 0-7385-1180-3. Retrieved November 25, 2011.
  6. Freedman, Mitchell (March 29, 1989). "Work on Track at Station: New parking lots, platform planned at Stony Brook". Newsday (Suffolk ed.). p. 135 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. Eastbound view of Stony Brook Station track project in 1988, by John Volpi (TrainsAreFun.com)
  8. "Stony Brook Station Renovations Underway (MTA)" (Press release). MTA. January 29, 2010. Archived from the original on October 24, 2014.
  9. "Construction Underway at Stony Brook Station - A Modern LI". A Modern LI. August 13, 2018. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
  10. "Construction at Stony Brook Station Scheduled for Completion End of October 2018 - A Modern LI". A Modern LI. October 1, 2018. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
  11. Construction, M. T. A.; Development. "Modern History: Celebrating Stony Brook Station". A Modern LI. Retrieved March 8, 2022.