Bayport (LIRR station)

Bayport
File:LIRR DE30 421 Bayport DSC 0473.JPG LIRR's diesel electric #421 passing the site of the former Bayport Station on the Montauk Line.
Location	Railroad Street between Oakwood and Snedecor Avenues Bayport, New York
Owned by	LIRR
Line(s)
Platforms	1 side platform (south side of tracks)
Tracks	2 when station was open, 1 currently
Other information
Station code	None
Fare zone	10
History
Opened	March 1869
Closed	1980
Rebuilt	1903
Electrified	No
Services
Former service   Preceding station   LIRR   Following station Sayville station Montauk Branch (current and former locations) Blue Point 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.

History

The first depot 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. The station was located between Sayville and Blue Point Stations, the latter of which was discontinued on the same day. 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.

File:LIRR Former Bayport Station Parking Lot Dsc 0491.jpg

Railroad Street in Bayport, east of the former station site

External links

• Bayport Station images (Arrt's Arrchives)
• Bayport Station History (Trains Are Fun)