Eastport was a railroad station built on the former

Manorville Branch The Sag Harbor Branch was a branch of the Long Island Rail Road that was the eastern terminal on the south shore line of Long Island from 1869 to 1895 and then was a spur from Bridgehampton to Sag Harbor, New York from 1895 to 1939. It originall ...

of the

Long Island Rail Road The Long Island Rail Road , often abbreviated as the LIRR, is a commuter rail system in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of New York (state), New York, stretching from Manhattan to the eastern tip of Suffolk County, New York, Suffolk Co ...

in Eastport, New York. It was opened in 1870 and closed in 1958. It was the easternmost station along both branches in the Town of Brookhaven.

History

Originally named "Moriches station" for the nearby towns of Moriches,

Center Moriches Center Moriches ( ) is a hamlet and census-designated place in Suffolk County, New York, United States. The population was 7,580 at the 2010 census. Center Moriches is in the town of Brookhaven. It is the location of the historic Masury Estate B ...

and

East Moriches East Moriches ( ) is a hamlet and census-designated place in the Town of Brookhaven, Suffolk County, New York, United States. The population was 5,249 at the 2010 census. The name Moriches comes from Meritces, a Native American who owned land on ...

, despite being located east of the Moricheses, the station was built in March 1870 on the southeast corner of the at-grade crossing of Montauk Highway for what was then the

Sag Harbor Branch The Sag Harbor Branch was a branch of the Long Island Rail Road that was the eastern terminal on the south shore line of Long Island from 1869 to 1895 and then was a spur from Bridgehampton to Sag Harbor, New York from 1895 to 1939. It originall ...

of the Long Island Railroad. The Sag Harbor Branch was built by

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to prevent the South Side Railroad of Long Island from extending east of Patchogue. Eastport LIRR-Getty Gas Station-15

The former South Side Railroad of Long Island main line was extended to Eastport Station on July 27, 1881 after eventual acquisition by the LIRR. On October 18 of that year, it was moved to the southwest corner of Montauk Highway and East Moriches Road (now Boulevard), and renamed "Eastport." It also included a wye between eastbound and westbound trains that went over a bridge over Montauk Highway. When the Montauk Extension was finally built east of

Bridgehampton station Bridgehampton is a station along the Montauk Branch of the Long Island Rail Road. It is located at Maple Lane and Butter Lane, in Bridgehampton, New York. History Bridgehampton station opened in June 1870 for the Sag Harbor Branch, and was b ...

, Eastport station officially became the hub of the Manorville Branch and Montauk Branch. From 1916–1938, the junction of these two lines contained the PT Cabins. The west leg of the wye to the Manorville Branch was abandoned in 1931. The PT Cabins were replaced by automated switches and signals. The branch itself was abandoned in 1949. Along with

East Moriches station East Moriches is a former railroad station on the Montauk Branch of the Long Island Rail Road. It was located near Pine Street and Railroad Avenue in East Moriches, New York. History East Moriches station was originally built in 1897, and through ...

just southwest of here, Eastport station was closed by the LIRR on October 6, 1958, and was moved to a private location in 1959. However, it continues to serve as a hub of local farming freight for decades afterwards.

References

External links

* *TrainsAreFun.com
Manorville Branch maps and photos from 1949 and earlier

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