Landia station is a closed rail station on 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 ...

Port Jefferson Branch The Port Jefferson Branch is a rail line and service owned and operated by the Long Island Rail Road in the U.S. state of New York. The branch splits from the Main Line just east of Hicksville and runs northeast and east to Port Jefferson. Sever ...

in the Locust Grove section of

Syosset, New York Syosset (also known as Little East Woods or Locust Grove) is a hamlet and census-designated place in the Town of Oyster Bay, in Nassau County, on the North Shore of Long Island, in New York, United States. The population was 19,259 at the 202 ...

History

The station was opened on December 15, 1952 for the Fairchild Camera & Instrument Corporation, which had recently moved from Queens to Syosset. Its purpose was to provide transportation to work for Fairchild employees who still lived in Queens and did not own automobiles. Service to the station was halted on June 26, 1972 as the station did not have high-level platforms to accommodate the new M1 cars which did not have stairs to grade-level. In 1970, ridership at the station consisted of two daily passengers. On October 3, 1973, the station closed permanently. Reopening the station has been proposed as a solution to the gap problem at

Syosset Syosset (also known as Little East Woods or Locust Grove) is a Hamlet (New York), hamlet and census-designated place in the Oyster Bay (town), New York, Town of Oyster Bay, in Nassau County, New York, Nassau County, on the North Shore (Long Islan ...

as it is on a straight portion of track compared to the curved section at Syosset.

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1971 Fan Trip image (TrainsAreFun.com)
Former Long Island Rail Road stations in Nassau County, New York Railway stations in the United States opened in 1952 1952 establishments in New York (state) 1973 disestablishments in New York (state) Railway stations in the United States closed in 1973 {{NewYork-railstation-stub