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Mattituck is a
The station was originally named Mattetuck and opened on July 29, 1844. It was rebuilt in 1878 and remodeled in 1944. The station house was closed in 1959 and razed in July 1967, but the station still remained active. When
Mattituck Station
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on the Main Line
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(Greenport Branch
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) of the Long Island Rail Road
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. It is located on Love Lane and Pike Street, north of New York State Route 25
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in Mattituck, New York
Mattituck is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in Suffolk County, New York, United States. The population was 4,219 at the 2010 census.
Located in the Town of Southold, Mattituck CDP roughly corresponds to the hamlet by the same name.
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History
The station was originally named Mattetuck and opened on July 29, 1844. It was rebuilt in 1878 and remodeled in 1944. The station house was closed in 1959 and razed in July 1967, but the station still remained active. When Cutchogue
Cutchogue ( ) is a Hamlet (New York), hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in Suffolk County, New York, Suffolk County, New York (state), New York, United States, on the North Fork (Long Island), North Fork of Long Island's East End (Long Isla ...
station was closed in June 1962, Mattituck station became one of two replacements, the other being the former Peconic station, which itself closed sometime in 1970. The station contained a total of three "produce storage" facilities, which still exists today, one of which is a real estate office. A new station with high-level platforms was built between 2000 and 2001, which many stations on the LIRR were getting at the time.
Station layout
This station has one high-levelside platform
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south of the tracks that is long enough for one and a half cars to receive and discharge passengers. The Main Line has three tracks at this location: one is a siding and one is a freight spur.
References
External links
* *Unofficial LIRR History Website ** and *Unofficial LIRR Photography Site (lirrpics.com)Mattituck Station
Station from Google Maps Street View
{{LIRR stations navbox Long Island Rail Road stations in Suffolk County, New York Southold, New York Railway stations in the United States opened in 1844 1844 establishments in New York (state)