Republic was a station stop along the
Ronkonkoma Branch
The Ronkonkoma Branch is a rail service operated by the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) in the U.S. state of New York. On LIRR maps and printed schedules, the "Ronkonkoma Branch" includes trains running along the railroad's Main Line from Hicksvill ...
which served employees of the
Fairchild Engine & Airplane Manufacturing Company and the nearby
Republic Airport from 1940 to the late 1980s. As part of a double-tracking project on the line, the station may be reopened.
History
Original station
Republic station opened on December 9, 1940, with simple wooden shelters for passengers. When electrification was extended from
Hicksville to
Ronkonkoma in the 1980s, the LIRR proposed to close the stops at Republic,
Grumman,
Pineaire,
Brentwood, and
Deer Park to speed travel times and to avoid the cost of building high level platforms at lightly used stations. The latter two were ultimately kept, but Republic closed in either 1986 or 1987 due to its low ridership and the high cost of new platforms.
The old station platforms have been removed, but the two staircases down to Route 110 remain, though gated off.
Proposed reopening
As part of the project
that added a second track from
Farmingdale to
Ronkonkoma, the MTA is considering reopening Republic station. The reopened station would serve the
Route 110
Route 110 or Highway 110 can refer to multiple roads:
Australia
* Nepean Highway
* Bellarine Highway
Bangladesh
*
Brazil
* BR-110
Canada
* Manitoba Highway 110
* New Brunswick Route 110
* Prince Edward Island Route 110
China
* China Nati ...
corridor, a major north–south commercial route.
The station was cut from the project in 2010 due to budgetary issues, but revived in 2012. The MTA Board included money for planning and engineering in the approved 2015-2019 Capital Plan, and anticipates funding construction through a future Capital Plan.
References
External links
Grumman and Republic and the Long Island Rail Road (Arrt's Arrchives)Former staircases visible on Google Maps Street View
Railway stations in the United States opened in 1940
Airport railway stations in the United States
Former Long Island Rail Road stations in Suffolk County, New York
1940 establishments in New York (state)
1987 disestablishments in New York (state)
Railway stations in the United States closed in 1987
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