Wading River was the

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of the abandoned Wading River Extension on the

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of the Long Island Rail Road. This is an abandoned station just outside south of downtown Wading River, and was located on Wading River-Manor Road (former Suffolk CR 25) north of

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History

Wading River station was originally built in 1895 during the extension of the Port Jefferson Branch to Wading River, and was once slated to continue eastward and rejoin the

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at either Riverhead or Calverton. Though neither of these proposals were carried out, it had a siding that crossed Wading River-Manor Road toward a

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, and was extended to the site of an LIRR Demonstration farm from 1905 to 1928. The other demonstration farm was east of Medford station on the Main Line. The station was originally a one-story structure that was converted to a two-story structure in 1906. Besides the previously mentioned coal bunker extension, it also had a siding on the south side of the tracks, for an engine house, smaller coal bunker and water tank. The line east of Port Jefferson was abandoned in 1938, and the lumber from the station was used to build a nearby store north of the former station. The

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is now owned by the Long Island Power Authority and used for power lines. In June 2022 a rail trail for bicycling, running, and walking opened.

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Wading River Extension (Unofficial LIRR History.com)
* ttp://www.trainsarefun.com/lirr/wadingriver/wadingriverext.htm Wading River Extension (TrainsAreFun) Former Long Island Rail Road stations in Suffolk County, New York Railway stations in the United States opened in 1895 Railway stations closed in 1938 Riverhead (town), New York 1895 establishments in New York (state) 1938 disestablishments in New York (state) {{NewYork-railstation-stub