Islip is a station on the

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of the Long Island Rail Road, off NY 111 (Islip Avenue) and Nassau Avenue, north of Suffolk CR 50 (Union Boulevard), and south of Moffitt Boulevard in

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History

Islip station was originally built as a

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depot in 1868. A second depot was built in 1881, then razed in 1963. A third depot was built the same year, and remodeled in 1997. At the west end of the platforms is an at-grade pedestrian crossing with signals but no gates. This crossing is in line with where Williams Avenue used to cross the tracks and intersect with Nassau Avenue. Though the station is neither listed under the

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, nor a New York State Historic Landmark, it is considered a landmark by the Historical Society of Islip Hamlet.

Islip Centre station

West of Islip Station, the

(SSRRLI), once had an additional station called Islip Centre station. LIRR timetables from 1869 indicate it was at or near Brentwood Road, WikiSource.org, The Long Island Rail Road: A Comprehensive History, Part One: South Side R.R. of L.I., by Vincent F. Seyfried (1961) 1.5 miles east of the Bay Shore station.Arrt's Archives
LIRR Timetable from 1869 The station may have been used for members of the Olympic Boat Club. Islip Centre Station was abandoned around May 1870.

Station layout

The station has two offset high-level side platforms each four cars long. The Montauk Branch has two tracks here, though a third abandoned track runs parallel, stopping just a few feet from the north platform. Passengers are able to cross between the tracks using a paved crossing area on the west end of the station. Warning lights and an audible signal alert passengers that a train is nearby, but no gates are present at the crossing area. Passengers cross on the east side using the sidewalk on Islip Avenue. Ticket machines are located on the north side of the station building.

Gallery

Image:Islip LIRR Station-2-.jpg, At another angle, you'll find the westbound platform. Image:Islip LIRR Station Ped-Xing.jpg, An un-gated pedestrian crossing west of the platforms. File:Islip Station Historic Plaque.jpg, Islip Historic Society's plaque for the station on NY 111.

References

External links

* Steve Lynch's LIRR Maps, Photos, Charts, etc., (TrainsAreFun.com): *
Islip Depot (Various Historic and Contemporary Images)
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* Unofficial LIRR History Website (May 2007 Photos) ** ** ** and
Station from Islip Avenue from Google Maps Street View
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