Kings Park is a station on the

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of 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, stretching from Manhattan to the eastern tip of Suffolk County on Long Island. With an average week ...

. It is located at the southwest corner of Suffolk CR 14 (Indian Head Road) and

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(Main Street) in

Kings Park, New York Kings Park is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the Town of Smithtown, in Suffolk County, on Long Island, in New York, United States. The population was 17,282 as of the 2010 census. Its relative tranquility prompted it to be the si ...

History

Originally known as St. Johnsland station when it was built by Charles Hallett of Riverhead for the Smithtown and Port Jefferson Railroad between November and December 1872, it was renamed Kings Park station in June 1891. The Kings Park area was the site of a major derailment on February 16, 1947, but there were no casualties. The station was rebuilt in 1948 with an attached freight storage area, and rebuilt again during the 1990s. Kings Park station also had a spur called the

Kings Park Psychiatric Center Spur 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. Seve ...

to the former

Kings Park Psychiatric Center The Kings Park Psychiatric Center, known by Kings Park locals as "The Psych Center", is a former state-run psychiatric hospital located in Kings Park, New York. It operated from 1885 until 1996, when the State of New York closed the facility, ...

, which was originally built in 1896, and officially decommissioned in 1971, although trains were used to bring coal to the hospital until 1987. Today the right-of-way serves as the Kings Park Hike and Bike Trail,Kings Park Hike & Bike Trail (TrailLink.com)
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Nissequogue River State Park Nissequogue River State Park is a state park located on the banks and bluffs of the Nissequogue River in Kings Park, New York. The park was opened in 2000, and established on the waterfront portion of the former Kings Park Psychiatric Center. ...

Station layout

This station has two high-level

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s, each 12 cars long. On either side of the station, the tracks merge into a single track. Most trains stop at Platform B, though Platform A sees some occasional passing trains.

References

External links

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Kings Park State Hospital Spur (Arrt's Arrchives)
(TrainsAreFun.com)
Station from Indian Head Road from Google Maps Street View
{{LIRR stations navbox Long Island Rail Road stations in Suffolk County, New York Smithtown, New York Railway stations in the United States opened in 1872