Stony Brook (LIRR station)

This article is about a Long Island Rail Road commuter station in Stony Brook, New York. For the station on the MBTA Orange Line, see Stony Brook (MBTA station).

Stony Brook
File:StonyBrook LIRR Station from NY 25A.JPG The Stony Brook Station house as seen from the south side of NY 25A.
Location	New York State Route 25A & Chapman Street Stony Brook, NY
Coordinates
Owned by	MTA
Line(s)
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Suffolk County Transit: S60, S71, S76, 3D SUNY at Stony Brook Buses: O (outer loop), R (railroad - weekdays), R1 (railroad east - weekends) & R2 (railroad bus - weekends)
Construction
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	10
History
Opened	1873
Rebuilt	1917, 2010-2011
Traffic
Passengers (2006)	1,448
Services
Preceding station   LIRR   Following station Saint James toward New York terminals Port Jefferson Branch Port Jefferson Terminus Preceding station   LIRR   Following station Flowerfield station Port Jefferson Branch (current and former locations) Setauket station

Stony Brook is a historic station on the Port Jefferson Branch of the Long Island Rail Road. It is located in Stony Brook on the southeast side of New York State Route 25A, across the street from the intersection of Route 25A with Cedar Street. On the opposite side of the tracks is the State University of New York at Stony Brook. There is also an at-grade pedestrian crossing between the station and a parking lot at the University. This train station is located in the Three Village Central School District.

History

Stony Brook station was built in 1873 by the Smithtown and Port Jefferson Railroad (although some sources have claimed it was built in 1888), and rebuilt in 1917. Despite the impact of the arrival of Stony Brook University in 1957, the station has remained a small one-story depot. Parking has always been limited, but efforts to increase capacity at the station have been attempted both by SUNY and NYSDOT.

When the Flowerfield station (to the west) closed in 1958 and the Setauket station (to the east) closed in 1980, Stony Brook station became the penultimate station on the Port Jefferson Branch. Beginning in April 2010, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority planned a renovation project that was intended to last until January 2011.

Platforms and tracks

Siding	■	Infrequent service
Main	■ Port Jefferson Branch	toward New York (St. James)
	■ Port Jefferson Branch	toward Port Jefferson (Terminus)

Between 1986 and 1988, the two tracks at Stony Brook were realigned. Thus, the two tracks are now a pretty good distance away from the station building. Also, at this time, high level platforms were added.

External links

Media related to at Wikimedia Commons

• Official LIRR station information page for Stony Brook
• Station timetable for Stony Brook
• STONY Interlocking (The LIRR Today)
• Stony Brook University Campus Bus Map (PDF.file)
• March 1999 Photograph (Unofficial LIRR History web site)
• Stony Brook Station (The SubwayNut)
• Station House from Google Maps Street View
• Two images from 1905 (TrainsAreFun.com)