Eastport (LIRR station)

Eastport
The former Eastport LIRR station site on the northwest corner of this grade crossing.
Location	Montauk Highway and East Moriches Boulevard Eastport, New York
Coordinates	40°49′36″N 72°44′34″W / 40.826735°N 72.742656°W / 40.826735; -72.742656 (as "Moriches" 1870-1881) 40°49′32″N 72°43′55″W / 40.825436°N 72.731938°W / 40.825436; -72.731938Coordinates: 40°49′32″N 72°43′55″W / 40.825436°N 72.731938°W / 40.825436; -72.731938 (as "Eastport" 1881-1958)
Line(s)	Manorville Branch   Montauk Branch
History
Opened	March 1870
Closed	October 6, 1958
Electrified	No
Previous names	Moriches (1870-1881)
Services
None (Closed) Preceding station   LIRR   Following station Manorville station Manorville Branch (current and former locations) Speonk station East Moriches station Montauk Branch (current and former locations) Speonk station

40°49′36″N 72°44′34″W / 40.826735°N 72.742656°W / 40.826735; -72.742656 (as "Moriches" 1870-1881)

Eastport was a railroad station built on the former Manorville Branch of the Long Island Rail Road in Eastport, New York. It was opened in 1870 and closed in 1958. It was the easternmost station along both branches in the Town of Brookhaven.

Originally named "Moriches Station" for the nearby towns of Moriches, Center Moriches and East Moriches, despite being located east of the Moricheses, the station was built in March 1870 on the southeast corner of the at-grade crossing of Montauk Highway for what was then the Sag Harbor Branch of the Long Island Railroad. The Sag Harbor Branch was built by Oliver Charlick to prevent the South Side Railroad of Long Island from extending east of Patchogue.

The former South Side Railroad of Long Island main line was extended to Eastport Station on July 27, 1881 after eventual acquisition by the LIRR. On October 18 of that year, it was moved to the southwest corner of Montauk Highway and East Moriches Road (now Boulevard), and renamed "Eastport." It also included a wye between eastbound and westbound trains that went over a bridge over Montauk Highway. When the Montauk Extension was finally built east of Bridgehampton Station, Eastport Station officially became the hub of the Manorville Branch and Montauk Branch. From 1916-1938, the junction of these two lines contained the PT Cabins.