Northport (LIRR station)

Northport
Northport station
Location	Larkfield Road & Bellerose Avenue East Northport, New York
Coordinates	40°52′50.57″N 73°19′42.60″W / 40.8807139°N 73.3285000°W / 40.8807139; -73.3285000Coordinates: 40°52′50.57″N 73°19′42.60″W / 40.8807139°N 73.3285000°W / 40.8807139; -73.3285000
Owned by	MTA
Line(s)	Port Jefferson Branch
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Connections	Suffolk County Transit: S41 Huntington Area Rapid Transit: H40
Construction
Parking	Yes; Free, Residential permits, Non-Residential permits, Parking meters, Off-Peak parking
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	9
History
Opened	1873
Rebuilt	1910 or 1927
Previous names	New Northport (1873–?) Northport East (?–1899)
Traffic
Passengers (2006)	2,593
Services
Preceding station   LIRR   Following station Greenlawn toward New York terminals Port Jefferson Branch Kings Park toward Port Jefferson

Northport is a station on the Port Jefferson Branch of the Long Island Rail Road. It is located at the corner of Larkfield Road and Bellerose Avenue, north of Suffolk CR 11 (Pulaski Road) in East Northport, New York. This train station is located in the Northport-East Northport Union Free School District.

Northport station was originally built between May and July 1873 as "New Northport" station when the Smithtown and Port Jefferson Railroad was built from Northport Junction to Port Jefferson, New York. The original line which lead directly into a station within Northport Village, since April 25, 1868, became the Northport Branch. Between that period, the original Northport station was renamed Old Northport station, while at some point in or before 1899, "New" Northport station was renamed "Northport East" station. Passenger service ended in 1899. Freight service continued until 1985, when the branch was abandoned.

The current station house was rebuilt around 1910, although some sources claim it was in 1927. Regardless of the correct date, it was designed in a manner similar to stations such as those in Riverhead, Bay Shore, Manhasset, and Mineola. It also served as the south end of a trolley Line into Northport from 1902 to 1924. A freight house from Camp Upton was moved to Northport Station in April 1922, after the railroad station there was dismantled. High-level platforms and a pedestrian bridge were added during the late-20th Century. Northport Station features two large parking lots. One south of the tracks and the biggest is north of the tracks. A pedestrian bridge is set up between the lots. It is wide enough for the after mentioned south platform to be constructed. Northport is one of the most elaborate LIRR stations. the current station is just east of the Northport Spur, which branched off the main and headed north to the seaport village of Northport, even though the Northport Station is in East Northport. The spur has not seen a passenger train since 1899. Afterward, the spur was entirely used for freight service. freight service ended in 1978. The track lay abandoned until 1985, when it was torn up in preparation for the unbuilt Babylon Northport Expressway.