Owned by MTA Tracks 2 Opened 1873 | Line(s) Port Jefferson Branch Parking Yes Platforms in use 2 | |
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Location New York State Route 25A & Chapman Street
Stony Brook, NY Connections Suffolk County Transit: S60, S76, 3D
SUNY at Stony Brook Buses: O (outer loop), R (railroad - weekdays), R1 (railroad east - weekends) & R2 (railroad bus - weekends) Address Stony Brook, NY 11794, United States Owner Metropolitan Transportation Authority Similar Greenlawn, Cold Spring Harbor, Bellport, Centre Avenue, Great River | ||
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 a gated at-grade pedestrian crossing between the station and a parking lot at the University. The station is one of only two such stations on the Long Island Rail Road to exclusively feature such crossings, the other being Westwood. This train station is located in the Three Village Central School District.
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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. High-level platforms and a track realignment took place in the late-1980's. Beginning in April 2010, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority planned a renovation project that was intended to last until January 2011.
Station layout
More frequent service is provided on Track 2. On both ends of the station, the two tracks merge into one. Between 1986 and 1988, high level platforms were added and the two tracks were slightly realigned, now a pretty good distance away from the station building.