Cold Spring Harbor (LIRR station)

Cold Spring Harbor
Cold Spring Harbor station
Station statistics
Address	West Pulaski Road and East Gate Drive Cold Spring Harbor, New York
Coordinates	40°50′06″N 73°27′06″W / 40.835056°N 73.451611°W / 40.835056; -73.451611Coordinates: 40°50′06″N 73°27′06″W / 40.835056°N 73.451611°W / 40.835056; -73.451611
Lines	Port Jefferson Branch
Connections	Orange and White Taxi NYS Bike Route 25A[1]
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Parking	Yes; Town of Huntington residential permits
Bicycle facilities	Yes; Bike Racks and Lockers.
Other information
Opened	1901 or 1902
Rebuilt	1948
Electrified	1970 750V (DC) third rail
Accessible
Owned by	MTA
Fare zone	9
Traffic
Passengers (2006)	4,166[2]
Services
Preceding station   LIRR   Following station Syosset toward New York terminals Port Jefferson Branch Huntington toward Port Jefferson Preceding station   LIRR   Following station Woodbury station Port Jefferson Branch (current and former locations) Huntington station

Cold Spring Harbor is a station on the Long Island Rail Road's Port Jefferson Branch. It is located at West Pulaski Road and East Gate Drive, just south of Woodbury Road. This station is located in the town of Huntington, New York, and is the westernmost station along the Port Jefferson Branch in Suffolk County, New York.

History

The station was originally built in Nassau (then Queens) County in December 1875 in Woodbury as "Woodbury Station," then renamed "Cold Spring Harbor Station" on October 15, 1880, despite the fact that Cold Spring Harbor is actually across the Suffolk County Line. Sometime between 1901 and 1902 it was actually moved east to Cold Spring Harbor. The station was razed then rebuilt in 1948.^[3] In recent years, the station has served as the western terminus of New York State Bicycle Route 25A.

Platform and track configuration

This station has two high-level side platforms. The north platform, Platform A, adjacent to Track 1, is 12 cars long and is generally used by westbound or New York City-bound trains. The south platform, Platform B, adjacent to Track 2, is eight cars long and is generally used by eastbound trains. The Port Jefferson Branch has two tracks at this location.

References

1. ^ Bicycling in New York State (NYSDOT Region 10)
2. ^ Average weekday, 2006 LIRR Origin and Destination Study
3. ^ LIRR station History (TrainsAreFun.com)

External links

• Official LIRR station information page for Cold Spring Harbor
• Station timetable for Cold Spring Harbor
• Hicksville & Cold Spring Harbor Branch Map; 1855 (Arrt's Arrchives)
• Unofficial LIRR History Website
  • March 1999 and February 2007 Station Photos
  • Platforms, Tracks and Pedestrian Bridge