Hampton Bays station

Hampton Bays is a railroad station along the Montauk Branch of the Long Island Rail Road. It is on Good Ground Road between Springville Road and Suffolk CR 32 (Ponquogue Avenue) in Hampton Bays, New York.

Hampton Bays
The Hampton Bays station in November 2014, facing Montauk-bound.
General information
Location	Good Ground Road, & Springville Road Hampton Bays, New York
Coordinates	40.876464°N 72.524566°W / 40.876464; -72.524566
Owned by	Long Island Rail Road
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Suffolk County Transit: 92 (on Montauk Highway)
Construction
Parking	Yes (free)
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	14
History
Opened	1869
Closed	1873, 1958
Rebuilt	1874, 1913, 1974, 2000–01
Previous names	Good Ground (1869–1922)
Passengers
2012—2014	78
Rank	112 of 125
Services
Preceding station Long Island Rail Road Following station Westhampton toward Penn Station or Long Island City Montauk Branch limited service Southampton toward Montauk Westhampton toward Penn Station Cannonball summers only Southampton One-way operation
Former services Preceding station Long Island Rail Road Following station Quogue toward Long Island City Montauk Division Canoe Place toward Montauk East Quogue toward Manorville Sag Harbor Branch Shinnecock Hills toward Sag Harbor Preceding station Long Island Rail Road Following station Terminus Montauk Branch Canoe Place toward Montauk
Location

History

The Hampton Bays station was originally built along what was then the Sag Harbor Branch on December 20, 1869 (although some sources claim it was in February 1871) as "Good Ground." It was the terminus of the line until summer 1870, when it was extended to Sag Harbor. The station was renamed "Hampton Bays" in June 1922, but the original name can be found along one of the streets on which it is located. The station burned on November 4, 1873. The second station was opened on January 10, 1874 and closed in 1913, but used as an "express house" for the 3rd depot, which opened in summer 1913. The station house was built in the style typical of stations such as Manhasset, Riverhead, Bay Shore, Northport, and Mineola stations, and closed in 1958, but remained a flag stop, then razed sometime around 1964. The station stop was moved 2,000 feet (610 m) west on December 26, 1974. When Quogue station was closed on March 16, 1998, Hampton Bays was one of the two stations that replaced it. The other was Westhampton. The existing depot's high-level platforms were added between 1998 and 1999.

A Montauk-bound train arrives at Hampton Bays Station as it passes an idling train on the next track.

Station layout

The station has one six-car-long high-level side platform on the north side of the main track. A siding is on the south side of the main track.

Side platform, doors will open on the left or right
Track 1	←      Montauk Branch limited service toward Long Island City or Penn Station (Westhampton) ←      Montauk Branch limited service toward Montauk (Southampton) →

External links

• Hampton Bays – LIRR
• Hampton Bays LIRR timetable
• Unofficial LIRR History Website
  • 1915 Post Card^[usurped]
  • February 2000 Photo^[usurped]
• Unofficial LIRR Photography Site
  • Hampton Bays Station
• Station from Ponoquogue Avenue from Google Maps Street View