Shoreham (LIRR station)

Shoreham
Location N. Country Rd & Randall Rd
Shoreham, New York
Coordinates 40°56′57.6″N 72°53′58.3″W / 40.949333°N 72.899528°W / 40.949333; -72.899528Coordinates: 40°56′57.6″N 72°53′58.3″W / 40.949333°N 72.899528°W / 40.949333; -72.899528
Line(s)
  Wading River Branch
History
Opened 1900
Closed 1938
Electrified No
Previous names Wardenclyffe (1900–1910)
Services

None (closed)

Preceding station   LIRR   Following station
Rocky Point station Wading River Branch
(current and former locations)		 Wading River station

Shoreham was a station on the Wading River Extension on the Port Jefferson Branch of the Long Island Rail Road. This is an abandoned station just east of the intersection of North Country Road & Randall Road, along what is now access for Long Island Power Authority power lines.

History

The Wardenclyffe station was originally built in 1900 in close proximity to Nikola Tesla's wireless transmission station Wardenclyffe Tower. The station was built during the extension of the Port Jefferson Branch to Wading River and was once slated to continue eastward and rejoin the Main Line at either Riverhead or Calverton. In 1910, the station's name was changed to Shoreham.

The line east of Port Jefferson was abandoned in 1938 and the station was torn down in 1950. The right-of-way is now owned by the Long Island Power Authority and used for power lines, but there are plans to create a rail trail for bicycling, running, and walking.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Rather, John (2009-04-10). "Agreement Moves Rails-to-Trails Project Forward". New York Times. Retrieved 2009-10-15.


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 5/21/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.