Yaphank station
Yaphank is a station in the hamlet of Yaphank, New York on the Main Line (Greenport Branch) of the Long Island Rail Road. It is located on Park Street near Suffolk County Road 21 (Yaphank Avenue). It is also accessible from streets in and around Suffolk County. The distance between Yaphank and the next station, Riverhead, is the longest distance between stations in the LIRR at 14.7 miles (23.7 km). Government buildings are located on the north side of the tracks at the bottom of the Yaphank Avenue overpass.
Yaphank | |||||||||||||
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Looking west on the Yaphank station platform at night (October 28, 2006). | |||||||||||||
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| Location | Park Street Yaphank, NY | ||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40.825656°N 72.915841°W | ||||||||||||
| Owned by | Long Island Rail Road | ||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Main Line | ||||||||||||
| Distance | 58.6 mi (94.3 km) from Long Island City | ||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||||
| Parking | Yes; Free | ||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 12 | ||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||
| Opened | 1845 | ||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1871 | ||||||||||||
| Previous names | Milleville (1845–1846) | ||||||||||||
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| 2006 | 9 | ||||||||||||
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The two sites that are closest to the station are the Suffolk County Police Department auto mechanics shop (a.k.a. "Vector Center") as well as a Georgia-Pacific railroad lumber yard. The historic Suffolk County Almshouse Barn and the former Suffolk County Sanitorium can be found northwest of the station, as well as the Yaphank Avenue bridge over the tracks.