Amagansett
The platform at Amagansett in November 2014, facing towards East Hampton.
General information
LocationMain Street & Abrahms Landing Road
Amagansett, New York
Coordinates40°58′48″N 72°07′57″W / 40.98°N 72.1325°W / 40.98; -72.1325
Owned byLong Island Rail Road
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
ConnectionsBus transport Suffolk County Transit: 10C
Construction
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zone14
History
Opened1895
Closed1909, 1964
Rebuilt1910, 1965, 2001
Passengers
2012—201420[1]
Rank122 of 125
Services
Preceding station Long Island Rail Road Following station
East Hampton
toward Penn Station or Long Island City
 Montauk Branch
limited service
 Montauk
Terminus
Former services
Preceding station Long Island
Rail Road		 Following station
East Hampton
toward Long Island City
 Montauk Division Napeague Beach
toward Montauk

Amagansett is a station on the Montauk Branch of the Long Island Rail Road, at Main Street (NY 27) and Abrahms Landing Road (former Suffolk CR 33A) in Amagansett, New York.

History

The former freight depot at Amagansett in November 2014

Amagansett station was opened on June 1, 1895, by the Brooklyn and Montauk Railroad, and closely resembled stations such as Sea Cliff and the former East Williston Depot, but lacked the second story and gingerbread woodwork trim that these depots contained. It was burned to the ground in 1909, reportedly by a disgruntled LIRR employee. The station was rebuilt on August 15, 1910, in the colonial barn style typical of stations such as Riverhead, Bay Shore, Northport, and Mineola. Until 1929, it had train sheds, a wye, and coal and water dispensing facilities. On June 13, 1942, Nazi saboteurs used Amagansett station en route to New York City for the failed mission known as Operation Pastorius.[2] The station house was closed in 1958 or January 1959, then razed on August 31, 1964, and replaced with a sheltered platform in 1965. The 1895-built former freight house survives, but was abandoned.[3] A high-level platform was added in the late 1990s to accommodate the C3 fleet.

Station layout

This station has one high-level platform on the south side of the single track, long enough for two cars to receive and discharge passengers.

Track 1 ←      Montauk Branch limited service toward Long Island City or Penn Station (East Hampton)
     Montauk Branch limited service toward Montauk (Terminus) →
Side platform, doors will open on the left or right Disabled access

References

  1. ↑ "2012-2014 LIRR Origin and Destination Report : Volume I: Travel Behavior Among All LIRR Passengers" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. August 23, 2016. PDF pp. 15, 199. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 17, 2019. Retrieved March 29, 2020. Data collection took place after the pretest determinations, starting in September 2012 and concluding in May 2014. .... 2012-2014 LIRR O[rigin and ]D[estination] COUNTS: WEEKDAY East/West Total By Station in Numerical Order ... Amagansett
  2. ↑ "Night of the Nazis". Montauk Life. Archived from the original on December 18, 2015. Retrieved August 23, 2008.
  3. ↑ Abandoned Freight House (Existing Railroad Stations in New York State)
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