Lindenhurst is a station on the Babylon Branch of the Long Island Rail Road. It is officially located at Wellwood Avenue (Suffolk CR 3) and East Hoffman Avenue (Suffolk CR 12) in Lindenhurst, New York.

Lindenhurst
A westbound train arriving at Lindenhurst
General information
Location	Wellwood Avenue & Hoffman Avenue Lindenhurst, New York
Coordinates	40.688243°N 73.369242°W / 40.688243; -73.369242
Owned by	Long Island Rail Road
Line(s)	Montauk Branch
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Suffolk County Transit: S20
Construction
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Disabled access	No; accessibility planned
Other information
Fare zone	9
History
Opened	1867 (SSRRLI)
Rebuilt	1902, 1968-1973
Electrified	May 20, 1925 750 V (DC) third rail
Previous names	Wellwood (1867–1870) Breslau (1870–July 28, 1891[1])
Passengers
2012—2014	3,178[2]
Rank	36 of 125
Services
Preceding station Long Island Rail Road Following station Copiague towards Jamaica, Atlantic Terminal or Penn Station Babylon Branch Babylon Terminus      Montauk Branch does not stop here
Former services Preceding station Long Island Rail Road Following station Copiague toward Long Island City Montauk Division Babylon toward Montauk

History

Lindenhurst station is typical of the elevated Babylon Branch stations that were rebuilt during the mid-to-late 20th Century. It was originally built by the South Side Railroad of Long Island on October 28, 1867, as "Wellwood" It was renamed "Breslau" in 1870, after developers Thomas Welwood and Charles S. Schleier renamed the community after their native Breslau in German Empire, then was renamed "Lindenhurst" in 1891.[3] The station burned down suspiciously on January 22, 1901.[4] The second station was built in 1902. This station was replaced with a temporary station with high-level platforms on October 25, 1968, when construction of the current elevated station was started. The current elevated station was opened on August 7, 1973, and was renovated in the early 2000s, along with much of the rest of the Babylon line. The 1902 station was moved to a private location and restored as a museum in 1971.[5][6]

Station layout

The station has one 10-car-long high-level island platform between the two tracks.

References

External links

• Lindenhurst – LIRR

• Lindenhurst LIRR timetable

• Old Lindenhurst Station (Arrt's Arrchives)
• Unofficial LIRR History Website
  • March 2000 and May 2007 Photos
  • Close-Up of Keystone Logo and Platforms
• LIRR Station History
• Travis Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Station House from Google Maps Street View
• East entrance from Google Maps Street View