Hampton Bays station
Hampton Bays | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 The Hampton Bays station in 2014, looking west | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Good Ground Road, & Springville Road Hampton Bays, New York | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°52′35″N 72°31′28″W / 40.876464°N 72.524566°W | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owner | Long Island Rail Road | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections |  Suffolk County Transit: 92(on Montauk Highway) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Parking | Yes (free) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cycle facilities | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | HBY | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fare zone | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1869 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Closed | 1873, 1958 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1874, 1913, 1974, 2000–01 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Former names | Good Ground (1869–1922)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Passengers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012—2014 | 78 per weekday[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | 112 of 125 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
History
The Hampton Bays station was originally built along what was then the Sag Harbor Branch on December 20, 1869[3][4][5] (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,[6] and closed in 1958, but remained a flag stop, then razed sometime around 1964.[5] The station stop was moved 2,000 feet (610 m) west on December 26, 1974.[5]
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.
In March 2026, construction began on a temporary second platform at the station, with the stated goals of improving operational flexibility on the Montauk Branch – allowing trains to pass each other while stopped at the station – and accommodating crowds for the U.S. Open.[7] On August 25, 2026, Governor Kathy Hochul announced plans to make the station's second platform permanent as part of a broader infrastructure improvement plan for the eastern end of the Montauk Branch. The project will also include track and signal upgrades to extend the existing siding from six to eight cars.[8][9]
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) → |
See also
References
- ↑ "Good Ground Station Now Hampton Bays". The Brooklyn Citizen. March 19, 1922. p. 5. Retrieved December 4, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "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 ... Hampton Bays
- ↑ "Suburban Intelligence | Long Island". New York Daily Herald. December 20, 1869. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "PRR Chronology, 1869" (PDF). (114 KiB), June 2004 Edition
- 1 2 3 Cassidy, Grace (September 20, 2017). "A guide to the LIRR's Montauk Branch". Curbed Hamptons. Archived from the original on September 29, 2017. Retrieved January 2, 2025.
- ↑ "George Skidmore photograph". Hampton Bays Online. Archived from the original on October 5, 2011. Retrieved February 6, 2011.
- ↑ Brown, Haley (March 23, 2026). "MTA quietly builds second Hampton Bays platform ahead of the 2026 US Open". New York Post. Retrieved March 29, 2026.
- ↑ "Governor Hochul Announces Service And Infrastructure Upgrades For Long Island Rail Road's Montauk Branch". LongIsland.com. Archived from the original on August 26, 2026. Retrieved August 25, 2026.
- ↑ "ICYMI: Governor Hochul Announces Service and Infrastructure Upgrades for Long Island Rail Road's Montauk Branch". MTA.info. August 25, 2026. Archived from the original on August 26, 2026. Retrieved August 25, 2026.
External links
- Hampton Bays – LIRR
- Hampton Bays LIRR timetable
- Unofficial LIRR History Website
- Unofficial LIRR Photography Site
- Station from Ponoquogue Avenue from Google Maps Street View
