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Great River
Great River
	The current Great River station in May 2015.
General information
Standort	Connetquot Avenue & Hawthorne Avenue; Great River, New York
Coordinates	40°44′26″N 73°10′12″W / 40.740476°N 73.17°W
Owned by	Long Island Rail Road
Line(s)	Montauk Branch
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Suffolk County Transit: S40, 3C
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Parking	Yes (free)
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	10
History
Opened	1897
Rebuilt	1943, 2001
Passengers
2006	311
Services

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Great River is a railroad station on the Montauk Branch of the Long Island Rail Road, at Connetquot Avenue and Hawthorne Avenue in Great River, New York.

History

Prior to the establishment of passenger service, the site of Great River station was occupied by a freight only station built by the South Side Railroad of Long Island (SSRRLI) known as Youngsport station.^[2] Great River Station was originally built in 1897 but burned down in 1943. Between that time, a sheltered-platform was added to the other side of the tracks. In 1945 a modernist station designed by architect Antonin Raymond replaced it,^[3] but it was burned down in 2000. The third station with high-level platforms was built between 2000-2001. The original shelter, however was restored by the East Islip Historical Society, and remains within one of the parking lots along the eastbound platform.

Club House station

East of Great River Station, the South Side Railroad built a private station called Club House station in 1869 to serve the South Side Sportsmen's Club. This station was located between Mileposts 45 and 46 inside today's Bayard Cutting Arboretum, and was among a number of privately owned stations along the SSRRLI, which weren't so uncommon during the 19th Century. It was closed in 1897.^[4]

Notable places nearby

Station layout

The station has two high-level side platforms each four cars long.

Ground/platform level Exit/entrance and buses
	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Track 1	← Montauk Branch toward Jamaica or Penn Station (Islip)
	Track 2	Montauk Branch toward Patchogue, Speonk or Montauk (Oakdale) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right

References

^ Average weekday, 2006 LIRR Origin and Destination Study
^ Youngsport-Great River Station (Arrt's Arrchives)
^ Helfrich & Whittaker, Kurt & William (2006). Crafting a Modern World, The Architecture and Design of Antonin and Noemi Raymond. Princeton Architectural Press. p. 56.
^ Image of the old Club House Station; 1870-1897 (Arrt's Arrchives)

External links

[1] Average weekday, 2006 LIRR Origin and Destination Study

[2] Youngsport-Great River Station (Arrt's Arrchives)

[3] Helfrich & Whittaker, Kurt & William (2006). Crafting a Modern World, The Architecture and Design of Antonin and Noemi Raymond. Princeton Architectural Press. p. 56.

[4] Image of the old Club House Station; 1870-1897 (Arrt's Arrchives)

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-'''Great River''' is a [[train station|railroad station]] on the [[Montauk Branch]] of the [[Long Island Rail Road]], at Connetquot Avenue and Hawthorne Avenue in [[East Islip, New York]].
+'''Great River''' is a [[train station|railroad station]] on the [[Montauk Branch]] of the [[Long Island Rail Road]], at Connetquot Avenue and Hawthorne Avenue in [[Great River, New York]].
 ==History==