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Brentwood station (LIRR)

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Coordinates: 40°46′51″N 73°14′37″W / 40.78083°N 73.24361°W / 40.78083; -73.24361
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Brentwood
Brentwood station as seen following its renovations in March of 2019.
General information
LocationBrentwood Road & Suffolk Avenue
Brentwood, New York
Coordinates40°46′51″N 73°14′37″W / 40.78083°N 73.24361°W / 40.78083; -73.24361
Owned byLong Island Rail Road
Line(s)Main Line
Distance41.1 mi (66.1 km) from Long Island City[1]
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsLocal Transit Suffolk County Transit: 4, 5, 7, 11, 58
Construction
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zone10
History
Opened1987 (current station)
Rebuilt1903, 1987, 2019
ElectrifiedJanuary 18, 1988
750 V (DC) third rail
Previous namesModern Times
Passengers
20062,750[2]
Services
Preceding station Long Island Rail Road Following station
Deer Park
toward Penn Station or Grand Central
 Ronkonkoma Branch Central Islip
toward Ronkonkoma
Former services
Preceding station Long Island
Rail Road 		Following station
Deer Park
toward Long Island City or Penn Station
 Main Line Central Islip
toward Greenport
Location
Map

Brentwood is a station on the Main Line (Ronkonkoma Branch) of the Long Island Rail Road. It is officially located at Suffolk County Road 100 (Suffolk Avenue) and Brentwood Road in Brentwood, New York. However, it has parking facilities and other amenities that are extended far beyond its given location. The actual station is located across the tracks from the dead end of Eighth Street near Leroy Avenue. The parking lot entrance is on Suffolk Avenue 1⁄2 mile (0.80 km) east of Brentwood Road/Washington Avenue.

History

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The first station was originally known as Modern Times station and was renamed Brentwood on September 7, 1864. The post office moved here from Thompson's station on January 17, 1870. Inhabitants donated land and money for the depot which was erected in 1870.[3] The depot was burned in April 1903 and was replaced on November 10, 1903. Until 1987, Brentwood station was located on First Avenue between Fourth Street and Brentwood Road. It was moved as part of a major electrification and reconstruction project of the line in Ronkonkoma, Central Islip, Brentwood, Deer Park, and Wyandanch. Originally, the LIRR had planned to merge Deer Park, Pineaire, and Brentwood stations into a single station, but residential opposition blocked that proposal, and only Deer Park and Pineaire were merged. The current station was built close to the former Brentwood station, which was converted into a restaurant shortly after it was abandoned. All grade crossings in the Brentwood area remained unchanged after the station was moved.[4]

Thompson's station

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Prior to the construction of Brentwood station, another station existed in Brentwood where the Sagtikos State Parkway now crosses over the Main Line of the Long Island Rail Road. This was known as Thompson's station or Thompson's Siding, and served as a private home, a station, an Inn, and a general store. It was opened as a station on June 24, 1842, with the arrival of the railroad, and closed in December 1869, before Brentwood station was built further east.[3] The railroad spur continued to exist through the 20th Century and was used as a freight spur which served industries such as Hills Supermarkets, Thompson Tires and Carnation Paper.[5] The site was replaced with the former Pineaire in 1915, until it was closed in 1986 and combined into the new Deer Park west of Sagtikos State Parkway.[citation needed]

Station layout

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This station has two high-level side platforms, each 12 cars long.

M Mezzanine Crossover between platforms
P
Platform level 		Platform A, side platform Disabled access
Track 1 ←      Ronkonkoma Branch toward Grand Central Madison or Penn Station (Deer Park)
Track 2 ←      Ronkonkoma Branch toward Ronkonkoma (Central Islip) →
Platform B, side platform Disabled access
Ground level Entrance/exit and parking
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  • Brentwood station
  • The station house prior to renovations.
    The station house prior to renovations.
  • Test run of an M9 passing through.
    Test run of an M9 passing through.
  • Brentwood Station aerial view in 1931
    Brentwood Station aerial view in 1931

References

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  1. ^ Long Island Rail Road (May 14, 2012). "TIMETABLE No. 4" (PDF). p. III. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
  2. ^ Average weekday, 2006 LIRR Origin and Destination Study
  3. ^ a b Seyfried, Vincent F. "The Long Island Rail Road, a comprehensive history. ... v.3. - Full View - HathiTrust Digital Library - HathiTrust Digital Library". HathiTrust. Archived from the original on March 24, 2023.
  4. ^ LIRR station History (TrainsAreFun.com) Archived January 6, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Brentwood LIRR map 1966 by Bob Emery (TrainsAreFun)
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