| Style | Long Island Rail Road |
|---|---|
| Address | Osborne Avenue & Railroad Street Riverhead, New York |
| Coordinates | 40.919763°N 72.6669°W |
| Line | Main Line |
| Distance | 73.3 mi (118.0 km) from [1] |
| Other | Suffolk County Transit: 58, 62, 66, 80, 92 |
| Platform | 1 side platform |
| Tracks | 5 |
| Parking | Yes; Free |
| Bicycle | Yes; bike racks |
| Passengers | 75 per weekday[2] |
| Pass year | 2012—2014 |
| Opened | July 29, 1844[3] |
| Rebuilt | 1870, 1910 |
| Accessible | Yes |
| Code | RHD |
| Owned | Long Island Rail Road, Town of Riverhead |
| Zone | 14 |
| Former | River Head |
| Other services header | Former services |
| Other services collapsible | yes |
| Other services2 header | Proposed services |
| Other services2 collapsible | yes |
Riverhead is a station along the Main Line (Greenport Branch) of the Long Island Rail Road in Riverhead, Suffolk County, New York. It is located on Osborne Avenue and Railroad Street, north of West Main Street (NY 25) and the Suffolk County Court House. Near the station is the Railroad Museum of Long Island's Riverhead Restoration Site, which features a collection of historic Long Island Rail Road cars and maintenance equipment.[4]
History
Riverhead station was opened on July 29, 1844.[3][5] The station is listed as River Head in the 1852 timetable.[4][6] The original station house was moved for use as a railroad bunkhouse in March 1870 and the second depot was opened the same month. Between 1891 and 1969, it contained a turntable, water tower, and pump house. The third depot was opened on June 2, 1910.[5]
When Calverton station closed in 1958 and Aquebogue in the mid-1960s, the Riverhead station began taking in commuters from both stations.[5][7]
On November 13, 1972, the Riverhead station's agency closed. The station house was thereafter used for signal maintainers until the end of the 20th century.[5]
Riverhead station was restored in 2000–2001 with a high-level side platform and a fourth station house similar to 1910-built one, and it was sold to the Town of Riverhead in 2001.[4][5] However, the station house has been closed to the public in response to a rash of vandalism and theft. The station house is owned by the Town of Riverhead, and the MTA uses a high level platform and other amenities for the station.[5][8]
Station layout
This station has one high-level side platform south of the tracks that is long enough for one and a half cars to receive and discharge passengers.[4][8]
The Main Line has two tracks at this location and a small yard with three tracks. The siding track is not used in revenue service, while the yard tracks host rolling stock preserved at the Railroad Museum of Long Island.[4][5]
| Track 1 | ← limited service toward () limited service toward () → |
| Side platform, doors will open on the left or right | |
Parking
Free, unrestricted parking is available on the south side of the station.[8][9] The Riverhead station's parking lot is operated and maintained by the Long Island Rail Road.[8][9]
Nearby attractions
See also
References
- ^ Long Island Rail Road (May 14, 2012). "TIMETABLE No. 4". p. III. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
- ^ "2012-2014 LIRR Origin and Destination Report : Volume I: Travel Behavior Among All LIRR Passengers". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 23 August 2016. PDF pp. 15, 199. Archived 17 July 2019 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 29 March 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 ... Mastic-Shirley
- ^ "Long Island Railroad". The Brooklyn Evening Star. August 15, 1844. p. 1. Retrieved April 1, 2021. – via Newspapers.com
- ^ "LIRR Riverhead RMLI Museum". trainsarefun.com
- ^ Morrison, David D. & Pakaluk, Valerie (2003). Long Island Rail Road Stations. Chicago: Arcadia. ISBN 0-7385-1180-3. Retrieved November 20, 2011.
- ^ "BROOKLYN & JAMAICA RAIL ROAD, LONG ISLAND R. R. 1852 TIMETABLE". arrts-arrchives.com
- ^ "Calverton". www.trainsarefun.com. Retrieved 2025-04-04.
- ^ "Riverhead". MTA. Retrieved 2025-04-04.
- ^ "Parking, Bus, and Taxi Information". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved 2025-04-04.
