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Holbrook
Westbound view of the site of the former Holbrook LIRR station
General information
Location	Coates Avenue and Railroad Avenue Holbrook, New York, US
Coordinates	40°48′37″N 73°04′53″W / 40.810272°N 73.081330°W / 40.810272; -73.081330
Owned by	Long Island Rail Road
Line(s)	Main Line
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	2
Other information
Station code	None
History
Opened	1875
Closed	June 1962
Rebuilt	1907
Former services
Preceding station Long Island Rail Road Following station Ronkonkomatoward Long Island City or Penn Station Main Line Holtsvilletoward Greenport

Holbrook was a station stop along the Greenport Branch of the Long Island Rail Road. The most recent version was located along Coates Avenue and Railroad Avenue in Holbrook, New York.

History

The original version of Holbrook LIRR station was combined into a cigar factory owned by Colonel Alexander McCotter between June and July 1875. McCotter had already owned 5,000 acres (2,000 ha) of land expanding as far south as the Great South Bay dating back to 1848, which he subdivided in 5 to 10 acres (2.0 to 4.0 ha) lots. The factory was a 40x40 two stories high building surmounted with a cupola. Half of the ground floor was used as a ticket office, express office, and waiting room, while the rest of the building was used for the factory.

The second station opened around 1907 on the north side of the train tracks. It was moved to the south side on April 29, 1939, and finally closed in June 1962, although the sheltered shed lasted as long as 1970. This station was located between Ronkonkoma and Holtsville stations on Coates Avenue in Holbrook, and is close to where the Ronkonkoma Yard can be found today.

References

1. The Long Island Rail Road: The age of expansion, 1863-1880 Vincent Seyfried; Page 191
2. "LONG ISLAND STATION HISTORY". trainsarefun.com. Archived from the original on 2017-05-26. Retrieved 2010-02-04.
3. "STATIONS - MAIN LINE". trainsarefun.com.
4. Ronkonkoma/Holbrook Milepost 49-50; Emery map (TrainsAreFun.com)

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