History
The station was established by the Smithtown and Port Jefferson Railroad (a Long Island Rail Road subsidiary) in July 1873, [2] marked by a sand bank. In February 1877, a new freight depot was built. No depot appears to have been built until January–February 1883. [3]
In June 1912, the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) began and completed work to install a larger platform around the station depot. [4] In 1938, agent service at the station was discontinued, though it was restored during morning hours in October 1947. [5]
On August 9, 1959, the LIRR petitioned with the New York State Public Service Commission for permission to discontinue all facilities and services at the station except for the handling of carload freight. [6] Ticket service was discontinued in November 1959, as the LIRR planned to replace the station depot with a shelter. [7] This depot was razed on October 3, 1960. [8] In April 1980, the Suffolk County Legislature ceased paying the $5,677 cost to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority for the maintenance and operation of the station, which consisted of a 12 foot by 5 foot concrete slab. There was no station sign at the stop. The station had a shelter, though it had fallen down about a decade earlier and was later burnt down. At the time, the station had three weekday westbound trains, five weekday eastbound trains, and no weekend service. [9]
It was discontinued as a stop on June 27, 1980, due to vandalism and low ridership. [1]
There was also a car named Setauket (LIRR 2038) which was later renamed to LIRR 99 Jamaica. It commonly served on the Cannonball. [10] [11]
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