Riverhead is a

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along the Main Line ( Greenport Branch) of the

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in Riverhead, Suffolk County,

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. 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.

History

Riverhead station was opened on July 29, 1844. The station is listed as River Head in the 1852 timetable. 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. When Calverton station closed in 1958 and Aquebogue in the mid-1960s, the Riverhead station began taking in commuters from both stations. 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. Riverhead station was restored in 2000–2001 with a high-level

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and a fourth station house similar to 1910-built one, and it was sold to the Town of Riverhead in 2001. However, the station house has been closed to the public in response to a rash of vandalism, theft, and even misuse as a bathroom. The station house is owned by the Town of Riverhead, and the MTA uses a high level platform and other amenities for the station.

Station layout

This station has one high-level

south of the tracks that is long enough for one and a half cars to receive and discharge passengers. 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.

Parking

Free, unrestricted parking is available on the south side of the station. The Riverhead station's parking lot is operated and maintained by the Long Island Rail Road.

Nearby attractions

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* Railroad Museum of Long Island

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