Mastic–Shirley station

Mastic–Shirley
Westbound view from the platform at Mastic–Shirley station towards Babylon
Location	William Floyd Parkway & Northern Boulevard Shirley, New York
Coordinates	40°47′56″N 72°51′52″W / 40.7989°N 72.86454°W / 40.7989; -72.86454Coordinates: 40°47′56″N 72°51′52″W / 40.7989°N 72.86454°W / 40.7989; -72.86454
Owned by	Long Island Rail Road
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Connections	Suffolk County Transit: S66, S68
Construction
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	12
History
Opened	July 7, 1960
Passengers
2012—2014	605[1]
Rank	91 of 125
Services
Preceding station LIRR Following station Bellport towards Jamaica, Long Island City or Penn Station Montauk Branch limited service Speonk towards Montauk

Mastic–Shirley is a station on the Long Island Rail Road's Montauk Branch in Shirley, New York. This station is reached via William Floyd Parkway. The station has two ticket machines.

History[]

Mastic-Shirley LIRR station est. 1960

Mastic–Shirley station was built as a replacement for the former Mastic station (originally Forge station) built in 1882 and located 7,010 feet (2.14 km) east on Mastic Road. Service for the Mastic–Shirley train station began July 7, 1960. The now unused station house at the original station was torn down a month later.^[2] When Center Moriches station was eliminated by the LIRR on March 16, 1998, Mastic–Shirley station was one of two stations recommended for use as a substitute by the patrons of the now closed station. The other was Speonk station.

Station layout[]

The station has one four-car-long high-level platform on the south side of the single track.

Track 1	←      Montauk Branch limited service toward Jamaica, Long Island City, or Penn Station (Bellport) ←      Montauk Branch limited service toward Speonk or Montauk (Speonk) →
Side platform, doors will open on the left or right

Notable places nearby[]

• Fire Island National Seashore
• Poospatuck Reservation
• Southaven County Park
• Smith Point County Park
• Brookhaven National Laboratory
• Brookhaven Airport

References[]

External links[]

Media related to Mastic – Shirley (LIRR station) at Wikimedia Commons

• Mastic–Shirley – LIRR

• Mastic–Shirley LIRR timetable

• February 2000 Photo (Unofficial LIRR History Website)
• Unofficial LIRR Photography Pages (lirrpics.com)
  • Mastic–Shirley Station
• MS (JJD) Interlocking (The LIRR Today)