Eastport station
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This article is about the station known as "Moriches" from 1870 to 1881. For the station known as "Moriches" after 1881, see Center Moriches (LIRR station).
Eastport was a railroad station built on the former Manorville Branch of the Long Island Rail Road in Eastport, New York. It was opened in 1870 and closed in 1958. It was the easternmost station along both branches in the Town of Brookhaven.
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Location | Montauk Highway and East Moriches Boulevard Eastport, New York | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 40.826735°N 72.742656°W / 40.826735; -72.742656 (as "Moriches" 1870-1881) 40.825436°N 72.731938°W / 40.825436; -72.731938 (as "Eastport" 1881-1958) | |||||||||||||||
Owned by | Long Island Rail Road | |||||||||||||||
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Opened | March 1870 | |||||||||||||||
Closed | October 6, 1958 | |||||||||||||||
Previous names | Moriches (1870–1881) | |||||||||||||||
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