Mastic–Shirley station

The Mastic–Shirley station 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.

Mastic – Shirley
Westbound view from the platform at Mastic–Shirley station towards Babylon
General information
Location	William Floyd Parkway & Northern Boulevard Shirley, New York
Coordinates	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: 66
Construction
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	12
History
Opened	July 7, 1960
Passengers
2012—2014	605[1]
Rank	91 of 125
Services
Preceding station Long Island Rail Road Following station Bellport toward Penn Station or Long Island City Montauk Branch limited service Speonk toward Montauk
Location

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.^[2][3] The now-unused station house at the original station was torn down a month later.^[4] 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.^[2] JJD interlocking (formerly MS), a remote-controlled siding where trains can pass each other, is located east of the station.^[5]

Track 1	←      Montauk Branch limited service toward 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

Two trains passing each other at the siding east of the station

Notable places nearby

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

References

1. "2012-2014 LIRR Origin and Destination Report : Volume I: Travel Behavior Among All LIRR Passengers" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. August 23, 2016. PDF pp. 15, 199. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 17, 2019. Retrieved March 29, 2020. Data collection took place after the pretest determinations, starting in September 2012 and concluding in May 2014. .... 2012-2014 LIRR O[rigin and ]D[estination] COUNTS: WEEKDAY East/West Total By Station in Numerical Order ... Mastic-Shirley
2. Cox, Jeremiah. "Mastic–Shirley – (Long Island Rail Road's Montauk Branch) – The SubwayNut". subwaynut.com. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
3. "New Station for Mastic Area". The New York Times. May 21, 1959. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
4. Ken Spooner's Old Mastic Station Website
5. Keller, Dave. "LIRR Towers". trainsarefun.com. Retrieved July 13, 2022.

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)^[usurped]
• Unofficial LIRR Photography Pages (lirrpics.com)
  • Mastic–Shirley Station
• MS (JJD) Interlocking (The LIRR Today)