Flowerfield station
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Flowerfield was a station along the Port Jefferson Branch of the Long Island Rail Road in Saint James, New York.
Flowerfield | ||||||||||||||||
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 Site of the former Flowerfield station, viewed from a passing train in 2022 | ||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||
| Location | Parkside Drive St. James, New York | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°53′50″N 73°8′35″W | |||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Long Island Rail Road | |||||||||||||||
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| Platforms | 1 side platform | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | |||||||||||||||
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| Station code | None | |||||||||||||||
| Fare zone | 10 | |||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1910 | |||||||||||||||
| Closed | 1959 | |||||||||||||||
| Services | ||||||||||||||||
None
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The station opened in 1910 on a 1,000-acre (400 ha) parcel purchased by John Lewis Childs to grow plants and seeds, which was later acquired by the Gyrodyne Company of America.[1] The second floor of the station was used by Childs and contained a large sun parlor.[1][2] The station agency closed in 1944.[1] On July 2, 1959, the LIRR petitioned with the New York State Public Service Commission for permission to discontinue all passenger services and team tracks at the station.[3][4][5]
Reopening the Flowerfield station, along with a closure of the St. James station, was proposed in the mid-1990s as part of a plan to redevelop the Gyrodyne site.[6][7]
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