TRAIN STATION
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NYS Historic
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Transportation
- 4 Main St, Kings Park, NY 11754, USA
- 40.883966, -73.253774
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Town of Smithtown
TRAIN STATION
Inscription
TRAIN STATIONEST. 1872 AS ST. JOHNLAND.
RENAMED KINGS PARK IN 1891 BY
LONG ISLAND RAILROAD. 2-MILE
SPUR TO STATE HOSPITAL COAL
TRESTLE OPENED IN 1898.
WILLIAM G. POMEROY FOUNDATION 2020
In 1872 the Smithtown & Jefferson Railroad built a line through Meadow Glen. Later that fall the St. Johnland Train Station was established near the St. Johnland Institute for Children, which lent its name to the new station. Following the rail line acquisition by the Long Island Railroad the station name was changed to King’s Park. In 1898 a spur was built from the station to the Long Island State Hospital, also known as the Kings Park Psychiatric Center. The original station was demolished in 1948.
