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The MTA is officially relocating the Long Island Rail Road station in Yaphank a few miles east — and the new station needs a name.
Currently, the sparsely used Yaphank Station, situated under the Yaphank Avenue overpass, will be moved to an industrial park near William Floyd Parkway.
“The work is slated to begin in a couple of months and will give area residents an easier method of utilizing the Ronkonkoma line. While it will not be electrified, it is their hope that it will be someday,” said Brookhaven Town Supervisor Dan Panico.
Panico took to Facebook to invite Long Islanders to suggest potential names for the new station.
“Officials are mulling East Yaphank, Upton, and a couple more,” he said, adding “Please feel free to suggest a name that I may pass on, but know that this will going forward.”
Greater Long Island conducted a poll on its Facebook and Instagram pages, where “East Yaphank” emerged as the favorite name. East Yaphank, located in northern Shirley, is an unincorporated hamlet within the Town of Brookhaven. Many consider the industrial park to be part of this area. The second most popular choice was “Upton,” a tribute to the former Camp Upton, a World War I and World War II army base. The site is now home to Brookhaven National Laboratory and was once served by the same train tracks used by the base.
Other names suggested by commenters included “North Shirley,” “Brookhaven,” and “Floyd Industrial.”
See the results below.


Top: Panico released the rendering for the new station on Facebook.