▁raised ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁by ▁ 1 9 1 3 , ▁and ▁the ▁stone ▁bridge ▁over ▁St ony town ▁Road ▁was ▁built . ▁The ▁station ▁burn ed ▁in ▁a ▁fire ▁set ▁by ▁v and als ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 8 7 . ▁By ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁it ▁was ▁re built ▁to ▁more ▁modern ▁standards ▁with ▁turn ▁of ▁the ▁century ▁characteristics . ▁It ▁also ▁serves ▁as ▁the ▁location ▁of ▁the ▁P land ome ▁Branch ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Post al ▁Service . ▁The ▁post ▁office ▁was ▁originally ▁located ▁on ▁the ▁second ▁floor ▁of ▁the ▁station , ▁adjacent ▁to ▁the ▁small ▁waiting ▁room , ▁along ▁the ▁tracks ▁until ▁the ▁fire . ▁After ▁the ▁station ▁was ▁re built , ▁it ▁was ▁re located ▁to ▁street - level . ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁ 2 0 0 0 s , ▁a ▁bus ▁owned ▁by ▁the ▁Long ▁Island ▁Rail ▁Road ▁power ed ▁by ▁natural ▁gas ▁sk im med ▁the ▁top ▁of ▁the ▁low ▁bridge ▁near ▁the ▁station , ▁knock ing ▁off ▁the ▁top ▁of ▁its ▁roof . ▁The ▁gas , ▁carried ▁in ▁the ▁roof , ▁did ▁not ▁expl ode , ▁and ▁damage ▁was ▁minimal . ▁ ▁Station ▁layout ▁This ▁station ▁has ▁one ▁ 1 0 - car - long ▁side ▁platform ▁east ▁of ▁the ▁track . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Un o fficial ▁L IR R ▁History ▁Website ▁Station ▁photo ▁from ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁View ▁from ▁platform ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁Image ▁of ▁P land ome ▁Station ▁( N