Ridgewood (LIRR Evergreen Branch station)
Ridgewood | |||||||||||
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 1891 Map of the station | |||||||||||
| Location |
DeKalb Avenue between Irving Avenue and Wyckoff Avenue Bushwick, Brooklyn, New York | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°42′13″N 73°55′11″W / 40.703678°N 73.919847°WCoordinates: 40°42′13″N 73°55′11″W / 40.703678°N 73.919847°W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | MTA | ||||||||||
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| Platforms | 2 island platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | July 14, 1878 | ||||||||||
| Closed | 1894 | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | No; Station abandoned | ||||||||||
| Previous names | DeKalb Avenue | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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Ridgewood (formerly known as DeKalb Avenue) was a train station along the Evergreen Branch of the Long Island Rail Road. The station opened on July 14, 1878. DeKalb Avenue was renamed Ridgewood in June 1882.[1] From the Greenpoint Terminal it took 15 minutes to get here.[2] The station closed with the end of passenger service in 1894.[3][4]
See also
References
- ↑ "Evergreen Branch". lirrhistory.com.
- ↑ 1880 Manhattan Beach Timetable
- ↑ "LONG ISLAND STATION HISTORY". trainsarefun.com.
- ↑ Arrts Archives Map of Evergreen Branch
External links
- EVERGREEN BRANCH: another lost LIRR line (Forgotten New York)
- Bushwick Branch Approximation
- Arrts Archives THE L.I.R.R.'S EVERGREEN BRANCH
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