Ridgewood station (LIRR Evergreen Branch)
Ridgewood (formerly known as DeKalb Avenue) was a train station in New York 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]
Ridgewood | ||||||||||||||||
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 1891 Map of the station | ||||||||||||||||
| Location | DeKalb Avenue between Irving Avenue and Wyckoff Avenue Bushwick, Brooklyn, New York | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40.703678°N 73.919847°W | |||||||||||||||
| Owned by | MTA | |||||||||||||||
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| Platforms | 2 island platforms | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||
| Opened | July 14, 1878 | |||||||||||||||
| Closed | 1894 | |||||||||||||||
| Previous names | DeKalb Avenue | |||||||||||||||
| Services | ||||||||||||||||
None
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References
- "Evergreen Branch". lirrhistory.com.
- 1880 Manhattan Beach Timetable
- "LONG ISLAND STATION HISTORY". trainsarefun.com. Archived from the original on 2017-05-26.
- 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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