Atlantic Park station (LIRR) explained

Atlantic Park
Style:	LIRR former
Line:	Far Rockaway Branch
Tracks:	2
Opened:	May 1875
Closed:	1901 or 1929

Atlantic Park was a station on the Long Island Rail Road's former Far Rockaway Branch route in the Rockaways in Queens County, New York City, New York, United States. It has now been abandoned and destroyed.

Location Uncertainty

Where the station was located is uncertain. Some sources label its placement as past Neptune House in or next to Belle Harbor, while some say it was located on Rockaway Freeway in between Edgemere and Far Rockaway stations or on Rockaway Freeway between Edgemere and South Side Pavilion stations, though the last two could very well be two descriptions of the same place.^[1]

History

The station opened in May 1875.^[2] It closed sometime before 1929^[3] (if its placement was near Edgemere) or 1901^[4] (if its placement was past Neptune House.)^[5] It was not raised up above ground with the rest of the line as part of its grade-separation.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Long Island Rail Road Alphabetical Station Listing and History . Trains Are Fun . December 14, 2022 . 5 . January 23, 2023.
2. Web site: The Long Island Rail Road: A Comprehensive History, Part One: South Side R.R. Of L.I..
3. Web site: Far Rockaway Branch Station Listing . June 16, 1929 . Trains Are Fun . January 23, 2023.
4. Web site: (cartographic) Queens V. 4, Plate No. 83 [Map bounded by Eastern Ave., Triton Ave., 10th Ave., Bay Ave., Jamaica Bay], (1884 - 1936) ]. Digital Collections, The New York Public Library . January 23, 2023 . The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations.
5. Web site: Far Rockaway Branch. Trains Are Fun. January 23, 2023.