Ridgewood station (LIRR Evergreen Branch) explained
Ridgewood |
Style: | LIRR former |
Coordinates: | 40.7037°N -73.9198°W |
Platform: | 2 island platforms |
Tracks: | 2 |
Opened: | July 14, 1878 |
Closed: | 1894 |
Former: | DeKalb Avenue |
Other Services Header: | Former services |
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]
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Notes and References
- Web site: Evergreen Branch. https://web.archive.org/web/20000304025420/http://www.lirrhistory.com/evergrn.html. usurped. March 4, 2000. lirrhistory.com.
- https://www.flickr.com/photos/127872292@N06/16528381264/ 1880 Manhattan Beach Timetable
- Web site: LONG ISLAND STATION HISTORY. trainsarefun.com. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20170526225709/http://www.trainsarefun.com/lirrphotos/lirrstationshistory.htm. 2017-05-26.
- http://arrts-arrchives.com/images/qqevgrn18.jpg Arrts Archives Map of Evergreen Branch