Ridgewood station (LIRR Lower Montauk Branch) explained

Ridgewood
Style:LIRR former
Coordinates:40.7075°N -73.8591°W
Tracks:2
Opened:June 2, 1883
Closed:1924
Code:None
Other Services Header:Former services

Ridgewood was a train station along the Lower Montauk Branch of the Long Island Rail Road, located at Woodhaven Boulevard near 78th Avenue in Glendale, Queens, just east of Glendale Junction, the connecting track between the Montauk Branch and Rockaway Beach Branch. It opened on June 2, 1883, and closed in 1924.[1] [2]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_o3C8y_Irc YouTube link of a train passing by the former station
  2. http://www.trainsarefun.com/lirrphotos/LIRR%20STATION%20HISTORY.pdf LIRR Station History (TrainsAreFun.com)