Laurel Hill was a railroad station on the Lower Montauk Branch of the Long Island Rail Road in Long Island City, New York. It existed briefly around the 1880s[1] and was located where Clifton Street (now 46th Street) used to intersect the railroad line.[2][1]
Laurel Hill | |||||||||||
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 An 1891 map of the area which included of the former Laurel Hill Station. | |||||||||||
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| Location | Clifton Street Long Island City, Queens, New York | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°43′36.38″N 73°55′24.91″W / 40.7267722°N 73.9235861°W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | LIRR | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Montauk Branch | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms[citation needed] | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2[1] | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1890[dubious – discuss] | ||||||||||
| Closed | c.1900[dubious – discuss] | ||||||||||
| Electrified | August 29, 1905[citation needed] | ||||||||||
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Laurel Hill station was located a few blocks west of the point where the former junction between the New York and Flushing Railroad and South Side Railroad of Long Island existed.[3] It was built by the LIRR in 1890[dubious – discuss]. The station was relatively short-lived and closed in September 1892.[1] Also in September 1892, the new Haberman station opened only a short distance to the east.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Arthur John Huneke (March 2006). "HP&SSRR". arrts-arrchives.com. Archived from the original on April 15, 2024. Retrieved October 4, 2024.
WHEN THE BROOKLYN & MONTAUK RAILROAD DOUBLETRACKED THIS LINE IN 1880 […] LOOKING NORTH JUST SOUTH OF CLIFTON AVENUE (46th STREET) IN 1910. IN THE 1880'S AND UNTIL SEPTEMBER 1892, THIS WAS THE LOCATION OF LAUREL HILL STATION.
- ^ "LIRR Station History (TrainsAreFun.com)". Archived from the original on May 26, 2017. Retrieved June 14, 2011.
- ^ 1924 Long Island Railroad Corporate Blueprint (Arrt's Arrchives)
- ^ Seyfried, Vincent F. (1975). "Station List". The Long Island Rail Road: A Comprehensive History (pdf). Vol. 6: The Golden Age 1881–1900. Garden City, New York: self-published. p. 266. LCCN 61-17477. OCLC 192099519. Archived from the original on April 19, 2015 – via Queens Public Library.
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