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 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | DeKalb Avenue between Irving Avenue and Wyckoff Avenue Bushwick, Brooklyn, New York | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°42′13″N 73°55′11″W / 40.703678°N 73.919847°W | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Evergreen Branch | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 island platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | July 14, 1878 | ||||||||||
| Closed | 1894 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | DeKalb Avenue | ||||||||||
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References edit
- ^ "Evergreen Branch". lirrhistory.com. Archived from the original on March 4, 2000.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ 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 edit
- EVERGREEN BRANCH: another lost LIRR line (Forgotten New York)
- Arrts Archives THE L.I.R.R.'S EVERGREEN BRANCH
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