Myrtle Avenue station (LIRR Evergreen Branch)
Myrtle Avenue | ||||||||||||||||
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| General information | ||||||||||||||||
| Location | Myrtle Avenue and Gates Avenue Bushwick, Brooklyn, New York | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°41′58″N 73°54′44″W / 40.699412°N 73.912185°W | |||||||||||||||
| Owned by | MTA | |||||||||||||||
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| Platforms | 2 island platforms | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||
| Opened | May 16, 1878 | |||||||||||||||
| Closed | May 1882 | |||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | No; Station abandoned | |||||||||||||||
| Services | ||||||||||||||||
None
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Myrtle Avenue was a train station along the Evergreen Branch of the Long Island Rail Road. The station opened on May 16, 1878, at Myrtle Avenue and Gates Avenue.[1] From the Greenpoint Terminal it took 18 minutes to get here[2] and Myrtle Avenue was 3.26 miles away from Greenpoint Terminal.[3] The station was located under the present-day Myrtle Avenue El.[4][5] The station closed with the end of passenger service in May 1882.[6][7][8]
See also
References
- ^ Robert Emery Track Map Linden Street to Decatur Street
- ^ 1880 Manhattan Beach Timetable
- ^ "1879 REPORT TO NEW YORK STATE RAILROAD COMMISSION". arrts-arrchives.com.
- ^ SEPTEMBER 9, 1956 FAN TRIP AT RIDGEWOOD BETWEEN PALMETTO STREET AND MYRTLE AVENUE. NOTE OPEN EL CARS ON MYRTLE AVENUE EL. BILL RUGEN PHOTO
- ^ SEPTEMBER 9, 1956 FAN TRIP WEST SIDE OF MYRTLE AVENUE.
- ^ "Evergreen Branch". lirrhistory.com.
- ^ "LONG ISLAND STATION HISTORY". trainsarefun.com.
- ^ Arrts Archives Map of Evergreen Branch
External links
- EVERGREEN BRANCH: another lost LIRR line (Forgotten New York)
- Bushwick Branch Approximation
- Arrts Archives THE L.I.R.R.'S EVERGREEN BRANCH
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