Greenpoint (LIRR station)
Greenpoint | |||||||||||
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Location |
Quay Street and Franklin Street Greenpoint, Brooklyn, New York | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 40°43′33″N 73°57′31″W / 40.725721°N 73.958704°WCoordinates: 40°43′33″N 73°57′31″W / 40.725721°N 73.958704°W | ||||||||||
Owned by | MTA | ||||||||||
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Platforms | 1 island platforms | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | May 15, 1878 | ||||||||||
Closed | September 28, 1885 | ||||||||||
Rebuilt | No; Station abandoned | ||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
None
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Greenpoint was the terminal train station for the Evergreen Branch of the Long Island Rail Road. Greenpoint station opened on May 15, 1879[1] and was located at the intersection of Quay Street and Franklin Street at Greenpoint.[2] A ferry connected with trains at the station operating across the East River to 23 Street in Manhattan.[3] Greenpoint had one island platform.[4] The station closed on September 28, 1885.[5][6]
See also
References
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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