Brooklyn Hills (LIRR station)
Brooklyn Hills | ||||||||||||||||
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Site of former Brooklyn Hills Station | ||||||||||||||||
Location |
Myrtle Avenue Forest Park, NY | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 40°42′08.3″N 73°51′09.1″W / 40.702306°N 73.852528°WCoordinates: 40°42′08.3″N 73°51′09.1″W / 40.702306°N 73.852528°W | |||||||||||||||
Owned by | NYC Parks Department | |||||||||||||||
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Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||
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Station code | None | |||||||||||||||
History | ||||||||||||||||
Opened | 1882 | |||||||||||||||
Closed | 1911 | |||||||||||||||
Rebuilt | N/A; station abandoned | |||||||||||||||
Electrified | 1905 | |||||||||||||||
Services | ||||||||||||||||
None
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Brooklyn Hills is a former Long Island Rail Road station. Opened in 1882 by the New York, Woodhaven and Rockaway Railroad, the station was part of the Rockaway Beach Branch, which ceased operations on June 8, 1962.
One of the oldest stations on the line, Brooklyn Hills Station was the first station to close. It was the northernmost station on the line until June 16, 1910, when the electrified Glendale Cut-off extended the line north from Glendale on the Montauk Division to White Pot Junction at Rego Park on the Main Line.[1] Six months later it was demolished on January 9, 1911 and replaced by the larger Brooklyn Manor Station.
See also
References
External links
- Former Rockaway Beach Branch, including Rego Park Station (Forgotten New York)
- LIRR History (TrainsAreFun.com)
- Brooklyn Hills and Brooklyn Manor Stations (Arrt's Arrchives)