Woodhaven Junction (LIRR station)
Woodhaven Junction | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Former Woodhaven Junction Station site | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location |
Atlantic Avenue and 100th Street, East of Woodhaven Boulevard Woodhaven, New York | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°41′22″N 73°50′39.6″W / 40.68944°N 73.844333°WCoordinates: 40°41′22″N 73°50′39.6″W / 40.68944°N 73.844333°W | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | MTA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Platforms | 4 side platforms (2 on each level) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 (2 on each level) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | None | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fare zone | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened |
1886 (Rockaway Beach Branch, elevated station)[1] 1893/1895 (Atlantic Branch, street-level station)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Closed |
June 8, 1962 (Rockaway Beach Branch, elevated station) December 1976 (Atlantic Branch, underground station) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | December 28, 1942 (Atlantic Branch underground station opened, replaced street-level station)[3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | 1905 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Woodhaven Junction was a station on the Atlantic Branch and Rockaway Beach Branch of the Long Island Rail Road. It should not be confused with the former Woodhaven Station two stops west along the Atlantic Branch. Woodhaven Junction was located in the vicinity of 100th Street.
History
The station was first opened by the LIRR in 1886 for the Rockaway Beach Branch, and in 1893 for the Atlantic Branch. Both sections were rebuilt in 1942, when the Atlantic Branch was grade separated underground. The underground Atlantic Branch station opened for service on December 28, 1942;[3] the design resembled an Independent Subway station. The tilework is of the same design; the name mosaic reads "Woodhaven." The station saw much less use after 1950, when the Rockaway Beach Branch closed after a trestle on Jamaica Bay between The Raunt and Broad Channel Stations was destroyed by fire. Ridership declined, and fewer trains were scheduled to make the stop. Passengers had to ride buses to the next nearest stations. The elevated station of the Rockaway Beach Branch closed first on June 8, 1962. The underground station of the Atlantic Branch closed in 1976, and is still visible from passing trains.
References
- ↑ Bob Emery Maps; Woodhaven Junction to Ozone Park (Unofficial LIRR History Site)
- ↑ LIRR Station History (TrainsAreFun.com)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1
- "NEW RAIL TUNNEL TO OPEN MONDAY; First Trains for Public to Run in the Underground Route in Atlantic Ave." (December 26, 1942). New York Times Company. December 26, 1942. Retrieved April 23, 2015.
- "ATLANTIC AVE. TUBE OPEN; First Long Island Train Passes Through at 2:47 A. M." (December 28, 1942). New York Times Company. December 28, 1942. Retrieved April 23, 2015.
- "Tunnel Opened on Atlantic Avenue for L.I. Trains; Project Eliminates 20 Hazardous Grade Crossings in Its Run" (PDF) (December 31, 1942). Leader Observer (Queens/Brooklyn, NY). December 31, 1942. p. 1. Retrieved April 23, 2015.
External links
Media related to Woodhaven Junction (LIRR station) at Wikimedia Commons
- Abandoned Stations - Woodhaven (Joseph Brennan)
- Former Rockaway Beach Branch, including Woodhaven Station (Forgotten New York)
- The Former Woodhaven Station (The LIRR Today)
