| Greenpoint | |||||||||||
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| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Quay Street and Franklin Street Greenpoint, Brooklyn, New York | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°43′33″N 73°57′31″W / 40.725721°N 73.958704°W / 40.725721; -73.958704 | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Evergreen Branch | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | May 15, 1878 | ||||||||||
| Closed | September 28, 1885 | ||||||||||
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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 and was located at the intersection of Quay Street and Franklin Street at Greenpoint. A ferry connected with trains at the station operating across the East River to 23 Street in Manhattan. Greenpoint had one island platform. The station closed on September 28, 1885.
References
- "Evergreen Branch". lirrhistory.com. Archived from the original on March 4, 2000.
- New York Manhattan Beach Greenpint Depot Map
- Manhattan Beach Railway Timetable
- Picture of Greenpoint Station with Locomotive
- "LONG ISLAND STATION HISTORY". trainsarefun.com. Archived from the original on 2017-05-26. Retrieved 2015-04-06.
- 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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