Brooklyn Hills is a former Long Island Rail Road station, located at Myrtle Avenue in Forest Park, Queens, New York City, near Glendale, Queens. Opened in 1882, the station was part of the now-defunct Rockaway Beach Branch to the Rockaway Peninsula; during most of its time in operation, trains to the station originated from the Montauk Branch.[1] The station was closed in 1911, replaced with the nearby Brooklyn Manor station at Jamaica Avenue. The entire line ceased operations on June 8, 1962.[2]
Brooklyn Hills | |||||||||||
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 Site of former Brooklyn Hills station | |||||||||||
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| Location | Myrtle Avenue Forest Park, Queens, New York | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°42′08.3″N 73°51′09.1″W / 40.702306°N 73.852528°W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | NYC Parks Department | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Rockaway Beach Branch | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1882 | ||||||||||
| Closed | 1911 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | 1905 | ||||||||||
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History
editOpened in 1882 by the New York, Woodhaven and Rockaway Railroad (former operators of the branch), Brooklyn Hills was one of the oldest stations on the line. Until 1910, it was the northernmost station on the Rockaway Beach Branch. Trains continued north and west along the Montauk Branch towards Long Island City, connecting with a ferry to Manhattan.[1] On June 16, 1910, the electrified Glendale Cut-off extended the line north from the Glendale Junction with the Montauk Division to Whitepot Junction at Rego Park on the Main Line; Rockaway Beach trains could now run via the Main Line to Penn Station in Manhattan.[1][3][4][5] The year before, it was proposed to relocate the station 3,000 feet to the south at Jamaica Avenue, due to the present station's location in the sparsely-populated Forest Park area.[4][6] Brooklyn Hills was demolished on January 9, 1911 and replaced by the larger Brooklyn Manor station.[7] Brooklyn Hills station was the first station on the line to close.
References
edit- ^ a b c "Old Timers: This Veteran Railroader Describes Rockaway Run". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. July 4, 1948. p. 18. Retrieved 18 August 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Bresiger, Gregory (July 18, 2012). "The Trains Stopped Running Here 50 Years Ago". qgazette.com. Queens Gazette. Archived from the original on 4 July 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
- ^ "MILLIONS SPENT ON LONG ISLAND R.R.; First Full Details of Improvements and What They Have Cost the Pennsylvania" (PDF). The New York Times. April 10, 1910. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ a b "Richmond Hill to Be Served: Many Trains Will Run to Tunnels by Montauk Division and Glendale Cut-Off". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. August 7, 1909. Retrieved 20 October 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Glendale Cut-Off (Arrt's Arrchives)
- ^ "Wants to Move Station". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. April 23, 1910. p. 6. Retrieved 20 October 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "NEW TRAIN SERVICE; Inaugurated by Long Island Railroad Big Increase of Commuters" (PDF). The New York Times. June 30, 1912. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
External links
edit- Former Rockaway Beach Branch, including Rego Park Station (Forgotten New York)
- LIRR History (TrainsAreFun.com)
- Brooklyn Hills and Brooklyn Manor Stations (Arrt's Arrchives)
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