Greenpoint station

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Greenpoint
General information
LocationQuay Street and Franklin Street
Greenpoint, Brooklyn, New York
Coordinates 40°43′33″N73°57′31″W / 40.725721°N 73.958704°W / 40.725721; -73.958704
Line(s) Evergreen Branch
Platforms1 island platforms
Tracks2
History
OpenedMay 15, 1878
ClosedSeptember 28, 1885
Services
Preceding station Long Island
Rail Road 		Following station
Terminus Evergreen Branch Fifth Street
toward Cooper Avenue

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 23rd Street in Manhattan. [3] Greenpoint had one island platform. [4] The station closed on September 28, 1885. [5] [6]

References

  1. ↑ "Evergreen Branch". lirrhistory.com. Archived from the original on March 4, 2000.
  2. ↑ New York Manhattan Beach Greenpint Depot Map
  3. ↑ Manhattan Beach Railway Timetable
  4. ↑ Picture of Greenpoint Station with Locomotive
  5. ↑ "LONG ISLAND STATION HISTORY". trainsarefun.com. Archived from the original on May 26, 2017. Retrieved April 6, 2015.
  6. ↑ Arrts Archives Map of Evergreen Branch


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