Laurel Hill station

Laurel Hill
An 1891 map of the area which included of the former Laurel Hill Station.
General information
Location	Clifton Street Long Island City, Queens, New York
Coordinates	40°43′36.38″N73°55′24.91″W / 40.7267722°N 73.9235861°W / 40.7267722; -73.9235861
Owned by	LIRR
Line(s)	Montauk Branch
Platforms	2 side platforms [ citation needed ]
Tracks	2 [1]
History
Opened	1890[ dubious – discuss ]
Closed	c.1900[ dubious – discuss ]
Electrified	August 29, 1905[ citation needed ]
Former services
Preceding station Long Island Rail Road Following station Penny Bridge toward Long Island City Montauk Division Haberman toward Montauk

Laurel Hill was a railroad station on the Lower Montauk Branch of the Long Island Rail Road in Long Island City, New York. It existed briefly around the 1880s ^[1] and was located where Clifton Street (now 46th Street) used to intersect the railroad line. ^{[2] [1]}

Laurel Hill station was located a few blocks west of the point where the former junction between the New York and Flushing Railroad and South Side Railroad of Long Island existed. ^[3] It was built by the LIRR in 1890^{[ dubious – discuss ]}. The station was relatively short-lived and closed in September 1892. ^[1] Also in September 1892, the new Haberman station opened only a short distance to the east. ^[4]

References

1. Arthur John Huneke (March 2006). "HP&SSRR". arrts-arrchives.com. Archived from the original on April 15, 2024. Retrieved October 4, 2024. WHEN THE BROOKLYN & MONTAUK RAILROAD DOUBLETRACKED THIS LINE IN 1880 […] LOOKING NORTH JUST SOUTH OF CLIFTON AVENUE (46th STREET) IN 1910. IN THE 1880'S AND UNTIL SEPTEMBER 1892, THIS WAS THE LOCATION OF LAUREL HILL STATION.
2. "LIRR Station History (TrainsAreFun.com)". Archived from the original on May 26, 2017. Retrieved June 14, 2011.
3. 1924 Long Island Railroad Corporate Blueprint (Arrt's Arrchives)
4. Seyfried, Vincent F. (1975). "Station List". The Long Island Rail Road: A Comprehensive History (pdf). Vol. 6: The Golden Age 1881–1900. Garden City, New York: self-published. p. 266. LCCN   61-17477. OCLC   192099519. Archived from the original on April 19, 2015 – via Queens Public Library.

External links

• Site of Laurel Hill station