Maspeth station (LIRR)

Maspeth
General information
Location	Rust Street and 58th Avenue [1] Maspeth, Queens, New York
Coordinates	40°43′22″N73°54′51″W / 40.722833°N 73.914056°W / 40.722833; -73.914056
Owned by	LIRR
Line	Montauk Branch
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
History
Opened	February 4, 1895 [2]
Closed	1924 [3] or 1925 [4]
Former services
Preceding station Long Island Rail Road Following station Haberman toward Long Island City Montauk Division Fresh Pond toward Montauk
Location

Maspeth was a station along the Lower Montauk Branch of the Long Island Rail Road. It was opened in the vicinity of St. Saviour's Church as a rapid-transit stop on February 4, 1895, at what is now 58th Avenue and Rust Street ^[2] in Maspeth, Queens. The station closed in October 1903. ^[4] It was reopened at an unknown date ^[3] and closed again in 1924 ^[3] or 1925. ^[4] The station building was removed in 1925 and the station stop itself was discontinued. ^{[4] [3]} Currently the area is the site of freight activity by the New York and Atlantic Railway. ^[5]

References

1. "Maspeth's two long lost railroad stations" . Retrieved October 7, 2024.
2. “Rapid Transit Services” in Vincent F. Seyfried: The Long Island Rail Road: a comprehensive history, part six: The Golden Age, 1881–1900. Page 170 Archived 2015-04-19 at the Wayback Machine
3. "LIRR Station History (TrainsAreFun.com)". Archived from the original on May 26, 2017. Retrieved December 20, 2009.
4. “Station List” in Vincent F. Seyfried: The Long Island Rail Road: a comprehensive history, part six: The Golden Age, 1881–1900. Page 266 Archived 2015-04-19 at the Wayback Machine
5. NYA Maspeth Freight (TrainsAreFun.com)