Springfield Gardens (LIRR station)
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Springfield Gardens was a island platform station that existed along the Babylon-Montauk Branch
of the Long Island Rail Road
, in Queens, New York City. The station was located between St. Albans and Rosedale Stations. The only visible evidence of the station today is by a wide gap between the tracks. It first opened around the 1870s by the New York and Rockaway Railroad as Springfield Station (a name also given to a former station on the Atlantic Branch near Higbie Avenue
). It was originally located on Merrick Boulevard until May 1885 when it was moved to the southeast side of Springfield Road(now Springfield Boulevard). The line was electrified on May 21, 1925 and the station was renamed Springfield Gardens in October 1927. On July 24, 1936, the station was rebuilt as part of a grade elimination project, and finally closed on October 30, 1979.
Montauk Branch
The Montauk Branch is a rail line owned and operated by the Long Island Rail Road in the U.S. state of New York. The branch runs the length of Long Island, 115 miles from Long Island City on the west to Montauk on the east...
of the Long Island Rail Road
Long Island Rail Road
The Long Island Rail Road or LIRR is a commuter rail system serving the length of Long Island, New York. It is the busiest commuter railroad in North America, serving about 81.5 million passengers each year. Established in 1834 and having operated continuously since then, it is the oldest US...
, in Queens, New York City. The station was located between St. Albans and Rosedale Stations. The only visible evidence of the station today is by a wide gap between the tracks. It first opened around the 1870s by the New York and Rockaway Railroad as Springfield Station (a name also given to a former station on the Atlantic Branch near Higbie Avenue
Higbie Avenue (LIRR station)
Higbie Avenue was a railroad station along the Atlantic Branch of the Long Island Rail Road, in Queens, New York City. The station was located on 140th Avenue and Edgewood Avenue in the Springfield section of Queens, New York City between Locust Manor and Laurelton Stations.-History:Higbie Avenue...
). It was originally located on Merrick Boulevard until May 1885 when it was moved to the southeast side of Springfield Road(now Springfield Boulevard). The line was electrified on May 21, 1925 and the station was renamed Springfield Gardens in October 1927. On July 24, 1936, the station was rebuilt as part of a grade elimination project, and finally closed on October 30, 1979.