Woodhaven (LIRR station)
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Woodhaven is a former railroad and trolley station on the Atlantic Branch of the Long Island Rail Road
. Though it was also on one of the same lines as Woodhaven Junction (LIRR station)
the two stations were distinguished from one another. Woodhaven was located on Atlantic Avenue, east of 87th Street.
Originally known as Woodville Station, it was originally built in 1848 by the Brooklyn and Jamaica Railroad. Sometime in or around 1874 the station was renamed Woodhaven. The station was re-opened as an Atlantic Avenue Rapid Transit station on April 28, 1905 with the electrification from Flatbush Avenue. In 1911 the platforms were widened. With the sinking of the Atlantic Branch into a tunnel, the station closed on November 1, 1939. The name would be revived again for Woodhaven Junction when the Rockaway Beach Branch
was abandoned on June 9, 1962, until that station too was abandoned in 1976.
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...
. Though it was also on one of the same lines as Woodhaven Junction (LIRR station)
Woodhaven Junction (LIRR station)
Woodhaven Junction was a station on the Atlantic Branch and Rockaway Beach Branch of the Long Island Rail Road. It should not be confused with the former Woodhaven Station two stops west along the Atlantic Branch.-History:...
the two stations were distinguished from one another. Woodhaven was located on Atlantic Avenue, east of 87th Street.
Originally known as Woodville Station, it was originally built in 1848 by the Brooklyn and Jamaica Railroad. Sometime in or around 1874 the station was renamed Woodhaven. The station was re-opened as an Atlantic Avenue Rapid Transit station on April 28, 1905 with the electrification from Flatbush Avenue. In 1911 the platforms were widened. With the sinking of the Atlantic Branch into a tunnel, the station closed on November 1, 1939. The name would be revived again for Woodhaven Junction when the Rockaway Beach Branch
Rockaway Beach Branch
The Rockaway Beach Branch was a rail line owned and operated by the Long Island Rail Road in Queens, New York City, United States. The line left the Main Line at Whitepot Junction in Rego Park heading south via Ozone Park and across Jamaica Bay to Hammels in the Rockaways turning west there to a...
was abandoned on June 9, 1962, until that station too was abandoned in 1976.
