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Maspeth station (LIRR) 
Summary
Maspeth was a station along the Lower Montauk Branch of the Long Island Rail Road. The station was opened in February 1895 at 58th Avenue and Rust Street.[1] The station closed in October 1903.[1] It was reopened and closed again afterwards, dates between these years is unconfirmed, around 1924 the building was removed and around 1925 the station stop itself was discontinued.[2] Currently the area is the site of freight activity by the New York and Atlantic Railway.[3]
Maspeth | |||||||||||
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| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Rust Street and 58th Street Maspeth, Queens, New York | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°43′22″N 73°54′51″W / 40.722833°N 73.914056°W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | LIRR | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Montauk Branch | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | February 1895 | ||||||||||
| Closed | 1925 | ||||||||||
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References edit
- ^ a b The Long Island Rail Road A Comprehensive History by Vincent F. Seyfried Part Six The Golden Age 1881 – 1900 Page 266 Station List Archived 2015-04-19 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "LIRR Station History (TrainsAreFun.com)". Archived from the original on 2017-05-26. Retrieved 2009-12-20.
- ^ NYA Maspeth Freight (TrainsAreFun.com)