Whitestone Landing (LIRR station)

Whitestone Landing

The former site of the Whitestone Landing station, currently the Beechurst Yacht Club.
Location At 154th Street between 9th and 10th Avenues
Whitestone, Queens, New York City
Coordinates 40°47′38″N 73°48′27″W / 40.793866°N 73.807611°W / 40.793866; -73.807611Coordinates: 40°47′38″N 73°48′27″W / 40.793866°N 73.807611°W / 40.793866; -73.807611
Owned by LIRR
Line(s)
  Whitestone Branch
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 2
Other information
Station code None
History
Opened August 9, 1886 (1886-08-09)
Closed February 15, 1932 (1932-02-15)
Electrified October 12, 1912
Previous names Beechhurst Yacht Club
Services

None

Preceding station   LIRR   Following station
Whitestone station Whitestone Branch
(current and former locations)		 Terminus

Whitestone Landing was the terminal station on the Whitestone Branch from its opening on August 9, 1886, to the Whitestone Branch's abandonment in February 1932. In June 1892 the station was moved back from the shoreline. On February 15, 1932, the Whitestone Branch was abandoned and all stations on the branch closed.[1][2]

Whitestone Landing consisted of two tracks with a track fence in between them and two lower level platforms. The northern platform was made of wood and was 420 feet long. The southern platform was made of cinder and was 252 feet long.[3] Also at one of the platforms was a one story frame passenger depot, which had electric lights, a drinking fountain, was heated by stoves and a bathroom, and a Staff cabin, which was open from September 1913 to October 1926.[4][5] North of the station was Whitestone Landing Yard, which had 7 sidings.[6][7]

The station's location is approximately at 154th Street between 9th Avenue and 10th Avenue in Whitestone.[8][9]

References

  1. ↑ "LONG ISLAND STATION HISTORY". trainsarefun.com.
  2. ↑ "Whitestone Branch of LIRR". lirrhistory.com.
  3. ↑ "Report by Board of Transportation on Proposal of the Long Island Railroad Company to transfer Whitestone Branch to The City of New York". June 1928. p. 11.
  4. ↑ "Robert Emery Track Map from 150th Street (8th Avenue) to 200 feet east of Whitestone Landing".
  5. ↑ "Picture of Whitestone Landing".
  6. ↑ "Report by Board of Transportation on Proposal of the Long Island Railroad Company to transfer Whitestone Branch to The City of New York". June 1928. p. 10.
  7. ↑ "Robert Emery Track Map Whitestone Landing to Dock". TrainsAreFun.
  8. ↑ "1931 Queens Hagstrom Map showing Whitestone Branch". TrainsAreFun.
  9. ↑ "1930 Van Nostrand map showing the Whitestone Branch". Forgotten New York.
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