Brooklyn Hills station
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Brooklyn Hills is a former Long Island Rail Road station, located at Myrtle Avenue in Forest Park, Queens, New York City, near Glendale, Queens. Opened in 1882, the station was part of the now-defunct Rockaway Beach Branch to the Rockaway Peninsula; during most of its time in operation, trains to the station originated from the Montauk Branch.[1] The station was closed in 1911, replaced with the nearby Brooklyn Manor station at Jamaica Avenue. The entire line ceased operations on June 8, 1962.[2]
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Brooklyn Hills | |||||||||||
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Site of former Brooklyn Hills station | |||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location | Myrtle Avenue Forest Park, Queens, New York | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 40°42′08.3″N 73°51′09.1″W | ||||||||||
Owned by | NYC Parks Department | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Rockaway Beach Branch | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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Opened | 1882 | ||||||||||
Closed | 1911 | ||||||||||
Electrified | 1905 | ||||||||||
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