Glendale station (LIRR)
Railway station in Queens, the United States of America / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with Parkside station (LIRR), which was also referred to as "Glendale".
Glendale was a Long Island Rail Road station along the Lower Montauk Branch, located in Glendale, Queens at Edsall Avenue and 73rd Street, near Central Avenue, at the All Faiths Monuments factory for the All Faiths Cemetery.[1][2] This station had two "platforms" which were just strips of pavement besides the tracks signed as the station, and two tracks.[1]
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Location | 73rd Street and Edsall Avenue Glendale, Queens, New York | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 40°42′23.8″N 73°52′41.6″W | ||||||||||
Owned by | Long Island Rail Road | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Montauk Branch | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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Opened | June 1869 | ||||||||||
Closed | March 16, 1998 | ||||||||||
Rebuilt | 1928 | ||||||||||
Electrified | August 29, 1905 | ||||||||||
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In recent years, proposals to bring back passenger service along the Lower Montauk Branch have been suggested.