Clinton Road station
Clinton Road was a station stop located on the Garden City-Mitchel Field Secondary branch of the Long Island Rail Road in the village of Garden City, New York. The station opened in 1915 on a line originally built by the Central Railroad of Long Island and was served by shuttle trains running between Country Life Press and Mitchel Field. Passenger service at Clinton Road ended on May 15, 1953.[1][2]
Clinton Road | ||||||||||||||||
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 The former Clinton Road LIRR station, now a firehouse. | ||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||
| Location | Clinton Road and Saint James Street North Garden City, New York | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°43′39″N 73°37′16″W | |||||||||||||||
| Owned by | MTA | |||||||||||||||
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| Platforms | 1 island platform | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||
| Opened | c.1915 | |||||||||||||||
| Closed | May 15, 1953 | |||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | No; Station abandoned | |||||||||||||||
| Services | ||||||||||||||||
None
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The station building is currently used by the Garden City Fire Department as a fire house.[3][4]
References
- "LIRR Station History". trainsarefun.com. Archived from the original on 2011-01-06. Retrieved 2011-11-25.
- "Long Island Stations & Structures". trainsweb.org. Retrieved 2011-11-25.
- Zeil, Ron; Wettereau, Richard (1988). Victorian Railroad Stations of Long Island. Bridgehampton: Sunrise Special. p. 132. OCLC 19319353.
- "Station 3". Garden City Fire Department. Archived from the original on 2011-08-30. Retrieved 2011-11-25.
External links
- Shuttle Service - Garden City to Salisbury Plains Part 1 (Arrt's Archives)
- Shuttle Service - Garden City to Salisbury Plains Part 2 (Arrt's Archives)
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