Whitestone Landing station

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
The former site of the Whitestone Landing station, currently the Beechurst Yacht Club.
General information
Location154th Street between
9th and 10th Avenues
Whitestone, Queens, New York
Coordinates40.793866°N 73.807611°W / 40.793866; -73.807611
Line(s)Whitestone Branch
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
History
OpenedAugust 9, 1886 (1886-08-09)
ClosedFebruary 15, 1932 (1932-02-15)
ElectrifiedOctober 12, 1912
Previous namesBeechhurst Yacht Club
Former services
Preceding station Long Island
Rail Road		 Following station
Whitestone
toward Corona
 Whitestone Branch Terminus

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. Archived from the original on 2010-04-08. Retrieved 2015-03-19.
  2. "Whitestone Branch of LIRR". lirrhistory.com. Archived from the original on August 20, 2001.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  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. Archived from the original on January 5, 2003.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. "Robert Emery Track Map from 150th Street (8th Avenue) to 200 feet east of Whitestone Landing".
  5. "Picture of Whitestone Landing". Archived from the original on December 21, 2005.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  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. Archived from the original on January 5, 2003.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  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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