Winfield Junction station was originally opened in July 1854 by the New York and Flushing Railroad on the southeast corner of 50th Avenue and 69th Street.[1] The junction's location was set the same year, when the NY&F's Main Line (now the Port Washington Branch) was built, crossing the LIRR's Main Line. By 1868 NY&F was consolidated by the Flushing and North Side Railroad, and the section west of Winfield was sold to the South Side Railroad of Long Island in 1869. This segment was abandoned in 1875. After further acquisition by the Flushing, North Shore, and Central Railroad in 1874, and then the Long Island Rail Road in 1876, the station was later moved to the junction in August 1876 where it also served the Main Line. A second station was built at some point, which was razed in 1915, and replaced with a third station the same year. Plans to close the station can be traced as far back as 1910,[2] but the station was closed and then razed in 1929, making Woodside Station the transfer point between Main Line and Port Washington Branch trains.
Winfield station map, 1891. South is at the top. Railroad Avenue was the old New York and Flushing Railroad line.
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^. trainsarefun.com. Archived from the original on 2010-04-08. Retrieved 2009-12-06.
^NEW TUBES BRING THEIR OWN TRAFFIC; Travel to Long Island Increased by 15,000 a Day, Railway Officials Declare (New York Times; Saturday, September 10, 1910)
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Arrt's Arrchives
Flushing Railroad & Penny Bridge Station (with maps of the Junction)
North Shore Railroad (with New York & Flushing RR and Flushing & North Side RR tidbits)
Pride in Port: The Jekyll-Hyde Branch of the Long Island Railroad, Part One (Forgotten New York)
1967 image of former Winfield Tower (TrainsAreFun.com)
May 01, 2024
winfield, junction, station, winfield, junction, junction, between, main, line, port, washington, branch, long, island, rail, road, woodside, section, queens, york, city, between, 1854, 1929, station, same, name, stood, this, site, winfield, junctionwinfield, . Winfield Junction is a junction between the Main Line and Port Washington Branch of the Long Island Rail Road in the Woodside section of Queens New York City Between 1854 and 1929 a station of the same name stood on this site Winfield JunctionWinfield Junction as seen in 2009General informationLocation50th Avenue and 69th StreetMaspeth QueensCoordinates40 44 13 N 73 53 46 W 40 736973 N 73 895983 W 40 736973 73 895983 Original LocationOwned byLong Island Rail RoadLine s Main LinePlatforms2 side platformTracks2Other informationStation codeNoneFare zone3HistoryOpenedJune 1854Closed1929Former servicesPreceding station Long IslandRail Road Following station Woodsidetoward Long Island City or Penn Station Main Line Grand Streettoward Greenport Terminus North Side Division Elmhursttoward Port WashingtonHistory editWinfield Junction station was originally opened in July 1854 by the New York and Flushing Railroad on the southeast corner of 50th Avenue and 69th Street 1 The junction s location was set the same year when the NY amp F s Main Line now the Port Washington Branch was built crossing the LIRR s Main Line By 1868 NY amp F was consolidated by the Flushing and North Side Railroad and the section west of Winfield was sold to the South Side Railroad of Long Island in 1869 This segment was abandoned in 1875 After further acquisition by the Flushing North Shore and Central Railroad in 1874 and then the Long Island Rail Road in 1876 the station was later moved to the junction in August 1876 where it also served the Main Line A second station was built at some point which was razed in 1915 and replaced with a third station the same year Plans to close the station can be traced as far back as 1910 2 but the station was closed and then razed in 1929 making Woodside Station the transfer point between Main Line and Port Washington Branch trains nbsp Winfield station map 1891 South is at the top Railroad Avenue was the old New York and Flushing Railroad line References edit LONG ISLAND STATION HISTORY trainsarefun com Archived from the original on 2010 04 08 Retrieved 2009 12 06 NEW TUBES BRING THEIR OWN TRAFFIC Travel to Long Island Increased by 15 000 a Day Railway Officials Declare New York Times Saturday September 10 1910 External links editArrt s Arrchives Flushing Railroad amp Penny Bridge Station with maps of the Junction North Shore Railroad with New York amp Flushing RR and Flushing amp North Side RR tidbits Pride in Port The Jekyll Hyde Branch of the Long Island Railroad Part One Forgotten New York 1967 image of former Winfield Tower TrainsAreFun com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Winfield Junction station amp oldid 1215557847, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
