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Springfield Gardens station

Springfield Gardens station

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Springfield Gardens was an island platform station that existed along the Babylon-Montauk Branch of the Long Island Rail Road, in the Springfield Gardens, Queens section of Queens, New York City. The station was located between St. Albans and Rosedale Stations, north of Springfield Junction. The only visible evidence of the station today is a wide gap between the tracks.

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History

It first opened around the 1870s by the New York and Rockaway Railroad as Springfield Station[2] (a name also given to a former station on the Atlantic Branch near Higbie Avenue).

It was originally located on Merrick Boulevard until May 1885 when it was moved to the southeast side of Springfield Road (now Springfield Boulevard). The line was electrified on May 21, 1925 and the station was renamed Springfield Gardens in October 1927. On July 24, 1936, the station was rebuilt as part of a grade elimination project.[3]

Closure

On May 21, 1973, the LIRR announced plans to significantly reduce service at Union Hall Street, Springfield Gardens, and St. Albans, with only a few trains stopping during rush hours. At Springfield Gardens, service was limited to a single westbound train leaving at 7:41 a.m., and a single eastbound train, leaving at 5:20 p.m..[4] The station closed on October 13, 1979 due to very low ridership, nearby alternate forms of transportation, and the high cost of maintaining the station. In July 1979, only 51 people used the station. A LIRR spokesperson said that more frequent service was available at the nearby Locust Manor and Laurelton stops, and that bus service stopped nearby. The spokesman said that the high $500,000 cost of doing needed maintenance work to the station building and platform meant it had to be closed.[1]

References

  1. [1]
    "LIRR Closing Queens Station". Newsday. Hempstead, New York. October 13, 1979. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
  2. [2]
    Long Island Railroad Mainline to Hicksville & Hempstead Branch Timetable 1915
  3. [3]
    "Springfield Gardens Station". Arrt's Arrchives).
  4. [4]
    "LIRR Lists Schedule Changes". Newsday. Hempstead, New York. May 20, 1973. Retrieved July 15, 2021.


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