On my way to the atlantic terminal in bk today, i was fortunate enough to transfer to an m3 with an open first car at jamiaca. After entering into the tunnel, i noticed what appeared to be an abandoned station, bevfore tthe east ny stop, maybe just half a mile to a mile after entering the tunnel. almost looked like an old subway station. any info? and i also noticed an exit to the tunnel to the left just prior to reaching the atlanic terminal. and old yard perhaps? thanks
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Woodhaven Station, closed in 1972.
thanks for the quick reply and info!
Woodhaven station was closed in 1976, not 1972.
http://www.columbia.edu/~brennan/abando ... haven.html
http://www.columbia.edu/~brennan/abando ... haven.html
For what it's worth, Bob Andersen has '72 (http://lirrhistory.com/abansta.html) and Steve Lynch has '77 (http://www.trainsarefun.com/lirrphotos/ ... istory.htm).
Mr. Andersen is in error. It was late 1976/1977 The 1/10/77 date is probably correct.
It was closed around the time union hall street was closed.
It was closed around the time union hall street was closed.
Lirr168 wrote:For what it's worth, Bob Andersen has '72 (http://lirrhistory.com/abansta.html) and Steve Lynch has '77 (http://www.trainsarefun.com/lirrphotos/ ... istory.htm).from Dave Keller's Station History: http://www.trainsarefun.com/lirrphotos/ ... ISTORY.pdf It is 1977
WOODHAVEN JCT. ATLANTIC OPENED: 7/1895, RAZED: 1939
WHEN BRANCH WENT UNDERGROUND.
2ND, UNDERGROUND DEPOT OPENED:
c. 1939, RENAMED “WOODHAVEN”.
THE JUNCTION WAS TAKEN OUT
OF SERVICE: 6/8/62 AND ROCKAWAY
BEACH BRANCH ABANDONED:
6/9/62. DISCONTINUED
AS STATION STOP: 1/10/77.
Dabba wrote:i also noticed an exit to the tunnel to the left just prior to reaching the atlanic terminal. and old yard perhaps? thanksAlantic Terminal (A) Yard (B)
That entrance led to an elevated structure that connected with the subway...
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Is the new VD yard in the old bus lot just to the east yet?
Yes, the new "temporary" VD yard, located where the NYCTA bus/NY Daily News truck storage lot was, has been in operation since November of last year. Construction of the first half of the permanent yard is scheduled to begin by the end of this year.
The yard seen in the photo posted above is the location of the old yard, which is now totally removed and construction has begun of the new sports arena.
The yard seen in the photo posted above is the location of the old yard, which is now totally removed and construction has begun of the new sports arena.
I fixed the error on my website.
Bob Andersen
Bob Andersen
Hi Everyone!
Recently I went to see a show at the Barclays Center with a couple of my friends from LI and as such I finally took a trip down the Atlantic Branch with them.
Needless to say, I happened to be looking out the right side window at just the right moment as the train pulled slowly through what appeared to be a disused IND station from my grandmother's day that now seemed to serve as storage for track maintenance crews....which then led to a bunch of googling, the discovery of trainsarefun.com (amazingly informative site, BTW!), and now I know about the former Woodhaven Junction station.
Here's the one thing I couldn't find photos of or figure out from the drawings I saw online: How did passengers access the underground INDesque Atlantic Branch station when it was in service? Were the stairs to it under the stairs to the Rockaway Branch platforms or somewhere else?
A recent detour to the location of the old station after dropping a friend off at JFK turned up no clues that the station even exists other than a couple emergency hatches on the sidewalk that are marked as access points for tunnel pumps; other than that the rest of the station complex underneath the Rockaway Branch seems to be behind metal grates and leased by some local businesses.
Soooo...instead of getting arrested for trespassing (orange is SO not my color) I thought I'd leverage the wealth of LIRR historical knowledge in this forum and ask here.
Thanks so much!
PS - Apologies in advance if this has been answered in the past; I did try using the search feature before posting
Recently I went to see a show at the Barclays Center with a couple of my friends from LI and as such I finally took a trip down the Atlantic Branch with them.
Needless to say, I happened to be looking out the right side window at just the right moment as the train pulled slowly through what appeared to be a disused IND station from my grandmother's day that now seemed to serve as storage for track maintenance crews....which then led to a bunch of googling, the discovery of trainsarefun.com (amazingly informative site, BTW!), and now I know about the former Woodhaven Junction station.
Here's the one thing I couldn't find photos of or figure out from the drawings I saw online: How did passengers access the underground INDesque Atlantic Branch station when it was in service? Were the stairs to it under the stairs to the Rockaway Branch platforms or somewhere else?
A recent detour to the location of the old station after dropping a friend off at JFK turned up no clues that the station even exists other than a couple emergency hatches on the sidewalk that are marked as access points for tunnel pumps; other than that the rest of the station complex underneath the Rockaway Branch seems to be behind metal grates and leased by some local businesses.
Soooo...instead of getting arrested for trespassing (orange is SO not my color) I thought I'd leverage the wealth of LIRR historical knowledge in this forum and ask here.
Thanks so much!
PS - Apologies in advance if this has been answered in the past; I did try using the search feature before posting
When I was a kid in the 60's, a friends parents owned an ice cream company on Atlantic Ave. We would run down to the platform to watch the trains run through the station. There were subway like entrances from Atlantic Ave.