Elmhurst (LIRR station)

Elmhurst
Site of the former Elmhurst Station on Broadway across from Cornish Avenue. There was an entrance to the Port Washington bound platform and there are some visible remains.
Station statistics
Address	Broadway between Whitney and Cornish Avenues. Elmhurst, Queens, New York City
Coordinates	40°44′29″N 73°52′45.8″W / 40.74139°N 73.879389°W / 40.74139; -73.879389Coordinates: 40°44′29″N 73°52′45.8″W / 40.74139°N 73.879389°W / 40.74139; -73.879389
Lines	Port Washington Branch
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Opened	1855(NY&F)
Closed	January 1, 1985
Rebuilt	1888, 1927
Code	None
Owned by	LIRR
Fare zone	1
Formerly	Newtown(1855-1897)
Services
None Preceding station   LIRR   Following station Winfield Junction station Port Washington Branch (current and former locations) Corona station

Elmhurst was a station stop along the Port Washington Branch of the Long Island Rail Road. It was located on Broadway between Cornish and Whitney Avenues in the Elmhurst section of Queens, New York City. The first depot opened as Newtown around 1855 by the Flushing Railroad,^[1] later renamed Elmhurst around June 1897 and razed around 1888. The second depot opened around December, 1888 and razed around 1927. The elevated and third depot opened around 1927 and the station stop and depot was finally closed and razed on January 1, 1985.^[2] It stood on the east side of Broadway, a block south of the Elmhurst Avenue subway station.

The Station

Elmhurst Station was built on street level going across Broadway past Whitney Ave. The station had a long platform and had a pedestrian underpass near the corner of Ketcham St. and 43rd Ave. to 88th St. There was an additional overpass for passengers who wanted to cross platforms from 91st St. and 44th Ave. to the other side of 91st, which currently continues to Corona Ave. Both the overpass and the underpass still remain today and are still in use. Additionally, there was an entrance to the Port Washington-bound platform near the corner of Cornish Ave. and Broadway (see picture). There was also a tunnel leading from the LIRR station all the way to the Elmhurst Ave. Station on the IND Broadway Line. Lastly, there was a freight loading area near the Durkee Spice Factory (now the new Elmhurst Educational Complex) where freight would be unloaded. Separate tracks leading to the loading dock still remain in sight.

References

1. ^ North Shore Railroad of Long Island (Arrt's Arrchives)
2. ^ LIRR Station History (TrainsAreFun.com)

External links

• Pride in Port: The Jekyll & Hyde Branch of the Long Island Railroad: (Forgotten New York)
• Bob Andersen's Unofficial LIRR History Website
  • Port Washington Branch Stations
  • Bob Emery Maps of Elmhurst Station

1891 map of Elmhurst station, when it was still called Newtown station.