Ridgewood station (LIRR Evergreen Branch)

Ridgewood (formerly known as DeKalb Avenue) was a train station in New York along the Evergreen Branch of the Long Island Rail Road. The station opened on July 14, 1878. DeKalb Avenue was renamed Ridgewood in June 1882.^[1] From the Greenpoint Terminal it took 15 minutes to get here.^[2] The station closed with the end of passenger service in 1894.^[3][4]

LocationDeKalb Avenue between Irving Avenue and Wyckoff Avenue
Bushwick, Brooklyn, New York

Coordinates40.703678°N 73.919847°W / 40.703678; -73.919847

LineEvergreen Branch

Platforms2 island platforms

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Ridgewood
1891 Map of the station
General information
Location	DeKalb Avenue between Irving Avenue and Wyckoff Avenue Bushwick, Brooklyn, New York
Coordinates	40.703678°N 73.919847°W / 40.703678; -73.919847
Line	Evergreen Branch
Platforms	2 island platforms
Tracks	2
History
Opened	July 14, 1878
Closed	1894
Former names	DeKalb Avenue
Former services
Preceding station Long Island Rail Road Following station South Side Railroad Crossing toward Greenpoint Evergreen Branch Myrtle Avenue toward Cooper Avenue
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