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fifth+street+lirr+station Latitude and Longitude:

40°43′18″N 73°57′03″W / 40.721599°N 73.950972°W / 40.721599; -73.950972
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Fifth Street
General information
LocationDriggs Avenue between Lorimer Street and Union Avenue
Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York
Coordinates 40°43′18″N 73°57′03″W / 40.721599°N 73.950972°W / 40.721599; -73.950972
Line(s) Evergreen Branch
Platforms2 island platforms
Tracks2
History
Opened1878
Closed1879
Former services
Preceding station Long Island
Rail Road
Following station
Greenpoint
Terminus
Evergreen Branch Humboldt Street

Fifth Street was a train station along the Evergreen Branch of the Long Island Rail Road that opened in 1878 at Fifth Street, which later became Driggs Street and later Driggs Avenue. [1] Fifth Street was three minutes away from Greenpoint Terminal. [2] The station closed in 1879. [3] [4] This is evident as Fifth Street is not mentioned on the 1880 season timetable. [5]

References

  1. ^ Obsolete Brooklyn Street Names
  2. ^ 1878 or 1879 Manhattan Beach Railway Timetable
  3. ^ "LONG ISLAND STATION HISTORY". trainsarefun.com. Archived from the original on May 26, 2017. Retrieved April 6, 2015.
  4. ^ "Evergreen Branch". lirrhistory.com. Archived from the original on March 4, 2000.{{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL ( link)
  5. ^ 1880 Manhattan Beach Railway Timetable

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fifth+street+lirr+station Latitude and Longitude:

40°43′18″N 73°57′03″W / 40.721599°N 73.950972°W / 40.721599; -73.950972
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
(Redirected from Fifth Street (LIRR station))

Fifth Street
General information
LocationDriggs Avenue between Lorimer Street and Union Avenue
Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York
Coordinates 40°43′18″N 73°57′03″W / 40.721599°N 73.950972°W / 40.721599; -73.950972
Line(s) Evergreen Branch
Platforms2 island platforms
Tracks2
History
Opened1878
Closed1879
Former services
Preceding station Long Island
Rail Road
Following station
Greenpoint
Terminus
Evergreen Branch Humboldt Street

Fifth Street was a train station along the Evergreen Branch of the Long Island Rail Road that opened in 1878 at Fifth Street, which later became Driggs Street and later Driggs Avenue. [1] Fifth Street was three minutes away from Greenpoint Terminal. [2] The station closed in 1879. [3] [4] This is evident as Fifth Street is not mentioned on the 1880 season timetable. [5]

References

  1. ^ Obsolete Brooklyn Street Names
  2. ^ 1878 or 1879 Manhattan Beach Railway Timetable
  3. ^ "LONG ISLAND STATION HISTORY". trainsarefun.com. Archived from the original on May 26, 2017. Retrieved April 6, 2015.
  4. ^ "Evergreen Branch". lirrhistory.com. Archived from the original on March 4, 2000.{{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL ( link)
  5. ^ 1880 Manhattan Beach Railway Timetable

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