South Eighth Street station
South Eighth Street | |||||||||||
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This is an 1873 South Side Railroad of Long Island Sea Side Travel Broadside Poster mentioning the ferry from Manhattan to the South Eight Street station on the Bushwick Branch. | |||||||||||
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| Location | South Eighth Street and Kent Avenue Williamsburg, Brooklyn | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°42′36″N 73°58′07″W / 40.710136°N 73.968577°W | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Bushwick Branch | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
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| Station code | None | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | November 4, 1868 | ||||||||||
| Closed | February 29, 1876 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | South Seventh Street | ||||||||||
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South Eighth Street, also known as South Seventh Street on early timetables, was a train station along the Bushwick Branch of the Long Island Rail Road.