Whitestone station
Whitestone | |||||||||||
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| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | 15th Avenue between 149th and 150th Streets Whitestone, Queens, New York | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°47′14″N 73°48′52″W / 40.78722°N 73.81444°W | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Whitestone Branch | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1869 | ||||||||||
| Closed | February 15, 1932 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | October 12, 1912 | ||||||||||
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Whitestone station was located on the Whitestone Branch of the Long Island Rail Road in Whitestone, in Queens of New York City. The station was located on 15th Avenue (which later became the eastbound service road on the Cross Island Parkway which ran on the Branch's Right-of-way) from 149th Street to 150th Street. It connected to the Whitestone Trolley. The station had a coal pocket underneath it and shipped some of it out.