Cedarhurst is a station on the

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in Cedarhurst, in Nassau County,

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. The station is located at Cedarhurst Avenue and Chestnut Street, one block west of Central Avenue.

History

Cedarhurst station was originally built by the

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in July 1869. Three years later, the rival Long Island Rail Road also built its own "Ocean Point Depot" in July 1872 for the former

Cedarhurst Cut-Off The Cedarhurst Cut-off was a rail line owned and operated by the Long Island Rail Road in the U.S. state of New York. The line split from the LIRR's Main Line at Rockaway Junction (near Hollis) and ran south via Springfield Gardens and Cedar ...

just northeast of Cedarhurst station1873 map of the New York and Rockaway Railroad (Arrt's Arrchives)
/ref> After the LIRR acquired the South Side Railroad, both the Ocean Point Depot and the LIRR's depot were abandoned in June 1876. The LIRR's old station was moved to

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in August 1881, while the SSRRLI's Ocean Point Depot re-opened in June 1887, then was greatly re-modeled in May 1888. A third Cedarhurst station was built in 1913.

Station layout

This station has two high-level

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s, each 10 cars long.

References

External links

1872 Cedarhurst Station (c. 1905)
(Arrt's Arrchives)
Station from Washington Avenue from Google Maps Street View

Platforms from Google Maps Street ViewPostcard of Cedarhurst Station (Cedarhurst at 100; September 16, 2010 - Five Towns Local History blog)
{{LIRR stations navbox Five Towns Long Island Rail Road stations in Nassau County, New York Railway stations in the United States opened in 1869 1869 establishments in New York (state)