Wentworth Avenue was a station on the demolished

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of the

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. It had one

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served by one track and was located at Oceanside Avenue and Wentworth Avenue (which is currently an empty area with weeds).

History

This station was the last stop on the South Beach Branch, and was the smallest and easternmost

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station. The South Beach Branch was planned to continue past this point to Prominard Street at Oakwood Beach, but was not built beyond Wentworth Avenue because the branch would have crossed the

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farm. This station was built in 1925, when the South Beach Branch was electrified. This platform was only a door's length and had to be keyed open by the conductor.Wentworth Avenue Station Plans
/ref> The platform's length was 20 feet 11 inches. The station had electric lights, but there was no electrical switch for them at the station. Instead, the ticket agent at

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controlled the lights. This station was abandoned when the SIRT discontinued passenger service on the entire

at midnight on March 31, 1953, because of city-operated bus competition. All traces of the station have been eliminated, as well as adjacent streets and access roads.

References

South Beach Branch stations 1925 establishments in New York City Railway stations in the United States opened in 1925 Railway stations closed in 1953 1953 disestablishments in New York (state) {{StatenIsland-railstation-stub