Winfield Junction is a junction between the

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and

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of the

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in the Woodside section of

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. Between 1854 and 1929, a station of the same name stood on this site.

History

Winfield Junction station was originally opened in July 1854 by the

New York and Flushing Railroad The Flushing and North Side Railroad was a former railroad on Long Island built by Conrad Poppenhusen as a replacement for the former New York and Flushing Railroad. The railroad was established in 1868, was merged with the Central Railroad of Lo ...

on the southeast corner of 50th Avenue and 69th Street. The junction's location was set the same year, when the NY&F's Main Line (now the

) was built, crossing the LIRR's Main Line. By 1868 NY&F was consolidated by the

Flushing and North Side Railroad The Flushing and North Side Railroad was a former railroad on Long Island built by Conrad Poppenhusen as a replacement for the former New York and Flushing Railroad. The railroad was established in 1868, was merged with the Central Railroad of Lo ...

, and the section west of Winfield was sold to the

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in 1869. This segment was abandoned in 1875. After further acquisition by the Flushing, North Shore, and Central Railroad in 1874, and then the

in 1876, the station was later moved to the junction in August 1876 where it also served the Main Line. A second station was built at some point, which was razed in 1915, and replaced with a third station the same year. Plans to close the station can be traced as far back as 1910,NEW TUBES BRING THEIR OWN TRAFFIC; Travel to Long Island Increased by 15,000 a Day, Railway Officials Declare (New York Times; Saturday, September 10, 1910)
/ref> but the station was closed and then razed in 1929, making Woodside Station the transfer point between Main Line and Port Washington Branch trains. LIRR 1891 Winfield station

References

External links

*Arrt's Arrchives
Flushing Railroad & Penny Bridge Station (with maps of the Junction)

* ttp://forgotten-ny.com/2002/05/port-washington-branch-part-1-winfield-elmhurst-to-broadway/ Pride in Port: The Jekyll-Hyde Branch of the Long Island Railroad, Part One (Forgotten New York)br>1967 image of former Winfield Tower (TrainsAreFun.com)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Winfield Junction (Lirr Station) Long Island Rail Road Former Long Island Rail Road stations in New York City Transportation buildings and structures in Queens, New York Railway stations in the United States opened in 1854 Railway stations closed in 1929 Rail junctions in the United States Woodside, Queens 1854 establishments in New York (state) 1929 disestablishments in New York (state)