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| address=[[Massapequa, New York|Massapequa]], [[New York (state)|New York]] |
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'''Unqua''' was a [[Long Island Rail Road]] station located along the [[Montauk Branch]] in [[East Massapequa, New York]] and first appeared on employee timetables around 1880 and listed as a flag stop station after. It was located between the [[Massapequa (LIRR station)|Massapequa]] and Amityville |
'''Unqua''' was a [[Long Island Rail Road]] station located along the [[Montauk Branch]] in [[East Massapequa, New York]] and first appeared on employee timetables around 1880 and listed as a flag stop station after. It was located between the [[Massapequa (LIRR station)|Massapequa]] and Amityville stations just east of Unqua Creek, and served a Brooklyn Water Supply pumping station. It seemed to disappear from issued timetables around 1881 or 1882. Freight service at the station however, appears to have existed as recently as 1893.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.trainsarefun.com/lirrphotos/lirrstationshistory.htm|title=LONG ISLAND STATION HISTORY|work=trainsarefun.com|access-date=July 2, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170526225709/http://www.trainsarefun.com/lirrphotos/lirrstationshistory.htm|archive-date=May 26, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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[[Category:Railway stations closed in 1882]] |
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[[Category:Railway stations in the United States closed in the 1880s]] |
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Revision as of 21:40, 8 August 2024
Unqua | |
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 Approximate location of Unqua Station | |
| General information | |
| Standort | Massapequa, New York |
| Owned by | Long Island Rail Road |
| Line(s) | Montauk Branch |
| Platforms | 1 island platform |
| Tracks | 2 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1880 |
| Closed | c.1881–1882 |
| Rebuilt | No; Station abandoned |
Unqua was a Long Island Rail Road station located along the Montauk Branch in East Massapequa, New York and first appeared on employee timetables around 1880 and listed as a flag stop station after. It was located between the Massapequa and Amityville stations just east of Unqua Creek, and served a Brooklyn Water Supply pumping station. It seemed to disappear from issued timetables around 1881 or 1882. Freight service at the station however, appears to have existed as recently as 1893.[1]
References
- ^ "LONG ISLAND STATION HISTORY". trainsarefun.com. Archived from the original on May 26, 2017. Retrieved July 2, 2013.
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