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Grand Street station (LIRR Evergreen Branch)

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Coordinates: 40°42′51″N 73°55′55″W / 40.714212°N 73.932040°W / 40.714212; -73.932040
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Grand Street
General information
LocationMetropolitan Avenue and Grand Street
East Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York
Coordinates40°42′51″N 73°55′55″W / 40.714212°N 73.932040°W / 40.714212; -73.932040
Owned byMTA
Line(s)
  Evergreen Branch
Platforms2 island platforms
Tracks2
History
OpenedMay 15, 1878
ClosedSeptember 28, 1885
Services
None
Preceding station   LIRR   Following station
Former services
Humboldt Street   Evergreen Branch   South Side Railroad Crossing

Grand Street was a train station along the Evergreen Branch of the Long Island Rail Road. The station was built on May 15, 1878 by the South Side Railroad of Long Island between Metropolitan Avenue and Grand Street (Brooklyn) at the East River Ferry.[1] From the Greenpoint Terminal it took 10 minutes to get here.[2] Grand Street was closed on September 28, 1885.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ "Evergreen Branch". lirrhistory.com.
  2. ^ 1880 Manhattan Beach Timetable
  3. ^ "LONG ISLAND STATION HISTORY". trainsarefun.com. Archived from the original on 2017-05-26. Retrieved 2015-04-06.
  4. ^ Arrts Archives Map of Evergreen Branch


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