Grand Street station (LIRR Evergreen Branch)

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]

For other uses, see Grand Street.
Grand Street
General information
LocationMetropolitan Avenue and Grand Street
East Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York
Coordinates40.714212°N 73.932040°W / 40.714212; -73.932040
Line(s)Evergreen Branch
Platforms2 island platforms
Tracks2
History
OpenedMay 15, 1878
ClosedSeptember 28, 1885
Former services
Preceding station Long Island
Rail Road		 Following station
Humboldt Street
toward Greenpoint
 Evergreen Branch South Side Railroad Crossing
toward Cooper Avenue

References
  1. "Evergreen Branch". lirrhistory.com. Archived from the original on March 4, 2000.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  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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