Grand Street station (LIRR Evergreen Branch) explained
Grand Street |
Style: | LIRR former |
Coordinates: | 40.7142°N -73.932°W |
Platform: | 2 island platforms |
Tracks: | 2 |
Opened: | May 15, 1878 |
Closed: | September 28, 1885 |
Other Services Header: | Former services |
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]
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Notes and References
- Web site: Evergreen Branch. https://web.archive.org/web/20000304025420/http://www.lirrhistory.com/evergrn.html. usurped. March 4, 2000. lirrhistory.com.
- https://www.flickr.com/photos/127872292@N06/16528381264/ 1880 Manhattan Beach Timetable
- Web site: LONG ISLAND STATION HISTORY. trainsarefun.com. 2015-04-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20170526225709/http://www.trainsarefun.com/lirrphotos/lirrstationshistory.htm. 2017-05-26. dead.
- http://arrts-arrchives.com/images/qqevgrn18.jpg Arrts Archives Map of Evergreen Branch