Grand Street (LIRR Main Line station)
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Grand Street was a railroad station located on the Main Line
of the Long Island Railroad It was located on Grand Street (now Avenue) in the Elmhurst
section of Queens, New York City, west of the present Grand Avenue – Newtown subway station on the IND Queens Boulevard Line
. Though it was only operational for twelve years, it served both the Main Line and the Rockaway Beach Branch
which broke away from the main line in Rego Park
.
The station opened as a pair of sheltered sheds on July 1, 1913, and served both local main line trains and as the original terminus of the Rockaway Beach Branch. The sheds were removed in 1922, and it was discontinued as a station stop in 1925. Three years later a new Rego Park Station
was built on Whitepot Junction, but it served Rockaway Beach Branch trains exclusively.
and Grand Street (Brooklyn)
at the East River Ferry. A second depot replaced it on May 15, 1878, but it was closed on September 28, 1885.
Main Line (Long Island Rail Road)
The Main Line is a rail line owned and operated by the Long Island Rail Road in the U.S. state of New York. It begins in Long Island City and runs along the middle of Long Island about 95 miles to Greenport...
of the Long Island Railroad It was located on Grand Street (now Avenue) in the Elmhurst
Elmhurst, Queens
Elmhurst is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens. It is bounded by Roosevelt Avenue on the north; Corona to the northeast; Junction Boulevard on the east; Rego Park to the southeast; the Long Island Expressway on the south; Middle Village to the south and southwest; and Maspeth...
section of Queens, New York City, west of the present Grand Avenue – Newtown subway station on the IND Queens Boulevard Line
IND Queens Boulevard Line
The Queens Boulevard Line is a fully underground line of the B Division of the New York City Subway in Manhattan and Queens, New York City, United States. The line provides crosstown service across Manhattan under 53rd Street and east through Queens to Jamaica...
. Though it was only operational for twelve years, it served both the Main Line and the Rockaway Beach Branch
Rockaway Beach Branch
The Rockaway Beach Branch was a rail line owned and operated by the Long Island Rail Road in Queens, New York City, United States. The line left the Main Line at Whitepot Junction in Rego Park heading south via Ozone Park and across Jamaica Bay to Hammels in the Rockaways turning west there to a...
which broke away from the main line in Rego Park
Rego Park, Queens
Rego Park is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens.-Geography:Rego Park is bordered to the north by Elmhurst and Corona, the east and south by Forest Hills and the west by Middle Village.-History:...
.
The station opened as a pair of sheltered sheds on July 1, 1913, and served both local main line trains and as the original terminus of the Rockaway Beach Branch. The sheds were removed in 1922, and it was discontinued as a station stop in 1925. Three years later a new Rego Park Station
Rego Park (LIRR station)
Rego Park is a former Long Island Rail Road station. It was made of wood, unlike most other stations that were concrete. The station opened in May 1928 with two platforms outside the two Rockaway Beach Branch tracks that bracketed the four-track Main Line, so only Rockaway trains stopped there....
was built on Whitepot Junction, but it served Rockaway Beach Branch trains exclusively.
Note
Another Grand Street Station existed along the Evergreen Branch west of this station. This station was originally built sometime in 1868 by the South Side Railroad of Long Island between Metropolitan AvenueMetropolitan Avenue
Metropolitan Avenue is a major east-west street in Queens and northern Brooklyn. Its western end is at the East River in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, and the eastern end at Jamaica Avenue in Jamaica, Queens....
and Grand Street (Brooklyn)
Grand Street (Brooklyn)
Grand Street and Grand Avenue are the respective names of a street which runs through the boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens, New York City, United States...
at the East River Ferry. A second depot replaced it on May 15, 1878, but it was closed on September 28, 1885.
