History
80th Street was one of the six stations along Liberty Avenue in Queens, from this location through Ozone Park – Lefferts Boulevard as well as the current three track elevated structure, built for the BMT Fulton Street Line in 1915 as part of BMT's portion of the Dual Contracts. The next stop on the Fulton Street Elevated Line was Grant Avenue.
The connection to the BMT el was severed on April 26, 1956 and the underground IND line was extended east (railroad south) from Euclid Avenue via a connecting tunnel with a stop at an intermediate station, also called Grant Avenue, before going elevated to connect to the remaining sections of the BMT el. This service began on April 29, 1956.
Part of the trackways to the BMT el still remain as this line curves south into the tunnel to Grant Avenue west of 80th Street. At this point, the center track dips to a lower level from the outer tracks and becomes a yard lead into Pitkin Yard.
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