History
88th Street was one of the six stations along Liberty Avenue in Queens (all stations from 80th Street – Hudson Street 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 the BMT's portion of the Dual Contracts. The connection to the BMT was severed on April 26, 1956, and the IND was extended east (railroad south) from Euclid Avenue via a connecting tunnel and new intermediate station at Grant Avenue, with the new service beginning three days later.
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