 The Kings County Elevated leased the Brooklyn and Brighton Beach Railroad on February 5, 1896.A two-block elevated connection between station and the Brighton Beach Line's Bedford station, including a new station at , opened on August 15, 1896, and the Kings County Elevated began operating trains between the Brooklyn Bridge (Sands Street) and Brighton Beach.The final extension, from Grant Avenue east to Lefferts Avenue, was built under the Dual Contracts and opened on September 25, 1915.