▁from ▁Jefferson ▁Avenue ▁to ▁East ▁New ▁York . ▁The ▁char ter ▁of ▁the ▁Brook lyn ▁and ▁Rock away ▁Beach ▁Rail road ▁( part ▁of ▁the ▁present - day ▁B MT ▁Can ars ie ▁Line ), ▁which ▁gave ▁its ▁right ▁to ▁construct ▁an ▁extension ▁to ▁Hunter ' s ▁Point ▁to ▁the ▁NY & MB , ▁allowed ▁for ▁the ▁extension ▁to ▁be ▁completed . ▁The ▁route ▁for ▁the ▁extension , ▁which ▁came ▁to ▁be ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Ever green ▁Branch , ▁was ▁approved ▁on ▁February ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 1 8 7 7 . ▁The ▁line ▁was ▁grad ed ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 7 ▁and ▁the ▁tracks ▁were ▁mostly ▁laid ▁in ▁early ▁ 1 8 7 8 . ▁The ▁line ▁from ▁East ▁New ▁York ▁to ▁Green point ▁opened ▁at ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁on ▁May ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 1 8 7 8 . ▁On ▁this ▁date , ▁stations ▁were ▁also ▁opened ▁at ▁H umb old t ▁Street , ▁Grand ▁Street , ▁and ▁South ▁Side ▁Rail road ▁Cross ing , ▁which ▁was ▁elimin ated ▁from ▁tim et ables ▁effective ▁May ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 1 8 8 1 . ▁In ▁spring ▁ 1 8 7 9 ▁the ▁line ▁was ▁double ▁track ed , ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁completed ▁for ▁the ▁opening ▁of ▁the ▁summer ▁season ▁on ▁May ▁ 2 4 . ▁▁ ▁After ▁Cor bin ▁purchased ▁the ▁Long ▁Island ▁Rail ▁Road ▁( LI R R ) ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 8 8 0 , ▁the ▁line ▁was ▁cons olid ated ▁within