▁with ▁the ▁Manh attan ▁Beach ▁trains ▁at ▁Cooper ▁Avenue ▁J unction ▁in ▁Bush wick . ▁Since ▁it ▁was ▁no ▁longer ▁the ▁main ▁line , ▁the ▁line ▁to ▁Green point ▁became ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Green point ▁Division . ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 8 8 3 ▁season , ▁Long ▁Island ▁City ▁and ▁Green point ▁each ▁received ▁ 2 5 ▁trains ▁on ▁week days . ▁Even ▁with ▁the ▁high ▁level ▁of ▁service ▁to ▁Green point , ▁the ▁expensive ▁fer ry ▁service ▁was ▁abandoned , ▁requiring ▁passengers ▁to ▁walk ▁five ▁blocks ▁for ▁the ▁East ▁ 1 0 th ▁Street ▁and ▁East ▁ 2 3 rd ▁Street ▁Fer ries . ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 4 , ▁the ▁L IR R ▁contract ed ▁out ▁work ▁to ▁re build ▁the ▁line ▁as ▁a ▁standard - g au ge ▁line , ▁requiring ▁the ▁complete ▁re building ▁of ▁the ▁road bed ▁between ▁Green point ▁and ▁Cooper ▁Avenue . ▁The ▁line ▁was ▁completely ▁re built ▁the ▁following ▁year ▁between ▁Green point ▁to ▁Cooper ▁Avenue ▁to ▁allow ▁standard ▁gauge ▁trains ▁to ▁use ▁the ▁line . ▁This ▁allowed ▁for ▁fre ight ▁to ▁serve ▁the ▁line , ▁beginning ▁its ▁transition ▁from ▁a ▁passenger ▁line ▁to ▁a ▁fre ight ▁line . ▁▁ ▁In ▁April ▁ 1 8 8 6 , ▁service ▁to ▁Green point ▁was ▁abandoned ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁exp iration ▁of ▁the ▁eight - year ▁le ase ▁for ▁the ▁Qu ay ▁Street ▁station ▁and ▁facilities . ▁The ▁L IR R , ▁with ▁its ▁new ▁terminal s ▁at ▁Fl at b ush ▁Avenue ▁and ▁Long ▁Island