▁the ▁cost ▁of ▁$ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 , ▁which ▁was ▁paid ▁with ▁private ▁capital . ▁The ▁station ▁was ▁originally ▁served ▁by ▁trains ▁from ▁the ▁I RT ▁Second ▁Avenue ▁Line ▁and ▁the ▁I RT ▁Third ▁Avenue ▁Line , ▁both ▁now ▁demol ished . ▁In ▁addition , ▁I RT ▁Len ox ▁Avenue ▁Line ▁trains ▁also ▁stopped ▁at ▁this ▁station . ▁ ▁The ▁Ber gen ▁Avenue ▁cut off , ▁which ▁allowed ▁Third ▁Avenue ▁trains ▁to ▁access ▁the ▁White ▁Pla ins ▁Road ▁Line , ▁was ▁abandoned ▁on ▁November ▁ 5 , ▁ 1 9 4 6 , ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁grad ual ▁cur tail ment ▁of ▁elev ated ▁service ▁on ▁the ▁I RT ▁Third ▁Avenue ▁Line . ▁On ▁June ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 1 9 4 9 , ▁the ▁platform ▁extensions ▁at ▁this ▁station , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁those ▁on ▁White ▁Pla ins ▁Road ▁Line ▁stations ▁between ▁Jackson ▁Avenue ▁and ▁ 1 7 7 th ▁Street , ▁opened . ▁The ▁platforms ▁were ▁length ened ▁to ▁ ▁to ▁allow ▁full ▁ten - car ▁express ▁trains ▁to ▁open ▁their ▁doors . ▁Pre viously ▁the ▁stations ▁could ▁only ▁accommod ate ▁six - car ▁local ▁trains . ▁ ▁Station ▁house ▁ar son ▁▁ ▁On ▁March ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁three ▁men ▁set ▁the ▁wooden ▁station ▁house ▁on ▁fire ▁after ▁a ▁failed ▁attempt ▁to ▁rob ▁the ▁token ▁bo oth . ▁The ▁cl erk ▁was ▁not ▁seriously ▁injured , ▁while ▁the ▁suspect s ▁fled ▁and ▁were ▁never ▁identified . ▁ ▁After