In order to better serve Maple Grove Cemetery, a new station was opened at Maple Grove, near the cemetery's western entrance.
This station opened in May 1879.
The station was a flag stop, with trains only stopping upon request.
Funeral trains also served the station, and received special rates.
It had low-level platforms located to the rear of where the Mowbray and Kew Gardens Plaza Apartments are located today.
The eastbound platform had a station building which was designed by James Ware.
To the west of the station, there was a grade crossing with Lefferts Avenue (now Lefferts Boulevard).
In summer 1879, a new depot was installed at the station, which opened up to a new western entrance to the cemetery.

On January 1, 1881, Austin Corbin took over the Long Island Rail Road and sought out to install new rails on the Main Line from Winfield Junction to Jamaica.
In February 1881, all service on the Main Line was halted, and this station was temporarily abandoned at this time.
Starting in April, the old rails were torn up and used on the South Side Railroad of Long Island.
The temporary abandonment inconvenienced visitors to the Cemetery, and during this period, the managers of the cemetery made arrangements to have visitors transported free of charge to the Richmond Hill station on the Montauk Division.

The tracks were relaid during September and October 1882, and the line was rebuilt as a double-track line with iron rails.
The line was reopened on October 25, 1882 for freight only to allow the Montauk Division to be exclusively used for passenger service.
Service resumed on May 30, 1883 with one daily train in each direction after the managers of the Cemetery made a request to the directors of the Long Island Rail Road.
In 1886, the station was moved 40 feet (12 m) to provide space for a lawn and flowerbed.

After Hopedale station closed in 1884, this was the only station on the Main Line between Winfield and Jamaica, and as of 1897, the line was mostly used for freight, with the exception of some passenger service during commuting hours.
In 1888, commutation fares were not offered for the station, the fare to New York was 25 cents, and the station was served by three daily eastbound trains and one daily westbound train.
At the time, there were two nearby bridges over roadways spanned by pratt trusses and wood track stringers.
While this was originally a single-tracked line, it was double-tracked between 1888 and November 1902.
As part of the construction of the Maple Grove Cut-Off, the station was removed in 1909, and replaced by Kew station in 1910.
In order to better serve Maple Grove Cemetery, a new station was opened at Maple Grove, near the cemetery's western entrance. This station opened in May 1879. The station was a flag stop, with trains only stopping upon request. Funeral trains also served the station, and received special rates. It had low-level platforms located to the rear of where the Mowbray and Kew Gardens Plaza Apartments are located today. The eastbound platform had a station building which was designed by James Ware. To the west of the station, there was a grade crossing with Lefferts Avenue (now Lefferts Boulevard). In summer 1879, a new depot was installed at the station, which opened up to a new western entrance to the cemetery.
On January 1, 1881, Austin Corbin took over the Long Island Rail Road and sought out to install new rails on the Main Line from Winfield Junction to Jamaica. In February 1881, all service on the Main Line was halted, and this station was temporarily abandoned at this time. Starting in April, the old rails were torn up and used on the South Side Railroad of Long Island. The temporary abandonment inconvenienced visitors to the Cemetery, and during this period, the managers of the cemetery made arrangements to have visitors transported free of charge to the Richmond Hill station on the Montauk Division. 
The tracks were relaid during September and October 1882, and the line was rebuilt as a double-track line with iron rails. The line was reopened on October 25, 1882 for freight only to allow the Montauk Division to be exclusively used for passenger service. Service resumed on May 30, 1883 with one daily train in each direction after the managers of the Cemetery made a request to the directors of the Long Island Rail Road. In 1886, the station was moved 40 feet (12 m) to provide space for a lawn and flowerbed. 
After Hopedale station closed in 1884, this was the only station on the Main Line between Winfield and Jamaica, and as of 1897, the line was mostly used for freight, with the exception of some passenger service during commuting hours. In 1888, commutation fares were not offered for the station, the fare to New York was 25 cents, and the station was served by three daily eastbound trains and one daily westbound train. At the time, there were two nearby bridges over roadways spanned by pratt trusses and wood track stringers. While this was originally a single-tracked line, it was double-tracked between 1888 and November 1902. As part of the construction of the Maple Grove Cut-Off, the station was removed in 1909, and replaced by Kew station in 1910.
Kew Gardens station (LIRR)