The LIRR leased the South Side on May 3, 1876, and effective Sunday, June 25, 1876, the Berlin station was closed, with all South Side passenger trains from the west (Lower Montauk Branch) switching to the Atlantic Branch where they crossed. The depot was moved west to the Lefferts Boulevard crossing on the Atlantic Branch in 1878 and named Morris Grove.
The LIRR rented the South Side on May 3, 1876, and starting Sunday, June 25, 1876, the Berlin station was shut down, with all South Side passenger trains from the west (Lower Montauk Branch) redirecting to the Atlantic Branch where they crossed. The depot was relocated west to the Lefferts Boulevard crossing on the Atlantic Branch in 1878 and renamed Morris Grove.