Dongan Hills station

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Dongan Hills
MTA NYC logo.svg Staten Island Railway station (rapid transit)
Dongan Hills station - September 2020.jpg
Dongan Hills station in September 2020
General information
LocationSeaview Avenue & North Railroad Avenue
Dongan Hills, Staten Island
Coordinates 40°35′20″N74°05′45″W / 40.5890°N 74.0959°W / 40.5890; -74.0959
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure type Embankment
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station code507
History
OpenedApril 23, 1860 [1]
Rebuilt1933
Previous namesGarretson's
Services
Preceding station MTA NYC logo.svg Staten Island Railway Following station
Old Town
toward St. George
NYCS-bull-trans-SIR-Std.svg Jefferson Avenue
toward Tottenville

The Dongan Hills station is a Staten Island Railway station in the neighborhood of Dongan Hills, Staten Island, New York.

Contents

History

The station opened on April 23, 1860, with the opening of the Staten Island Railway from Vanderbilt's Landing to Eltingville. [1] [2]

The station's original name was Garretson's, named after the original name of the neighborhood of the same name. The station's name changed after the neighborhood was renamed Dongan Hills. The name Garretson still can be found as there is a street that passes under the station. [3] [4] Both names appeared on the October 16, 1921 timetable. [5] On February 21, 1907, the Staten Island Railway petitioned the Public Service Commission (PSC) to get permission to move the Dongan Hills stop from its location south of Seaview Avenue to a location 100 feet (30 m) to the north in between Seaview Avenue and Garretson Avenue. On March 12, 1907, the PSC granted its permission. [6]

Station layout

Parking lot and station house Dongan Hills SIRT parking jeh.jpg
Parking lot and station house

The station is located on an embankment at Seaview Avenue and Railroad Avenue on the main line. It has two side platforms and beige canopies.

The marble wall at street level on the south end is a legacy of when the line was converted from grade level to the current embankment level today. The grade separation took place in 1933. Free parking is available on a small lot adjacent to the northbound platform, which is owned by the MTA, the agency that controls the rail line. The brick station house is unusually positioned on the northbound side at platform level, unlike other SIR station houses, which are usually located on street level. The Dongan Hills station house had a ticket booth and benches until 1987, and then a vending machine for tokens until July 4, 1997 when the fare was eliminated for all stations south of St. George.

South of this station, there is an additional third track that once served a coal distributor. Grates between the rails led to chutes which now open into the backyards of homes that run alongside the embankment.

Platform
level
Side platform
Southbound NYCS-bull-trans-SIR-Std.svg toward Tottenville (Jefferson Avenue)
NYCS-bull-trans-SIR-Std.svg rush hour express does not stop here
Northbound NYCS-bull-trans-SIR-Std.svg toward St. George (Old Town)
NYCS-bull-trans-SIR-Std.svg AM rush express does not stop here →
Side platform
GroundStreet levelExit/entrance, buses, station house, parking
Wheelchair symbol.svg Ramps on both sides of the station

Exits

There are staircases at the north end that lead to Garretson Avenue. The Dongan Hills station is handicapped accessible in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, with ramps at the south end that lead to the southern side of Seaview Avenue. Stairs also lead from each platform to the northern side of Seaview Avenue. [7]

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References

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  2. Poster for opening of Staten Island Railway
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