Eltingville station

Track layout
	Legend

Eltingville
Eltingville
Staten Island Railway station (rapid transit)
	Platforms looking towards the St. George Terminal
General information
Location	Richmond Avenue & Eltingville Boulevard; Eltingville, Staten Island
Coordinates	40°32′40″N74°09′54″W / 40.5444°N 74.1651°W
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	NYCT Bus: S59, S79 SBS, S89, SIM1, SIM7, SIM10, SIM22
Construction
Structure type	Embankment
Other information
Station code	514
History
Opened	April 23, 1860
Rebuilt	1939
Services
Track layout
Track layout
	Legend

Last updated April 03, 2024

The Eltingville station is an elevated Staten Island Railway station in the neighborhood of Eltingville, Staten Island, New York. It is located at Richmond Avenue on the main line.

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 was rebuilt in 1939 as part of a grade crossing elimination project.^[3]

Station layout

The station contains two side platforms and orange canopies and walls.^[4] It is a transfer point for local buses to the Staten Island Mall, located two miles north of this station, as well as express buses to Manhattan.

Platform level	Side platform
	Southbound	← toward Tottenville (Annadale)
	Northbound	→ toward St. George (Great Kills) →
	Side platform
Ground	Street level	Exit/entrance, buses, station house

Exits

There are staircases at the western end only that lead to Richmond Avenue. The southbound platform contains another exit on the eastern end that leads to Eltingville Boulevard.^[5] The station house at Richmond Avenue is at street level and once featured a signal lamp that alerted those waiting that a train was arriving. On the exterior of this station house is a plaque noting the Great Kills to Huguenot grade separation project was done under the auspices of the Public Works Administration.^[3]

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References

1 2 Irvin Leigh and Paul Matus (December 23, 2001). "SIRT The Essential History". p. 4. Archived from the original on January 4, 2009. Retrieved March 3, 2009.
↑ Poster for opening of Staten Island Railway
1 2 Rosenfeld, Robbie (October 16, 2013). "Grade crossing elimination plaque". nycsubway.org. Retrieved December 24, 2017.
↑ Chatreau, Bernard (April 14, 2011). "Eltingville station". nycsubway.org. Retrieved December 24, 2017.
↑ "Map of NYC Subway Entrances". NYC Open Data. City of New York . Retrieved July 10, 2018.

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[leigh_matus_pg4-1] 1 2 Irvin Leigh and Paul Matus (December 23, 2001). "SIRT The Essential History". p. 4. Archived from the original on January 4, 2009. Retrieved March 3, 2009.

[2] Poster for opening of Staten Island Railway

[:0-3] 1 2 Rosenfeld, Robbie (October 16, 2013). "Grade crossing elimination plaque". nycsubway.org. Retrieved December 24, 2017.

[4] Chatreau, Bernard (April 14, 2011). "Eltingville station". nycsubway.org. Retrieved December 24, 2017.

[exits-5] "Map of NYC Subway Entrances". NYC Open Data. City of New York . Retrieved July 10, 2018.

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