Harbor Road station

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Harbor Road
Former Staten Island Railway station
General information
Location Staten Island
Coordinates 40°38′02″N74°09′36″W / 40.6338°N 74.1601°W / 40.6338; -74.1601 (Harbor Road station) Coordinates: 40°38′02″N74°09′36″W / 40.6338°N 74.1601°W / 40.6338; -74.1601 (Harbor Road station)
Line(s) North Shore Branch
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
History
Opened1935 – 1937
ClosedMarch 31, 1953;69 years ago (1953-03-31)
Former services
Preceding station Staten Island Railway Following station
Arlington
toward Port Ivory
North Shore Branch Mariners' Harbor
toward St. George

Harbor Road was a station on the abandoned North Shore Branch of the Staten Island Railway in Mariners Harbor, Staten Island, New York. The station, located under the overpass at the highest point of Harbor Road, was built in an open-cut with two tracks and one island platform. It was located 4.9 miles (7.9 km) from the Saint George terminal. [1] The station was opened during the SIRT grade crossing elimination project of 1935 – 1937. [2] [3] [4] [5] It closed on March 31, 1953, along with the South Beach Branch and the rest of the North Shore Branch. [2] [3] The station was demolished in 2004 during a reconstruction of the rail system for reactivated freight service by the nearby Howland Hook Marine Terminal. [6] [7]

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