List of Staten Island Railway stations

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2009 Map of the Staten Island Railway, which includes the now-closed Nassau, Atlantic, and Richmond County Bank Ballpark stations, as well as the now-opened Arthur Kill station. Staten Island Railway Map (alt3).png
2009 Map of the Staten Island Railway, which includes the now-closed Nassau, Atlantic, and Richmond County Bank Ballpark stations, as well as the now-opened Arthur Kill station.

The Staten Island Railway (formerly known as the Staten Island Rapid Transit) is a rapid transit system on Staten Island, New York. Its operator has been the Metropolitan Transportation Authority of New York since 1971, whereas prior to that year it was owned by the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad (B&O).

Contents

Main Line

This list contains all stations currently operating on the Staten Island Railway (SIR). All active SIR stations are located on the Main Line, which spans from the St. George Ferry Terminal to Tottenville. Stations tend to be built either above ground level on embankments or are open-cut stations built below ground level, but open to the sky.

Wheelchair symbol.svg Station is accessible by wheelchair [1]
NameOpened Wheelchair symbol.svg Other namesConnections/Notes
St. George March 7, 1886 Wheelchair symbol.svg Staten Island Ferry
Tompkinsville July 31, 1884
Stapleton July 31, 1884
1936
Clifton April 23, 1860Vanderbilt's LandingOnly three cars can platform at the St. George-bound platform. This station was the original northern terminal of the line.
Grasmere c. 1886S53 bus to Bay Ridge, Brooklyn
Old Town 1937–1938Old Town Road
Dongan Hills April 23, 1860 Wheelchair symbol.svg Garretson's
Jefferson Avenue 1937–1938
Grant City April 23, 1860
New Dorp April 23, 1860 Wheelchair symbol.svg
Oakwood Heights April 23, 1860Richmond, then Court House, then Oakwood
Bay Terrace Early 1900sBrendan, then Whitlock
Great Kills April 23, 1860 Wheelchair symbol.svg Gifford's
Eltingville April 23, 1860Bus to Eltingville Transit Center and Staten Island Mall
Annadale May 14, 1860
1939
Huguenot June 2, 1860Bloomingview, then Huguenot Park
Prince's Bay June 2, 1860Lemon Creek
Princes Bay
Pleasant Plains June 2, 1860
Richmond Valley June 2, 1860Only three cars can platform at this station. The former West Shore Line, which was used for freight, diverged south of this station.
Arthur Kill January 21, 2017 Wheelchair symbol.svg
Tottenville June 2, 1860 Wheelchair symbol.svg Formerly connected to a ferry to Perth Amboy, New Jersey

Disused and former stations

The majority of former stations are located in the middle of the Main Line between the Tottenville neighborhood and Charleston neighborhoods, the Atlantic and Nassau stations were replaced by the new Arthur Kill station that opened in January of 2017, Both stations were in poor condition which was led to demolition, four months after Arthur Kill opened. The North Shore Branch and South Beach Branch , which were closed to passenger service at midnight on Tuesday, March 31, 1953. A small western portion of the North Shore Branch that is disconnected to the Main Line is used for freight service, and a smaller eastern portion of the same branch provided seasonal service to the Richmond County Bank Ballpark station from 2001 to 2009. Restoration is being discussed along this mostly abandoned 6.1-mile (9.8 km) line as part of the Staten Island light rail plan. [2] The South Beach Branch was abandoned and demolished except for a remaining stanchion on St. John's Avenue and the Robin Road Trestle. [3] [4] This 4.1-mile (6.6 km) line diverged from the Main Line south of the Clifton station and lay to the east of the Main Line.

NameLineOpenedClosedDistance from St. GeorgeNotes
Arlington North Shore Branch1889–1890March 31, 19535.2 miles (8.4 km)
Arrochar South Beach BranchMarch 8, 1886March 31, 19533.2 miles (5.1 km)
Atlantic Main Line1909-1911January 21, 201726.1 miles (42.0 km)
Bachmann South Beach BranchMarch 8, 188619372.0 miles (3.2 km)
Belair Road South Beach BranchMarch 8, 1886March 31, 19532.5 miles (4.0 km)
Cedar Avenue South Beach Branch1931 [5] March 31, 19533.5 miles (5.6 km)
Elm Park North Shore BranchFebruary 23, 1886March 31, 19533.9 miles (6.3 km)
Fort Wadsworth South Beach BranchMarch 8, 1886March 31, 19532.7 miles (4.3 km)
Harbor Road North Shore Branch1935–1937March 31, 19534.9 miles (7.9 km)
Lake Avenue North Shore Branch1937March 31, 19534.3 miles (6.9 km)
Livingston North Shore BranchFebruary 23, 1886March 31, 19531.8 miles (2.9 km)
Mariners Harbor North Shore BranchSummer 1886March 31, 19534.6 miles (7.4 km)
Mount Loretto Orphanage Mount Loretto Branch [6] [7] 18851950This station was used for special excursions.
Nassau Main Lineafter 1922January 21, 201725.7 miles (41.4 km)Served the Nassau Smelting Company.
New Brighton North Shore BranchFebruary 26, 1886March 31, 19530.7 miles (1.1 km)
Ocean Park Main LineFlag stop, south of Annadale, c.1890.
Port Ivory North Shore Branch190619486.1 miles (9.8 km)Served the employees of Procter & Gamble's factory.
Port Richmond North Shore BranchFebruary 26, 1886March 31, 19533.0 miles (4.8 km)
Richmond County Bank Ballpark North Shore BranchJune 24, 2001June 18, 2010150 yards (140 m)
Rosebank South Beach BranchMarch 8, 1886March 31, 19532.1 miles (3.4 km)
Sailors' Snug Harbor North Shore BranchFebruary 26, 1886March 31, 19531.2 miles (1.9 km)
South Beach South Beach Branch1890March 31, 19533.9 miles (6.3 km)
Tower Hill North Shore BranchFebruary 26, 1886March 31, 19533.4 miles (5.5 km)
Wentworth Avenue South Beach Branch1925March 31, 19534.1 miles (6.6 km)This likely was the shortest rapid transit station in the world.
West Brighton North Shore BranchFebruary 26, 1886March 31, 19532.4 miles (3.9 km)
Woods of Arden Main Line18861894–189514.6 miles (23.5 km)

See also

References

  1. ↑ "MTA Guide to Accessible Transit: Accessible Stations in the MTA Network". New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved November 21, 2012.
  2. ↑ Yates, Maura; Helsel, Phil (July 12, 2008). "Reality check for Staten Island's rail plans" . Retrieved February 24, 2009.
  3. ↑ "Gary Owen's S.I.R.T. South Beach Line Page" . Retrieved March 7, 2009.
  4. ↑ "Gary Owen's S.I.R.T. South Beach Line Page". p. 2. Retrieved March 7, 2009.
  5. ↑ Eleventh Annual Report For The Calendar Year 1931. New York State Transit Commission. 1922. p. 75.
  6. ↑ "Gary Owen's SIRT Page". gretschviking.net.
  7. ↑ Staten Island Rapid Transit: The Essential History, by Irvin Leigh & Paul Matus (The Third Rail Online) Archived August 26, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
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