The following electric streetcar lines once operated in Staten Island, New York, United States. The first trip was on July 4, 1892, and the last was on January 26, 1934. The streetcar lines were mostly preceded by horse-car lines, and have generally been superseded by MTA Staten Island bus routes. [1] [2]
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The Richmond Light and Railroad Company (previously named Staten Island Electric Railroad, later Richmond Railways) operated a system in northeastern Staten Island.
| Name | From | To | Streets | Abandoned | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Port Ivory | St. George Ferry Terminal | Richmond Terrace | January 21, 1934 | now the S40 bus |
| 2 | Shore Acres | St. George Ferry Terminal | Bay Street | January 7, 1934 | now the S51 bus |
| 3 | Port Richmond | St. George Ferry Terminal | Richmond Terrace, Clove Road, Castleton Avenue, Brook Street, Victory Boulevard, and Bay Street | January 14, 1934 | now the S46 bus |
| 4 | Bulls Head | Port Richmond | Richmond Avenue, Forest Avenue, and Port Richmond Avenue | December 31, 1933 | now the S59 bus |
| 5 | Ward Hill | St. George Ferry Terminal | Jersey Street and Richmond Terrace | December 31, 1933 | now the S52 bus |
| 6 | Port Richmond | St. George Ferry Terminal | Richmond Terrace | January 21, 1934 | now the S40 bus |
| 7 | Port Richmond | St. George Ferry Terminal | Richmond Terrace, Jewett Avenue, Victory Boulevard, and Bay Street | January 26, 1934 | originally the Midland Railway's Silver Lake Line; now the S62 and S66 buses |
The Staten Island Midland Railway (previously Midland Electric Railroad) operated in central Staten Island, and was continued by city-operated streetcars and trolleybuses during 1920–1927. [3] [4]
| Name | From | To | Streets | Abandoned | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midland Beach Line | Midland Beach | St. George Ferry Terminal | Midland Avenue, Lincoln Avenue, Richmond Road, Van Duzer Street, Broad Street, Canal Street, Wright Street, Van Duzer Street, Victory Boulevard, and Bay Street | 1927 | operated as the S72 bus until 1992 |
| Concord Line | Port Richmond | St. George Ferry Terminal | Richmond Terrace, Jewett Avenue, Victory Boulevard, Clove Road, Richmond Road, Van Duzer Street, Broad Street, Canal Street, Wright Street, Van Duzer Street, Montgomery Street, Hyatt Street, and Bay Street | October 16, 1927 | now the S53, S66, and S74 buses |
| Manor Road Line | Todt Hill | Livingston | Manor Road, Delafield Avenue, Clove Road, Castleton Avenue, and Broadway | August 21, 1927 | now the S54 bus |
| Richmond Line | Richmondtown | St. George Ferry Terminal | Richmond Road, Van Duzer Street, Broad Street, Canal Street, Wright Street, Van Duzer Street, Victory Boulevard, and Bay Street | October 16, 1927 | now the S74 bus |
| Silver Lake Line | Port Richmond | St. George Ferry Terminal | Richmond Terrace, Jewett Avenue, Victory Boulevard, and Bay Street | – | taken over by the Richmond Light and Railroad Company as route 7 in 1927 |
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