Stapleton station

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Stapleton
MTA NYC logo.svg Staten Island Railway station (rapid transit)
Stapleton vc.jpg
Station platform
General information
LocationBay Street & Prospect Street
Stapleton, Staten Island
Coordinates 40°37′40″N74°04′31″W / 40.627889°N 74.075139°W / 40.627889; -74.075139
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsAiga bus trans.svg NYCT Bus: S51, S52, S74, S76, S78, S81, S84, S86
Construction
Structure type Elevated
Other information
Station code503
History
OpenedJuly 31, 1884 [1]
Rebuilt1936
Services
Preceding station MTA NYC logo.svg Staten Island Railway Following station
Tompkinsville
toward St. George
NYCS-bull-trans-SIR-Std.svg Clifton
toward Tottenville

The Stapleton station is an elevated Staten Island Railway station in the neighborhood of Stapleton, Staten Island, New York, located at Bay Street and Prospect Street on the main line.

Contents

History

This station opened on July 31, 1884, with the extension of the SIRT from Vanderbilt's Landing to Tompkinsville. [1] Stapleton was rehabilitated in 1936 as part of a grade crossing elimination project. [2]

Station layout

P
Platform level
Southbound NYCS-bull-trans-SIR-Std.svg toward Tottenville (Clifton)
NYCS-bull-trans-SIR-Std.svg rush hour express does not stop here
Island platform
Northbound NYCS-bull-trans-SIR-Std.svg toward St. George (Tompkinsville)
NYCS-bull-trans-SIR-Std.svg AM rush express does not stop here →
GStreet levelExit/entrance

The station has an island platform and two tracks. South of the station, tracks diverge from the line on the Saint George-bound side to the Clifton Yard. [3] This is where the railway cars are moved from the Staten Island Railway by truck to get work done at the Coney Island Shops.

Exits

The north end has an exit to Prospect Street and a New York City Department of Transportation Park and Ride facility to the west side of the right-of-way (next to Bay Street). [4] [5] The south end exits to Water Street and Bay Street. [2] [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 Irvin Leigh and Paul Matus (December 23, 2001). "SIRT The Essential History". p. 6. Retrieved March 3, 2009.
  2. 1 2 "Google Maps".
  3. "Google Maps".
  4. 1 2 "Map of NYC Subway Entrances". NYC Open Data. City of New York . Retrieved July 10, 2018.
  5. "Google Maps".