Tottenville station

Track layout
	Legend

Tottenville
Tottenville
Staten Island Railway station (rapid transit)
	The station platform
General information
Location	Arthur Kill Road and Bentley Street; Tottenville, Staten Island
Coordinates	40°30′45″N74°15′08″W / 40.5125°N 74.2523°W
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	5 (3 not for passenger service)
Connections	NYCT Bus: S78
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	522
History
Opened	June 2, 1860
Services
Former services
Track layout
Track layout
	Legend
Location
Location

Last updated November 07, 2024

The Tottenville station is a Staten Island Railway rapid transit station in the neighborhood of Tottenville, Staten Island, New York City. Located near Main Street and Arthur Kill Road, it is the southern terminus on the main line and the southernmost railway station in both New York City and New York State.

History

The station opened on June 2, 1860, with the opening of the Staten Island Railway from Annadale to Tottenville.^[1] Eight shipyards were located at this location in the 1880s.^[2] From the year 1860 to 1885, the locomotives of the Staten Island Railway were maintained and repaired at Journea's Shipyard and at Tyrell's Machine shop.^[2] A ferry was operated by the Staten Island Railway from 1867 until 1948 that ran across the Arthur Kill to the Perth Amboy Ferry Slip in Perth Amboy, New Jersey.^[2] The ferry service dated back to the 1700s and ended on October 17, 1963.^[3] There are remains of the old slip to the ferry near the end of Bentley Street, which is now a dead-end street blocked by a Jersey barrier.

The station was destroyed on September 3, 1929 after a fire burned the station down. The fire was attributed to the third rail short circuiting. The two 550 foot (170 m)-long platforms were destroyed as were five train cars being stored near the station. The damage was estimated to cost $200,000. Passengers using the Perth Amboy Ferry were forced to use the nearby Atlantic station instead.^[4]

Derailments

On December 26, 2008 at 6:27 a.m., an empty train was pulling into this station to accept passengers for its a.m. rush hour run to St. George when it ran into the bumper block and subsequently derailed. An investigation revealed that the engineer, Kim Canady, fell asleep at the helm, having stayed up late the night before to celebrate Christmas with her family.^[5]

On May 29, 2014 at 6:36 a.m., another empty train hit the same bumper block in the station, and the train's engineer and conductor were injured.^[6]^[7]

Station layout

This is a grade-level station with two tracks and an island platform. There are three tracks to the east of the platform for storing trains. All five tracks end at bumper blocks at their south ends. The station color is orange.

During rush hours, this station is served only by express trains from St. George. Local trains from St. George terminate at Great Kills.

M	Mezzanine	Overpass to exit/entrances at Elm and Utah Streets
P Platform level	Northbound	toward St. George (Arthur Kill) →
	Island platform
	Northbound	toward St. George (Arthur Kill) →
	Storage tracks	No passenger service
		No passenger service
		No passenger service
	Street level	Exit/entrance to Bentley Street Ramp at south end of the station

Exits

The south end is ADA-accessible via a ramp to Bentley Street and a tiny parking area. The 1930s head house is used by SIRTOA employees only. The roadway leads to the end of Arthur Kill Road. The north end is accessible via passageway and overpass, south to Main Street, and north to Ellis Street.^[8]

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References

1 2 Irvin Leigh and Paul Matus (December 23, 2001). "SIRT The Essential History". p. 5. Retrieved March 3, 2009.
1 2 3 Bommer, Edward (2003). Stations and Places Along the Staten Island Rapid Transit . Retrieved November 19, 2015.
↑ "Perth Amboy Ferry Makes Its Last Run". The Asbury Park Press . October 17, 1963. p. 1. Retrieved September 5, 2019– via Newspapers.com.
↑ "$200,000 TOTTENVILLE FIRE.; Transit Line Station Damaged and Six Coaches Burned". The New York Times. September 4, 1929. ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved December 24, 2017.
↑ Yates, Maura (April 30, 2009). "Train derailment at Staten Island Railway station cost city MTA more than a half-million dollars". Staten Island Advance. Retrieved July 15, 2011.
↑ Grunland, Maura (May 29, 2014). "Staten Island Railway train derails in Tottenville, injuring 2; service interrupted". SILive.com. Retrieved December 24, 2017.
↑ Gardiner, Aidan (May 29, 2014). "Staten Island Railway Train Derails, Injuring 2 Workers, Officials Say". Archived from the original on May 30, 2014. Retrieved May 29, 2014.
↑ "Map of NYC Subway Entrances". NYC Open Data. City of New York . Retrieved July 10, 2018.

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[leigh_matus_pg6-1] 1 2 Irvin Leigh and Paul Matus (December 23, 2001). "SIRT The Essential History". p. 5. Retrieved March 3, 2009.

[EdwardBommer-2] 1 2 3 Bommer, Edward (2003). Stations and Places Along the Staten Island Rapid Transit . Retrieved November 19, 2015.

[3] "Perth Amboy Ferry Makes Its Last Run". The Asbury Park Press . October 17, 1963. p. 1. Retrieved September 5, 2019– via Newspapers.com.

[4] "$200,000 TOTTENVILLE FIRE.; Transit Line Station Damaged and Six Coaches Burned". The New York Times. September 4, 1929. ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved December 24, 2017.

[5] Yates, Maura (April 30, 2009). "Train derailment at Staten Island Railway station cost city MTA more than a half-million dollars". Staten Island Advance. Retrieved July 15, 2011.

[6] Grunland, Maura (May 29, 2014). "Staten Island Railway train derails in Tottenville, injuring 2; service interrupted". SILive.com. Retrieved December 24, 2017.

[7] Gardiner, Aidan (May 29, 2014). "Staten Island Railway Train Derails, Injuring 2 Workers, Officials Say". Archived from the original on May 30, 2014. Retrieved May 29, 2014.

[exits-8] "Map of NYC Subway Entrances". NYC Open Data. City of New York . Retrieved July 10, 2018.

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