Stapleton station
Staten Island Railway station
Stapleton
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Station platform
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Location |
Bay Street & Prospect Street
Stapleton , Staten Island |
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Coordinates | 40°37′40″N 74°04′31″W / 40.627889°N 74.075139°W / 40.627889; -74.075139 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 island platform | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Structure type | Elevated | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Station code | 503 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened |
July 31, 1884
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Rebuilt | 1936 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
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
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Platform level |
Southbound |
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Island platform | ||
Northbound |
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G | Street level |
Exit/entrance
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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]
References
- 1 2 Irvin Leigh and Paul Matus (December 23, 2001). "SIRT The Essential History" . p. 6 . Retrieved March 3, 2009 .
- 1 2 "Google Maps" .
- ↑ "Google Maps" .
- 1 2 "Map of NYC Subway Entrances" . NYC Open Data . City of New York . Retrieved July 10, 2018 .
- ↑ "Google Maps" .
External links
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Media related to Stapleton (Staten Island Railway station) at Wikimedia Commons
- Staten Island Railway station list
- Staten Island Railway general information
- Platform from Google Maps Street View
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