Stapleton
StyleStaten Island Railway
OtherNYCT Bus:
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
StructureElevated
Code503
AddressBay Street and Prospect Street
Stapleton, Staten Island
Coordinates40.627889°N 74.075139°W
OpenedJuly 31, 1884[1]
Rebuilt1936

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

P
Platform level
Southbound← toward ()
← rush hour express does not stop here
Island platform
Northboundtoward () →
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]

References

  1. ^ Irvin Leigh and Paul Matus (December 23, 2001). "SIRT The Essential History". p. 6. Retrieved March 3, 2009.
  2. ^ "Google Maps"
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  5. ^ "Google Maps"