Grant City station explained

Grant City
Type: Staten Island Railway station (rapid transit)
Style:Staten Island Railway
Platforms:2 side platforms
Tracks:2
Connections: NYCT Bus:
Structure:Open-cut
Code:509
Address:Lincoln Avenue and North Railroad Avenue
Grant City, Staten Island
Coordinates:40.5793°N -74.1093°W
Opened:April 23, 1860[1]
Rebuilt:1965 - 1968
Map State:collapsed
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Custom:
Shape:none
Line:none
Marker:rail-metro
Zoom:15

The Grant City station is a Staten Island Railway station in the neighborhood of Grant City, Staten Island, New York.

History

The station opened on April 23, 1860, with the opening of the Staten Island Railway from Vanderbilt's Landing to Eltingville.[2] Prior to 1965, the Grant City station was at grade level. In 1964, construction began on eliminating the crossings from Jefferson Avenue to New Dorp. The tracks were displaced onto South Railroad Avenue and the station was relocated during the construction.[3]

Station layout

Currently, the station is located on an open cut at Lincoln Avenue and Railroad Avenue on the main line. It has two side platforms and aqua green walls.

Exits

There are two exits; the main exit at the south end leads to Lincoln Avenue and has brick a station house on street level. There are two benches inside the station house. The secondary exit at the middle of this station leads to Fremont Avenue on both sides with an overpass to connect both platforms.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: SIRT The Essential History . Irvin Leigh and Paul Matus . 4 . December 23, 2001 . March 3, 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090104105848/http://thethirdrail.net/0201/sirt4.html . January 4, 2009 .
  2. http://www.gretschviking.net/GOSIRTPage1_files/image003.jpg Poster for opening of Staten Island Railway
  3. http://www.nycsubway.org/perl/showpix?nsta=17420 Grant City - Staten Island Railway station (NYCSubway.org)