Stapleton station explained

Stapleton
Type: Staten Island Railway station (rapid transit)
Style:Staten Island Railway
Other: NYCT Bus:
Platforms:1 island platform
Tracks:2
Structure:Elevated
Code:503
Address:Bay Street and Prospect Street
Stapleton, Staten Island
Coordinates:40.6279°N -74.0751°W
Opened:July 31, 1884[1]
Rebuilt:1936
Map State:collapsed
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Custom:
Shape:none
Line:none
Marker:rail-metro
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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. 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
Northbound toward
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] The south end exits to Water Street and Bay Street.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: SIRT The Essential History. Irvin Leigh and Paul Matus. 6. December 23, 2001. March 3, 2009.
  2. Web site: Google Maps.
  3. Web site: Google Maps.
  4. Web site: Google Maps.