The Stapleton station is an elevated
Staten Island Railway
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station in the neighborhood of
Stapleton,
Staten Island
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,
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, 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 Tompkinsville may refer to:
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*Tompkinsville, Staten Island, New York
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Stapleton was rehabilitated in 1936 as part of a grade crossing elimination project.
Station layout
The station has an
island platform
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and two tracks. South of the station, tracks diverge from the line on the
Saint George
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-bound side to the
Clifton Yard
The New York City Transit Authority operates 24 rail yards for the New York City Subway system and one for the Staten Island Railway. There are 10 active A Division yards and 11 active B Division yards, two of which are shared between divisions ...
. 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
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Park and Ride facility to the west side of the right-of-way (next to Bay Street).
The south end exits to Water Street and Bay Street.
References
External links
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Staten Island Railway station listPlatform from Google Maps Street View
{{Staten Island Rapid Transit Operating Authority
Staten Island Railway stations
Railway stations in the United States opened in 1884
1884 establishments in New York (state)
Stapleton Heights, Staten Island