The Grant City station is a Staten Island Railway station in the neighborhood of Grant City, Staten Island, New York.
Grant City | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Staten Island Railway station (rapid transit) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Station platforms, pedestrian crossover, and stationhouse | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Lincoln Avenue and North Railroad Avenue Grant City, Staten Island | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°34′45″N 74°06′33″W / 40.5793°N 74.1093°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections |  NYCT Bus: S51 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Open-cut | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | 509 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | April 23, 1860[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1965–1968 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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History
editThe station opened on April 23, 1860, with the opening of the Staten Island Railway from Vanderbilt's Landing to Eltingville.[1][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
editCurrently, 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.
| Mezzanine | Overpass | Exit/entrance, connection between platforms |
| Ground | Street level | Station house, exit/entrance, buses |
| Platform level |
Side platform | |
| Southbound | ←  toward Tottenville (New Dorp)← rush hour express does not stop here
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| Northbound | toward St. George (Jefferson Avenue) → AM rush express does not stop here →
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| Side platform | ||
Exits
editThere 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.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b Irvin Leigh and Paul Matus (December 23, 2001). "SIRT The Essential History". p. 4. Archived from the original on January 4, 2009. Retrieved March 3, 2009.
- ^ Poster for opening of Staten Island Railway
- ^ Grant City - Staten Island Railway station (NYCSubway.org)
- ^ "Map of NYC Subway Entrances". NYC Open Data. City of New York. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
External links
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Media related to Grant City (Staten Island Railway station) at Wikimedia Commons