Grant City station
Grant City | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 New York City Subway station (rapid transit) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Station platforms, pedestrian crossover, and stationhouse | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Address | Lincoln Avenue & North Railroad Avenue Staten Island, NY 10306 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Borough | Staten Island | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Locale | Grant City | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°34′45″N 74°06′33″W / 40.5793°N 74.1093°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Division | [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Services | Template:NYCS SIR north | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Transit |  New York City Bus: S51 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Structure | Open-cut | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | April 23, 1860[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1965–1968 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2023 | [3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | out of 423[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Next north | Jefferson Avenue | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Next south | New Dorp | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Grant City 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][4] 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.[5]
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.
| 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
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 2 benches inside the stationhouse, each with three seats. The secondary exit at the middle of this station leads to Fremont Avenue on both sides and utilizes an overpass to connect both platforms.[6]
Bus connection
References
- ^ "Glossary". Second Avenue Subway Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement (SDEIS) (PDF). Vol. 1. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. March 4, 2003. pp. 1–2. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 26, 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
- ^ 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
Media related to Grant City (Staten Island Railway station) at Wikimedia Commons