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Stapleton station

Coordinates: 40°37′40″N 74°04′31″W / 40.627889°N 74.075139°W / 40.627889; -74.075139
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 Stapleton
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
station platform
Station statistics
AddressBay Street & Prospect Street
Staten Island, NY 10304
BoroughStaten Island
LocaleStapleton
Coordinates40°37′40″N 74°04′31″W / 40.627889°N 74.075139°W / 40.627889; -74.075139
Division[1]
ServicesTemplate:NYCS SIR north
TransitBus transport New York City Bus: S51, S52, S74, S76, S78, S81, S84, S86
StructureElevated
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Other information
OpenedJuly 31, 1884[2]
Rebuilt1936
Traffic
2023[3]
Rank out of 423[3]
Station succession
Next northTompkinsville
Next southClifton
Location
Stapleton station is located in New York City Subway
Stapleton station
Stapleton station is located in New York City
Stapleton station
Stapleton station is located in New York
Stapleton station
Track layout

Street map

Map

Stapleton 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.[2] Stapleton was rehabilitated in 1936 as part of a grade crossing elimination project.[4]

Station layout

P
Platform level
Southbound toward Template:Sirs (Clifton)
rush hour express does not stop here
Island platform
Northbound toward Template:Sirs (Tompkinsville)
AM rush express does not stop here →
G Street level Exit/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.[5] 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).[6][7] The south end exits to Water Street and Bay Street.[4][6]

References

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ a b Irvin Leigh and Paul Matus (December 23, 2001). "SIRT The Essential History". p. 6. Retrieved March 3, 2009.
  3. ^ a b "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Google Maps". Google Maps.
  5. ^ "Google Maps". Google Maps.
  6. ^ a b "Map of NYC Subway Entrances". NYC Open Data. City of New York. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
  7. ^ "Google Maps". Google Maps.