Clifton station (Staten Island Railway)

Clifton
Staten Island Railway station (rapid transit)
Tottenville Local arriving at Clifton
General information
Location	Bay Street and Townsend Avenue Clifton, Staten Island
Coordinates	40°37′17″N 74°04′17″W / 40.6215°N 74.0715°W / 40.6215; -74.0715 (Clifton Station)
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	NYCT Bus: S51, S81
Construction
Structure type	Embankment / Elevated
Other information
Station code	504
History
Opened	April 23, 1860[1]
Previous names	Vanderbilt's Landing Vanderbilt Avenue
Services
Preceding station Staten Island Railway Following station Stapleton toward St. George Grasmere toward Tottenville
Former services Preceding station Staten Island Railway Following station Terminus South Beach Branch Bachmann Closed 1937 toward Wentworth Avenue
Track layout Legend to Stapleton to Grasmere Non-yard tracks Yard tracks
Location

The Clifton station is a Staten Island Railway station in the neighborhood of Clifton, Staten Island, New York. This station was the original terminal of the Staten Island Railway from 1860 until 1886. The station was known as Vanderbilt's Landing, and was used as a transfer point for passengers going to Manhattan via ferries to South Ferry.