Elm Park station (Staten Island Railway)

Elm Park
Former Staten Island Railway station
Western part of Elm Park station, 2010
General information
LocationStaten Island
Coordinates40°38′06″N 74°08′44″W / 40.6351°N 74.1456°W / 40.6351; -74.1456 (Elm Park station)
Line(s)North Shore Branch
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
History
OpenedFebruary 23, 1886; 138 years ago (1886-02-23)
ClosedMarch 31, 1953; 71 years ago (1953-03-31)
Previous namesElm Park−Morningstar Road[1][2]
Former services
Preceding station Staten Island Railway Following station
Lake Avenue
toward Port Ivory
North Shore Branch Tower Hill
toward St. George

Elm Park is a station on the abandoned North Shore Branch of the Staten Island Railway (SIR). The station is located in an open cut under the Bayonne Bridge approach in Elm Park, Staten Island, at Morningstar Road between Innis Street and Newark Avenue. It has two tracks and two side platforms.[1][2] The station is approximately 3.9 miles (6.3 km) from the Saint George terminal of the SIR.[3]

  1. ^ a b "North Shore Alternatives Analysis: Rail Alignment Drawings Arlington-St. George" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. September 2010. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference MTA-NSAA-2012 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Office of Diane J. Savino (2013). "State Senator Diane J. Savino's 2013 Staten Island Railway Rider Report" (PDF). nysenate.gov. New York State Senate. Retrieved July 31, 2015.