Port Richmond station

Port Richmond
Former Staten Island Railway station
Park Avenue
General information
LocationPort Richmond, Staten Island
Coordinates40°38′21″N 74°07′52″W / 40.6391°N 74.1311°W / 40.6391; -74.1311 (Port Richmond station)
Line(s)North Shore Branch
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
History
OpenedFebruary 23, 1886; 138 years ago (1886-02-23)
ClosedMarch 31, 1953; 71 years ago (1953-03-31)
Former services
Preceding station Staten Island Railway Following station
Tower Hill
toward Port Ivory
North Shore Branch West New Brighton
toward St. George

Port Richmond is a station on the abandoned North Shore Branch of the Staten Island Railway. Located in Port Richmond on a concrete trestle at Park Avenue and Church Street, it has two tracks and an island platform.[1][2][3] The station is located approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) from Saint George Terminal.[4]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference MTA-NSAA-2012 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "North Shore Alternatives Analysis: Rail Alignment Drawings Arlington-St. George" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. September 2010. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
  3. ^ "North Shore Alternatives Analysis: Busway Alignment Drawings Arlington-St. George" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. September 2010. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
  4. ^ 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.