The Prince's Bay station is a Staten Island Railway station in the neighborhood of Prince's Bay, Staten Island, New York.
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 Staten Island Railway station (rapid transit) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Seguine Avenue and Waterbury Avenue Prince's Bay, Staten Island | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°31′31″N 74°12′01″W / 40.5254°N 74.2003°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections |  NYCT Bus: S55, S56, SIM25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Open-cut | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | 517 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | June 2, 1860[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Lemon Creek[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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History
editThe station opened on June 2, 1860, as Lemon Creek, with the opening of the Staten Island Railway from Annadale to Tottenville.[1] Prior to being placed in an open-cut the station consisted of a small platform connected to a small station house, which was connected to a two-story house. The platform could be reached by going up a short staircase.[2]
Station layout
editThe station is located near Seguine Avenue and Amboy Road on the main line, and is located is in an open-cut with two side platforms, green canopies, and walls of steel and concrete. A railroad spur leading to the St. George-bound tracks also exists just outside of this parking lot. Maps do not show the station name with apostrophe while the station signs do. The latter is the historically correct (and official) name. This station was the last all-timber platform on the line before being replaced in the early 1990s.
| Ground | Street level | Station house, exit/entrance, buses |
| Platform level |
Side platform | |
| Southbound | ←  toward Tottenville (Pleasant Plains)
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| Northbound | toward St. George (Huguenot) →
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| Side platform | ||
Exits
editThere is an exit/entrance on the south end of each platform that allows access to Seguine Avenue. An exit/entrance on the northern end of the St. George (north) bound platform allows access to a small free commuter park & ride lot that is accessible from Herbert Street.[3][4]
References
edit- ^ a b c Irvin Leigh and Paul Matus (December 23, 2001). "SIRT The Essential History". p. 5. Retrieved March 3, 2009.
- ^ "Princes Bay train station". statenisland.pastperfectonline.com. 1895–1915. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
- ^ "Map of NYC Subway Entrances". NYC Open Data. City of New York. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
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- Rosenfeld, Robbie (January 20, 2010). "Image of Prince's Bay 109502". nycsubway.org. Retrieved December 24, 2017.
- Rosenfeld, Robbie (January 20, 2010). "Image of Prince's Bay 109501". nycsubway.org. Retrieved December 24, 2017.
External links
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Media related to Prince's Bay (Staten Island Railway station) at Wikimedia Commons