Grant City station

Grant City is a Staten Island Railway station in the neighborhood of Grant City, Staten Island, New York.

Grant City
Staten Island Railway station (rapid transit)
Station platforms, pedestrian crossover, and stationhouse
Station statistics
Address	Lincoln Avenue & North Railroad Avenue Staten Island, NY 10306
Borough	Staten Island
Locale	Grant City
Coordinates	40.5793°N 74.1093°W
Services	Local  (All times)
Transit	New York City Bus: S51
Structure	Open-cut
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Opened	April 23, 1860[1]
Rebuilt	1965–1968
Station code	509[2]
Station succession
Next north	Jefferson Avenue
Next south	New Dorp
Location
Track layout to Jefferson Avenue to New Dorp
Street map

Grade crossing, early 20th century

History

The station opened on April 23, 1860, with the opening of the Staten Island Railway from Vanderbilt's Landing to Eltingville.[1][3] Prior to 1965, the Grant City Station was at grade level. In 1964 construction began on eliminating the crossings from Jefferson Avenue to New Dorp. The tracks were displaced onto South Railroad Avenue and the station was relocated during the construction.[4]

Station layout

Currently, the station is located on an open cut at Lincoln Avenue and Railroad Avenue on the main line. It has two side platforms and aqua green walls.

M	Overpass	Exit/entrance, connection between platforms
G	Street level	Station house, exit/entrance, buses
P Platform level	Side platform
	Southbound	← toward Tottenville (New Dorp) ← rush hour express does not stop here
	Northbound	→ toward St. George (Jefferson Avenue) → → AM rush express does not stop here →
	Side platform

Exits

There are two exits; the main exit at the south end leads to Lincoln Avenue and has brick a station house on street level. There are 2 benches inside the stationhouse, each with three seats. The secondary exit at the middle of this station leads to Fremont Avenue on both sides and utilizes an overpass to connect both platforms.[5]

References

1. Irvin Leigh and Paul Matus (December 23, 2001). "SIRT The Essential History". p. 4. Archived from the original on January 4, 2009. Retrieved March 3, 2009.
2. "Station Developers' Information". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
3. Poster for opening of Staten Island Railway
4. Grant City - Staten Island Railway station (NYCSubway.org)
5. "Map of NYC Subway Entrances". NYC Open Data. City of New York. Retrieved July 10, 2018.

External links

Media related to Grant City (Staten Island Railway station) at Wikimedia Commons

• Staten Island Railway station list
• Staten Island Railway general information
• Lincoln Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Fremont Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Platforms from Google Maps Street View