Elm Park station (Staten Island Railway)
Elm Park | |||||||||||
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| FormerStaten Island Railwaystation | |||||||||||
 Western part of Elm Park station, 2010 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Staten Island | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°38′06″N74°08′44″W/ 40.6351°N 74.1456°W | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | North Shore Branch | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | February 23, 1886 | ||||||||||
| Closed | March 31, 1953 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Elm Park−Morningstar Road[1][2] | ||||||||||
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Elm Parkis astationon the abandonedNorth Shore Branchof theStaten Island Railway(SIR). The station is located in an open cut under theBayonne Bridgeapproach inElm Park, Staten Island,at Morningstar Road between Innis Street and Newark Avenue. It has two tracks and twoside platforms.[1][2]The station is approximately 3.9 miles (6.3 km) from theSaint George terminalof the SIR.[3]
History
[edit]The station opened on February 23, 1886, as a surface station.[4][5]In the early 1930s as part of a grade crossing elimination project, the station was depressed into the current open-cut below grade level, and rebuilt with concrete platforms.[2][4][5][6][7]Elm Park was closed on March 31, 1953, along with the South Beach Branch and the rest of the North Shore Branch.[4][5]
It is one of the stations to be returned to operation under the proposals for reactivation of the North Shore branch for rapid transit,light rail,orbus rapid transitservice.[1][2][6]
Station layout
[edit]| G | Street Level | - |
| P Former platform level |
Side platform,not in use | |
| Northbound | Trackbed | |
| Southbound | Trackbed | |
| Side platform,not in use | ||
The platforms are slightly offset due to the right-of-way crossing at a diagonal with the streets in the neighborhood;[1][5]each measures about 240 feet (73 m) in length, which would fit three cars of the formerME-1rolling stock (67 feet in length) or of the currentR44SIR cars (75 feet in length).[1]Exit stairs were located at the west end of the station towards Morningstar Road. An overpass from Eaton Place to Newark Avenue over the line (not connected to the station) was located at the station's east end under the Bayonne Bridge.[5]East of the station past John Street, the line rises onto a concrete trestle built in 1935.[2][4][5][7][8]
Elm Park is one of several stations along the North Shore line still standing today, although the street staircases have been taken up and the former platforms are severely dilapidated, while the line's open cut is overgrown with vegetation. Only a single track — the St. George-bound track — remains, unelectrified and in ruins.[1][2][9][10]
References
[edit]- ^abcdef"North Shore Alternatives Analysis: Rail Alignment Drawings Arlington-St. George"(PDF).mta.info.Metropolitan Transportation Authority.September 2010.RetrievedJuly 20,2015.
- ^abcdef"NYCT NORTH SHORE ALTERNATIVES ANALYSIS: Alternatives Analysis Report"(PDF).mta.info.Metropolitan Transportation Authority.August 2012.RetrievedJuly 20,2015.
- ^Office ofDiane J. Savino(2013)."State Senator Diane J. Savino's 2013 Staten Island Railway Rider Report"(PDF).nysenate.gov.New York State Senate.RetrievedJuly 31,2015.
- ^abcdLeigh, Irvin; Matus, Paul (January 2002)."State Island Rapid Transit: The Essential History".thethirdrail.net.The Third Rail Online. Archived fromthe originalon May 30, 2015.RetrievedJune 27,2015.
- ^abcdefPitanza, Marc (2015).Staten Island Rapid Transit Images of Rail.Arcadia Publishing.ISBN978-1-4671-2338-9.
- ^ab"6.5: TRANSIT AND RAILROAD OPEN CUTS: STATEN ISLAND"(PDF).nyc.gov.New York City Department of City Planning.Archived fromthe original(PDF)on June 6, 2010.RetrievedAugust 6,2015.
- ^ab"Staten Island Opens Mile-Long Viaduct: Thirty-four Grade Crossings Are Eliminated"(PDF).The New York Times.February 26, 1937.RetrievedJune 27,2015.
- ^"Open S.I. Viaduct: Longest in Nation".Brooklyn Daily Eagle.February 26, 1937.RetrievedJuly 19,2015– viaNewspapers.com.
- ^"North Shore Alternatives Analysis: Public Meeting THURSDAY, APRIL 22, 2010 7:00 p.m."(PDF).zetlin.com.Metropolitan Transportation Authority.April 22, 2010. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on October 6, 2015.RetrievedJuly 31,2015.
- ^Minn, Michael (December 18, 2009)."History and Future of the North Shore Rail Line on Staten Island"(PDF).michaelminn.net.Archived fromthe original(PDF)on June 1, 2015.RetrievedAugust 1,2015.