Saint George (Staten Island Railway station)

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Saint George {{NYCS {{{service}}}\|time=bullets}}
Staten Island Railway station
Station information
Services	time=full}}
Platforms	6 island platforms (5 in revenue service)
Tracks	10
Other
Borough	Staten Island
Opened	Unknown
Accessible
Connection	Staten Island Ferry
Next north	(Terminal)
Next south	Tompkinsville (Local via Main Line) New Dorp (Express via Main Line) Richmond County Bank Ballpark (North Shore Line; game days only)

Saint George is a Staten Island Railway train station in the neighborhood of Saint George, Staten Island, New York. Located at the Staten Island Ferry Terminal Building on the lower level, it is the northern terminus on the main line. It is also one of two stations that requires the US$2.00 fare on entry and exit.

This station is handicapped accessible and it is compliance of Americans with Disabilities Act.

This station is open cut with a four-lane bus terminal and parking lot above it. The stations has five active platforms and tens tracks, each numbered 1 through 10 from east to west. There is also a sixth platform to the west that is now a passageway to the North Municipal Parking Field on Richmond Terrace, and towards Richmond County Bank Ballpark, one of two access points to this station. The track ballast is present through this construction zone. The mezzanine area has separate fare control areas, east side for entering passengers, and west side for exiting. Station booths and MetroCard vending machines are located on both sides. Just before each platform bay are the old destination indicators to the left and right of each platform entrance, corresponding to each departing track. There are green bulbs above these displays that indicate where the next train will be leaving from. This station originally opened with nothing overhead, no bus bays, no ramps. It was the site of a 1949 fire that nearly destroyed the terminal.