Grasmere (Staten Island Railway station)

Grasmere
Staten Island Railway rapid transit station

Platform
Station statistics
Address Clove Road & Giles Place
Staten Island, NY 10304
Borough Staten Island
Locale Grasmere
Coordinates 40°36′12″N 74°05′02″W / 40.60347°N 74.08378°WCoordinates: 40°36′12″N 74°05′02″W / 40.60347°N 74.08378°W
Services SIR Main Line
Structure Open-cut
Platforms 1 island platform
Tracks 2
Other information
Opened April 23, 1860[1]
Station succession

Preceding station   Staten Island Railway   Following station
toward St. George
Main Line

Grasmere is a Staten Island Railway station in the neighborhood of Grasmere, Staten Island, New York. It is located at Clove Road on the main line. This station has the original brick station house from the 1933 grade separation project over the Tottenville-bound track at the south end of the line. The building is open only during the morning rush hour. The platform is located in an open cut and has glass block and concrete windscreens attached to the canopy supports; the only exit is at the north end of the station. The Grasmere crossover, consisting of two manual switches, was located just past the Fingerboard Road overpass north of the station, but has since been removed. North of this station, the line merges with the abandoned South Beach branch. The South Beach and the North Shore branch lines were both abandoned in 1953 due to poor ridership and better bus service in Staten Island. This station connects to the S53 bus to Brooklyn.

Station rehabilitation

On May 21, 2012, MTA began to rehabilitate the Grasmere station. The construction includes demolition and rebuilding of the station platform and station house. A temporary platform and entrance have been built north of the main station. Construction work will last through April 2014.[2][3][4]

Station layout

G Street level Exit/Entrance
P
Platforms		 Southbound ← Main toward Tottenville (Old Town)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Northbound → Main toward St. George (Clifton) →

References

  1. ↑ Irvin Leigh and Paul Matus (December 23, 2001). "SIRT The Essential History". p. 4. Retrieved 2009-03-03.
  2. ↑ Staten Island Advance article May 18, 2012
  3. ↑ MTA Grasmere Station Getting Major Repairs May 21, 2012
  4. ↑ Construction at Grasmere Station SI Live, July 2012

External links

Temporary stair and platform, Oct 2012