Jefferson Avenue (Staten Island Railway station)

Jefferson Avenue
Staten Island Railway rapid transit station
Northbound platform
Station statistics
Address	Jefferson Avenue and North Railroad Avenue Staten Island, NY 10306
Borough	Staten Island
Locale	Midland Beach
Coordinates	40°35′02″N 74°06′11″W / 40.5838°N 74.1030°W / 40.5838; -74.1030Coordinates: 40°35′02″N 74°06′11″W / 40.5838°N 74.1030°W / 40.5838; -74.1030
Services	SIR Main Line
Structure	Embankment
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Opened	April 23, 1860[1]
Rebuilt	1965-1968
Station succession
Preceding station   Staten Island Railway   Following station Dongan Hills toward St. George Main Line Grant City toward Great Kills or Tottenville

Jefferson Avenue is a Staten Island Railway station between the neighborhoods of Grant City, Staten Island, New York and Dongan Hills, Staten Island, New York. It is located on an embankment at Jefferson Avenue and Railroad Avenue on the main line. This station has two side platforms. There is no station house and the only exit is at the northeast end, which leads to Jefferson Avenue. This is the only station on the SIR to be named for a street rather than for the neighborhood it serves, like most New York City Subway stations. From north to south, Jefferson Avenue station begins the descent from the embankment to the open cut.

Prior to 1965, the Jefferson Avenue crossing was at grade level. It only had a single warning bell for approaching trains. In the mid-1960s construction began on eliminating the crossings from Jefferson Avenue to New Dorp. The track was displaced onto South Railroad Avenue and the station as well as the crossing were temporarily relocated to Adams Avenue. Jefferson Avenue and the adjacent intersections were dropped below grade and the current station was built.

Station layout

References

External links

• Staten Island Railway station list
• Staten Island Railway general information
• Jefferson Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View