Pleasant Plains (Staten Island Railway station)
| Pleasant Plains | ||||||||||||||||
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| Staten Island Railway rapid transit station | ||||||||||||||||
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Northbound train arriving | ||||||||||||||||
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| Address |
Penton Street & Amboy Road Staten Island, NY 10309 | |||||||||||||||
| Borough | Staten Island | |||||||||||||||
| Locale | Pleasant Plains | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°31′21″N 74°13′04″W / 40.5224°N 74.2179°WCoordinates: 40°31′21″N 74°13′04″W / 40.5224°N 74.2179°W | |||||||||||||||
| Services | SIR Main Line | |||||||||||||||
| Structure | Embankment | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | circa 1860s[1] | |||||||||||||||
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Pleasant Plains is an elevated Staten Island Railway station in the neighborhood of Pleasant Plains, Staten Island, New York. Located at Penton Street and Amboy Road on the main line, it has two side platforms and orange canopies. The north exit leads to Amboy Road via a 75-foot (23 m) long passage and steps. Parts of the old northbound platforms are visible and can be viewed from either side at the north end of this station; wooden boards and concrete are evidence of this.
South of the station[2] is another set of crossovers and the right-of-way of the Mount Loretto Spur that formerly served the Mount Loretto orphanage. The B&O served the Mt. Loretto non-electrified branch until 1950, which had some industry and a passenger station.[3][4] The Mt. Loretto branch track was removed in the 1960s and 1970s but some ties were visible until the 1980s. A coal dump trestle is all that remains, located behind the powerhouse.
Station layout
| P Platforms |
Side platform, doors will open on the right | |
| Southbound | ← Main toward Tottenville (Richmond Valley) | |
| Northbound | → Main toward St. George (Prince's Bay) → | |
| Side platform, doors will open on the right | ||
| G | Street level | Exit/Entrance |
Bus Connection
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References
- ↑ Irvin Leigh and Paul Matus (December 23, 2001). "SIRT The Essential History". p. 5. Retrieved 2009-03-03.
- ↑ SIRT by Irvin Leigh and Paul Matus
- ↑ SIRT Map Gary Owens SIRT Site
- ↑ Staten Island Rapid Transit: The Essential History, by Irvin Leigh & Paul Matus (The Third Rail Online)