Stapleton (Staten Island Railway station)

Stapleton
Staten Island Railway rapid transit station
Sign at Stapleton SIR Station
Station statistics
Address	Bay Street & Prospect Street Staten Island, NY 10304
Borough	Staten Island
Locale	Stapleton
Coordinates	40°37′40″N 74°04′31″W / 40.627889°N 74.075139°W / 40.627889; -74.075139Coordinates: 40°37′40″N 74°04′31″W / 40.627889°N 74.075139°W / 40.627889; -74.075139
Services	SIR Main Line
Structure	Elevated
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Other information
Opened	July 31, 1884[1]
Station succession
Preceding station   Staten Island Railway   Following station Tompkinsville toward St. George Main Line Clifton toward Great Kills or Tottenville

Stapleton is an elevated Staten Island Railway station in the neighborhood of Stapleton, Staten Island, New York, located at Beach Street and Bay Street on the main line. It contains an island platform. The north end has an exit to Prospect Street and a New York City Department of Transportation Park and Ride facility to the west side of the right-of-way (next to Bay Street). The south end exits to Water Street and Bay Street. South of the station, yard tracks can be seen entering the line on the Saint George-bound side. This is the connection to the Clifton shops, and where the railway cars are moved to and from the New York City Transit Authority system by truck.

Station layout

Bus connections

• S51, S52, S74, S76, S78, S81, S84, and S86

References

External links

• Staten Island Railway station list
• Staten Island Railway general information
• Water Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Prospect Street entrance from Google Maps Street View