Grant City station

The Grant City station is a Staten Island Railway station in the neighborhood of Grant City, Staten Island, New York.

Grant City
Staten Island Railway station (rapid transit)
Station platforms, pedestrian crossover, and stationhouse
General information
Location	Lincoln Avenue and North Railroad Avenue Grant City, Staten Island
Coordinates	40.5793°N 74.1093°W / 40.5793; -74.1093
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	NYCT Bus: S51
Construction
Structure type	Open-cut
Other information
Station code	509
History
Opened	April 23, 1860[1]
Rebuilt	1965–1968
Services
Preceding station Staten Island Railway Following station Jefferson Avenue toward St. George New Dorp toward Tottenville
Track layout Legend to Jefferson Avenue to New Dorp
Location

Grade crossing, early 20th century

History

The station opened on April 23, 1860, with the opening of the Staten Island Railway from Vanderbilt's Landing to Eltingville.^[1][2] Prior to 1965, the Grant City station was at grade level. In 1964, construction began on eliminating the crossings from Jefferson Avenue to New Dorp. The tracks were displaced onto South Railroad Avenue and the station was relocated during the construction.^[3]

Station layout

Currently, the station is located on an open cut at Lincoln Avenue and Railroad Avenue on the main line. It has two side platforms and aqua green walls.

Mezzanine	Overpass	Exit/entrance, connection between platforms
Ground	Street level	Station house, exit/entrance, buses
Platform level	Side platform
	Southbound	← toward Tottenville (New Dorp) ← rush hour express does not stop here
	Northbound	→ toward St. George (Jefferson Avenue) → → AM rush express does not stop here →
	Side platform

Exits

There are two exits; the main exit at the south end leads to Lincoln Avenue and has brick a station house on street level. There are two benches inside the station house. The secondary exit at the middle of this station leads to Fremont Avenue on both sides with an overpass to connect both platforms.^[4]

References

1. Irvin Leigh and Paul Matus (December 23, 2001). "SIRT The Essential History". p. 4. Archived from the original on January 4, 2009. Retrieved March 3, 2009.
2. Poster for opening of Staten Island Railway
3. Grant City - Staten Island Railway station (NYCSubway.org)
4. "Map of NYC Subway Entrances". NYC Open Data. City of New York. Retrieved July 10, 2018.

External links

Media related to Grant City (Staten Island Railway station) at Wikimedia Commons

• Staten Island Railway station list
• Staten Island Railway general information
• Lincoln Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Fremont Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Platforms from Google Maps Street View