Huguenot station

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

Huguenot
Staten Island Railway station (rapid transit)
Huguenot station in September 2020
General information
Location	Huguenot Avenue and West Terrace Huguenot, Staten Island
Coordinates	40.5336°N 74.1919°W / 40.5336; -74.1919
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	NYCT Bus: S55, SIM2, SIM24
Construction
Structure type	Open-cut
Other information
Station code	516
History
Opened	June 2, 1860[1]
Previous names	Bloomingview Huguenot Park
Services
Preceding station Staten Island Railway Following station Annadale toward St. George Prince's Bay toward Tottenville
Former services
Preceding station Staten Island Railway Following station Ocean Park toward St. George Tottenville – St. George Prince's Bay toward Tottenville
Track layout Legend to Annadale to Prince's Bay
Location

History

The station opened on June 2, 1860, with the opening of the Staten Island Railway from Annadale to Tottenville.^[1] The station's original name was Bloomingview,^[1] named after the former town of Bloomingview, which is present day Huguenot.^[2] Afterwards the station was named "Huguenot Park," which was shortened to simply "Huguenot" by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) shortly after it took control of the railway from the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in 1971 (the MTA also shortened the name of the "Old Town Road" station to simply "Old Town" at that time).

In 2019, the MTA announced that this station would become ADA-accessible as part of the agency's 2020–2024 Capital Program.^[3]

A request for proposals was put out on May 18, 2023 for the contract for a project bundle to make 13 stations accessible, including Huguenot.^[4] A contract for two ramps at the station was awarded in December 2023.^[5]

Station layout

The station is located on an open cut at Huguenot Avenue and has two side platforms. There is a steel and concrete canopy over the platforms at the stairs and an additional canopy is located about halfway down the northbound platform,^[6] features used as part of SIR station upgrades and platform extensions in the 1990s. Some morning rush hour local trains originate here; a pair of switches south of the station are used to reverse the direction of these trains. A spur used for ballast trains branches off the southbound track across Huguenot Avenue from the station entrance.^[7][8] This stop provides access to the nearby Tottenville High School.

Ground	Street level	Station house, exit/entrance, buses, parking
Platform level	Side platform
	Southbound	← toward Tottenville (Prince's Bay)
	Northbound	→ toward St. George (Annadale) →
	Side platform

Exit

There are exit stairs at the south end, and a brick stationhouse built in 1939 on street level.^[9][10] A pedestrian overpass formerly existed at the north end. The MTA runs a park & ride lot at the station.

References

1. Irvin Leigh and Paul Matus (December 23, 2001). "SIRT The Essential History". p. 5. Retrieved March 3, 2009.
2. "Old Town Names - Old Staten Island". Archived from the original on July 4, 2016. Retrieved October 29, 2015.
3. "Press Release - MTA Headquarters - MTA Announces 20 Additional Subway Stations to Receive Accessibility Improvements Under Proposed 2020-2024 Capital Plan". MTA. December 19, 2019. Archived from the original on April 21, 2020. Retrieved December 25, 2019.
4. "A37758 Design-Build Services for ADA Upgrades Package 5: Accessibility Upgrades at 13 Stations in the City of New York". mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. May 18, 2023. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
5. "December 2023 MTA Board Action Items". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. December 20, 2023. pp. 46–47. Archived from the original on December 22, 2023. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
6. Darlington, Peggy (June 2000). "Huguenot Canopies". nycsubway.org. Retrieved December 24, 2017.
7. Rosenfeld, Robbie (October 16, 2013). "Track ballast loading". nycsubway.org. Retrieved December 24, 2017.
8. "Part of Ward 5 Borough of Richmond Map". secretsi.com. 1873. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved December 24, 2017.
9. Rosenfeld, Robbie (October 16, 2013). "Stationhouse". nycsubway.org. Retrieved December 24, 2017.
10. "Map of NYC Subway Entrances". NYC Open Data. City of New York. Retrieved July 10, 2018.

External links

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

• Staten Island Railway station list
• Staten Island Railway general information
• Huguenot Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Platform level from Google Maps Street View