Pleasant Plains station

The Pleasant Plains station is an elevated Staten Island Railway station in the neighborhood of Pleasant Plains, Staten Island, New York.

Pleasant Plains
Staten Island Railway station (rapid transit)
Northbound train arriving
General information
Location	Penton Street and Amboy Road Pleasant Plains, Staten Island
Coordinates	40.5224°N 74.2179°W / 40.5224; -74.2179
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	NYCT Bus: S55, SIM26
Construction
Structure type	Embankment
Other information
Station code	518
History
Opened	June 2, 1860[1]
Services
Preceding station Staten Island Railway Following station Prince's Bay toward St. George Richmond Valley toward Tottenville
Track layout Legend to Prince's Bay to Richmond Valley
Location

History

The station opened on June 2, 1860, with the opening of the Staten Island Railway from Annadale to Tottenville.^[1]

In 1913, the station received several improvements. Electric lights were installed in the signals, platform, and station, a new concrete lack was installed on the station approach, metal sheet was installed to cover the waiting room and ticket office, and the station received a fresh coat of paint.^[2]

Station layout

Located at Penton Street and Amboy Road, the station has two side platforms and orange canopies. 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.

Platform level	Side platform
	Southbound	← toward Tottenville (Richmond Valley)
	Northbound	→ toward St. George (Prince's Bay) →
	Side platform
Ground	Street level	Exit/entrance, buses

Exit

The only exit is at the northeast end of each platform, which leads to Amboy Road via a 75-foot (23 m) long passage and steps.^[3][4]

Mount Loretto Spur

South of the station^[5] 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.^[1][6] 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.

References

1. Irvin Leigh and Paul Matus (December 23, 2001). "SIRT The Essential History". p. 5. Retrieved March 3, 2009.
2. Bernstein, E. (December 1913). "Improvements at Pleasant Plains Station, S. I." Baltimore and Ohio Employes Magazine. 2 (3).
3. "Map of NYC Subway Entrances". NYC Open Data. City of New York. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
4. Darlington, Peggy (June 2000). "Image of Pleasant Plains". nycsubway.org. Retrieved December 24, 2017.
5. SIRT by Irvin Leigh and Paul Matus
6. SIRT Map Gary Owens SIRT Site

External links

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

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