Fort Wadsworth station

Fort Wadsworth was a station on the demolished South Beach Branch of the Staten Island Railway, near the historic Fort Wadsworth. It had two side platforms and two tracks, and was located at Fingerboard Road.

Fort Wadsworth
General information
Location	Staten Island
Coordinates	40.606972°N 74.066472°W / 40.606972; -74.066472 (Fort Wadsworth Station)
Line(s)	South Beach Branch
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
History
Opened	March 8, 1886; 139 years ago (1886-03-08)
Closed	March 31, 1953; 72 years ago (1953-03-31)
Former services
Preceding station Staten Island Railway Following station Belair Road toward Clifton South Beach Branch Arrochar toward Wentworth Avenue
Location

This station was abandoned when the SIRT discontinued passenger service on the South Beach Branch to Wentworth Avenue at midnight on March 31, 1953, because of city-operated bus competition.^[1][2][3][4]

The unused station, overgrown with weeds, remained in place until the 1970s. The location where the station and tracks previously existed, at what is currently the intersection of Tompkins Avenue and Lyman Avenue in Rosebank/Fort Wadsworth, is now occupied by a collection of town homes that are noticeably newer than the surrounding residences. The path of the former track leading to South Beach, at a lower grade, is now occupied by a power substation.