New Brighton (Staten Island Railway station)
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New Brighton was a station
on the abandoned North Shore Branch of the Staten Island Railway
. It has two tracks and two side platform
s. It was located in the New Brighton
section of Staten Island
, at the north end of Westervelt Avenue and Richmond Terrace (near Jersey Street) 0.7 miles (1.1 km) from the Saint George terminus. It was abandoned on March 31, 1953, along with the other passenger stations on the North Shore Branch. In the 1990s Bank Street was built near the station location adjacent to the former SIR right of way to provide access to the parking lot for the Richmond County Bank Ballpark
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Metro station
A metro station or subway station is a railway station for a rapid transit system, often known by names such as "metro", "underground" and "subway". It is often underground or elevated. At crossings of metro lines, they are multi-level....
on the abandoned North Shore Branch of the Staten Island Railway
Staten Island Railway
The Staten Island Rapid Transit Operating Authority, publicly known as MTA Staten Island Railway or SIR, is the operator of the lone rapid transit line in the borough of Staten Island, New York City, USA...
. It has two tracks and two side platform
Side platform
A Side platform is a platform positioned to the side of a pair of tracks at a railway station, a tram stop or a transitway. A pair of side platforms are often provided on a dual track line with a single side platform being sufficient for a single track line...
s. It was located in the New Brighton
New Brighton, Staten Island
New Brighton, formerly an independent village, is today a neighborhood located on the North Shore of Staten Island in New York City, USA. The neighborhood comprises an older industrial and residential harbor front area along the Kill Van Kull west of St. George.The village of New Brighton was...
section of Staten Island
Staten Island
Staten Island is a borough of New York City, New York, United States, located in the southwest part of the city. Staten Island is separated from New Jersey by the Arthur Kill and the Kill Van Kull, and from the rest of New York by New York Bay...
, at the north end of Westervelt Avenue and Richmond Terrace (near Jersey Street) 0.7 miles (1.1 km) from the Saint George terminus. It was abandoned on March 31, 1953, along with the other passenger stations on the North Shore Branch. In the 1990s Bank Street was built near the station location adjacent to the former SIR right of way to provide access to the parking lot for the Richmond County Bank Ballpark
Richmond County Bank Ballpark
The Richmond County Bank Ballpark at St. George is a baseball stadium located on the north-eastern tip of Staten Island. The ballpark is the home of the Staten Island Yankees, the NY-Penn League affiliate of the New York Yankees, and of Wagner College Seahawks Baseball. The ballpark was also...
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