West New Brighton (Staten Island Railway station)
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West New Brighton is a station
on the abandoned North Shore Branch of the Staten Island Railway
. It had two side platform
s and two tracks. It closed on March 31, 1953. It was located in the West New Brighton
section of Staten Island
, north of Richmond Terrace between North Burgher Avenue and Broadway. It was 2.4 miles (3.9 km) from the Saint George terminus. Its location on private property has made it difficult to restore service on the North Shore Branch line. The tracks have been removed and the former right of way has been paved for truck use by a dockyard along the Kill Van Kull
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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 had 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 and two tracks. It closed on March 31, 1953. It was located in the West New Brighton
West New Brighton, Staten Island
West New Brighton is a neighborhood of New York City, Richmond County, USA, situated along the central North Shore of Staten Island...
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...
, north of Richmond Terrace between North Burgher Avenue and Broadway. It was 2.4 miles (3.9 km) from the Saint George terminus. Its location on private property has made it difficult to restore service on the North Shore Branch line. The tracks have been removed and the former right of way has been paved for truck use by a dockyard along the Kill Van Kull
Kill Van Kull
The Kill Van Kull is a tidal strait between Staten Island, New York and Bayonne, New Jersey in the United States. Approximately long and wide, it connects Newark Bay with Upper New York Bay. The Robbins Reef Light marks the eastern end of the Kill, Bergen Point its western end...
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