Prince's Bay station

 Prince's Bay
 
Staten Island Railway station
The Platforms, facing southbound.
Station statistics
Address Seguine Avenue & Waterbury Avenue
Staten Island, NY 10309
Borough Staten Island
Locale Prince's Bay
Coordinates 40°31′31″N 74°12′01″W / 40.5254°N 74.2003°W / 40.5254; -74.2003Coordinates: 40°31′31″N 74°12′01″W / 40.5254°N 74.2003°W / 40.5254; -74.2003
Services Local  (All times except rush hours in the peak direction)
Express  (Rush hours in peak direction only)
Transit connections New York City Bus: S55, S56, SIM25
Structure Open-cut
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 2
Other information
Opened June 2, 1860[1]
Station code 517[2]
Former/other names Lemon Creek[1]
Station succession
Next north Huguenot
Next south Pleasant Plains

Prince's Bay is a Staten Island Railway station in the neighborhood of Prince's Bay, Staten Island, New York.

History

The station opened on June 2, 1860 as Lemon Creek, with the opening of the Staten Island Railway from Annadale to Tottenville.[1] Prior to being placed in an open-cut the station consisted of a small platform connected to a small station house, which was connected to a two-story house. The platform could be reached by going up a short staircase.[3]

Station layout

G Street level Exit/Entrance
P
Platforms		 Side platform, doors will open on the right
Southbound ← Tottenville toward Tottenville (Pleasant Plains)
Northbound → St. George toward St. George (Huguenot) →
Side platform, doors will open on the right

The station is located near Seguine Avenue and Amboy Road on the main line, and is located is in an open-cut with two side platforms, green canopies, and walls of steel and concrete. A railroad spur leading to the St. George-bound tracks also exists just outside of this parking lot. Maps do not show the station name with apostrophe while the station signs do. The latter is the historically correct (and official) name. This station was the last all-timber platform on the line before being replaced in the early 1990s.

Exits

There is an exit/entrance on the south end of each platform that allows access to Seguine Avenue. An exit/entrance on the northern end of the St. George (north) bound platform allows access to a small free commuter park & ride lot that is accessible from Herbert Street.[4][5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Irvin Leigh and Paul Matus (December 23, 2001). "SIRT The Essential History". p. 5. Retrieved March 3, 2009.
  2. ↑ "Station Developers' Information". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Princes Bay train station". statenisland.pastperfectonline.com. 1895 to 1915. Retrieved December 23, 2017. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  4. ↑ "Map of NYC Subway Entrances". NYC Open Data. City of New York. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
  5. ↑
    • Rosenfeld, Robbie (January 20, 2010). "Image of Prince's Bay 109502". nycsubway.org. Retrieved December 24, 2017.
    • Rosenfeld, Robbie (January 20, 2010). "Image of Prince's Bay 109501". nycsubway.org. Retrieved December 24, 2017.

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