Lake Avenue (Staten Island Railway station)

Lake Avenue
Former Staten Island Railway rapid transit station
Station statistics
Borough Staten Island
Coordinates 40°38′03″N 74°09′04″W / 40.6341°N 74.1511°W / 40.6341; -74.1511 (Lake Avenue station)Coordinates: 40°38′03″N 74°09′04″W / 40.6341°N 74.1511°W / 40.6341; -74.1511 (Lake Avenue station)
Line SIR North Shore Branch
Services none
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 2
Other information
Opened 1937
Closed March 31, 1953
Station succession

Preceding station   Staten Island Railway   Following station
toward Port Ivory
North Shore Branch
closed
toward St. George

Lake Avenue is a station on the abandoned North Shore Branch of the Staten Island Railway in Mariners Harbor, Staten Island, New York. It has two tracks and two side platforms. It is located in an open cut, approximately 4.3 miles (6.9 km) from Saint George Terminal.[1] The station opened in 1937 during a grade crossing elimination project.[2] The station was abandoned on March 31, 1953, along with the South Beach Branch and the rest of the North Shore Branch.[3][4] It is one of the few remaining stations along the North Shore line which still stands today, as of 2010, although in ruins.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Office of Diane J. Savino (2013). "State Senator Diane J. Savino's 2013 Staten Island Railway Rider Report" (PDF). nysenate.gov. New York State Senate. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
  2. ↑
  3. ↑ Leigh, Irvin; Matus, Paul (January 2002). "State Island Rapid Transit: The Essential History". thethirdrail.net. The Third Rail Online. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
  4. ↑ Pitanza, Marc (2015). Staten Island Rapid Transit Images of Rail. Arcadia Pubishing. ISBN 978-1-4671-2338-9.
  5. ↑ "North Shore Alternatives Analysis: Public Meeting THURSDAY, APRIL 22, 2010 7:00 p.m." (PDF). zetlin.com. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. April 22, 2010. Retrieved 31 July 2015.


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