The Tottenville station is a Staten Island Railway rapid transit station in the neighborhood of Tottenville, Staten Island, New York City. Located near Main Street and Arthur Kill Road, it is the southern terminus on the main line and the southernmost railway station in both New York City and New York State.
The station opened on June 2, 1860, with the opening of the Staten Island Railway from Annadale to Tottenville.[1] Eight shipyards were located at this location in the 1880s.[2] From the year 1860 to 1885, the locomotives of the Staten Island Railway were maintained and repaired at Journea's Shipyard and at Tyrell's Machine shop.[2] A ferry was operated by the Staten Island Railway from 1867 until 1948 that ran across the Arthur Kill to the Perth Amboy Ferry Slip in Perth Amboy, New Jersey.[2] The ferry service dated back to the 1700s and ended on October 17, 1963.[3] There are remains of the old slip to the ferry near the end of Bentley Street, which is now a dead-end street blocked by a Jersey barrier.
The station was destroyed on September 3, 1929 after a fire burned the station down. The fire was attributed to the third rail short circuiting. The two 550 foot (170 m)-long platforms were destroyed as were five train cars being stored near the station. The damage was estimated to cost $200,000. Passengers using the Perth Amboy Ferry were forced to use the nearby Atlantic station instead.[4]
Derailmentsedit
On December 26, 2008 at 6:27 a.m., an empty train was pulling into this station to accept passengers for its a.m. rush hour run to St. George when it ran into the bumper block and subsequently derailed. An investigation revealed that the engineer, Kim Canady, fell asleep at the helm, having stayed up late the night before to celebrate Christmas with her family.[5]
On May 29, 2014 at 6:36 a.m., another empty train hit the same bumper block in the station, and the train's engineer and conductor were injured.[6][7]
Station layoutedit
This is a grade-level station with two tracks and an island platform. There are three tracks to the east of the platform for storing trains. All five tracks end at bumper blocks at their south ends. The station color is orange.
During rush hours, this station is served only by express trains from St. George. Local trains from St. George terminate at Great Kills.
M
Mezzanine
Overpass to exit/entrances at Elm and Utah Streets
Exit/entrance to Bentley Street Ramp at south end of the station
Exitsedit
View of the ramp entrance from Bentley Street
The south end is ADA-accessible via a ramp to Bentley Street and a tiny parking area. The 1930s head house is used by SIRTOA employees only. The roadway leads to the end of Arthur Kill Road. The north end is accessible via passageway and overpass, south to Main Street, and north to Ellis Street.[8]
Referencesedit
^ abIrvin Leigh and Paul Matus (December 23, 2001). "SIRT The Essential History". p. 5. Retrieved March 3, 2009.
^ abcBommer, Edward (2003). Stations and Places Along the Staten Island Rapid Transit. Retrieved November 19, 2015.
^"Perth Amboy Ferry Makes Its Last Run". The Asbury Park Press. October 17, 1963. p. 1. Retrieved September 5, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
^"$200,000 TOTTENVILLE FIRE.; Transit Line Station Damaged and Six Coaches Burned". The New York Times. September 4, 1929. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved December 24, 2017.
^Yates, Maura (April 30, 2009). "Train derailment at Staten Island Railway station cost city MTA more than a half-million dollars". Staten Island Advance. Retrieved July 15, 2011.
^Grunland, Maura (May 29, 2014). "Staten Island Railway train derails in Tottenville, injuring 2; service interrupted". SILive.com. Retrieved December 24, 2017.
^Gardiner, Aidan (May 29, 2014). . Archived from the original on May 30, 2014. Retrieved May 29, 2014.
^"Map of NYC Subway Entrances". NYC Open Data. City of New York. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
External linksedit
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Bentley Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
Main Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
Platform from Google Maps Street View
December 02, 2023
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The Tottenville station is a Staten Island Railway rapid transit station in the neighborhood of Tottenville Staten Island New York City Located near Main Street and Arthur Kill Road it is the southern terminus on the main line and the southernmost railway station in both New York City and New York State TottenvilleStaten Island Railway station rapid transit The station platformGeneral informationLocationArthur Kill Road amp Bentley StreetTottenville Staten IslandCoordinates40 30 45 N 74 15 08 W 40 5125 N 74 2523 W 40 5125 74 2523 Tottenville Station Platforms1 island platformTracks5 3 not for passenger service ConnectionsNYCT Bus S78ConstructionStructure typeAt gradeAccessibleYesOther informationStation code522HistoryOpenedJune 2 1860 1 ServicesPreceding station Staten Island Railway Following stationArthur Killtoward St George TerminusFormer servicesPreceding station Staten Island Railway Following stationAtlanticClosed 2017toward St George TerminusTrack layoutLegendto Arthur Kill Contents 1 History 2 Derailments 3 Station layout 3 1 Exits 4 References 5 External linksHistory editThe station opened on June 2 1860 with the opening of the Staten Island Railway from Annadale to Tottenville 1 Eight shipyards were located at this location in the 1880s 2 From the year 1860 to 1885 the locomotives of the Staten Island Railway were maintained and repaired at Journea s Shipyard and at Tyrell s Machine shop 2 A ferry was operated by the Staten Island Railway from 1867 until 1948 that ran across the Arthur Kill to the Perth Amboy Ferry Slip in Perth Amboy New Jersey 2 The ferry service dated back to the 1700s and ended on October 17 1963 3 There are remains of the old slip to the ferry near the end of Bentley Street which is now a dead end street blocked by a Jersey barrier The station was destroyed on September 3 1929 after a fire burned the station down The fire was attributed to the third rail short circuiting The two 550 foot 170 m long platforms were destroyed as were five train cars being stored near the station The damage was estimated to cost 200 000 Passengers using the Perth Amboy Ferry were forced to use the nearby Atlantic station instead 4 Derailments editOn December 26 2008 at 6 27 a m an empty train was pulling into this station to accept passengers for its a m rush hour run to St George when it ran into the bumper block and subsequently derailed An investigation revealed that the engineer Kim Canady fell asleep at the helm having stayed up late the night before to celebrate Christmas with her family 5 On May 29 2014 at 6 36 a m another empty train hit the same bumper block in the station and the train s engineer and conductor were injured 6 7 Station layout editThis is a grade level station with two tracks and an island platform There are three tracks to the east of the platform for storing trains All five tracks end at bumper blocks at their south ends The station color is orange During rush hours this station is served only by express trains from St George Local trains from St George terminate at Great Kills M Mezzanine Overpass to exit entrances at Elm and Utah StreetsPPlatform level Northbound nbsp toward St George Arthur Kill demolished Atlantic Island platform nbsp Northbound nbsp toward St George Arthur Kill demolished Atlantic Storage tracks No passenger service No passenger service No passenger service Street level Exit entrance to Bentley Street nbsp Ramp at south end of the stationExits edit nbsp View of the ramp entrance from Bentley StreetThe south end is ADA accessible via a ramp to Bentley Street and a tiny parking area The 1930s head house is used by SIRTOA employees only The roadway leads to the end of Arthur Kill Road The north end is accessible via passageway and overpass south to Main Street and north to Ellis Street 8 References edit a b Irvin Leigh and Paul Matus December 23 2001 SIRT The Essential History p 5 Retrieved March 3 2009 a b c Bommer Edward 2003 Stations and Places Along the Staten Island Rapid Transit Retrieved November 19 2015 Perth Amboy Ferry Makes Its Last Run The Asbury Park Press October 17 1963 p 1 Retrieved September 5 2019 via Newspapers com nbsp 200 000 TOTTENVILLE FIRE Transit Line Station Damaged and Six Coaches Burned The New York Times September 4 1929 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved December 24 2017 Yates Maura April 30 2009 Train derailment at Staten Island Railway station cost city MTA more than a half million dollars Staten Island Advance Retrieved July 15 2011 Grunland Maura May 29 2014 Staten Island Railway train derails in Tottenville injuring 2 service interrupted SILive com Retrieved December 24 2017 Gardiner Aidan May 29 2014 Staten Island Railway Train Derails Injuring 2 Workers Officials Say Archived from the original on May 30 2014 Retrieved May 29 2014 Map of NYC Subway Entrances NYC Open Data City of New York Retrieved July 10 2018 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tottenville Staten Island Railway station Staten Island Railway station list Staten Island Railway general information Bentley Street entrance from Google Maps Street View Main Street entrance from Google Maps Street View Platform from Google Maps Street View Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tottenville station amp oldid 1169117024, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
