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Staten Island Railway

Staten Island Railway (officially MTA Staten Island Railway, known as Staten Island Rapid Transit (SIRT) until 1994), is a transit rail line in in the borough of Staten Island, New York. It was originally a part of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. The Staten Island Railway orginally had three lines: a main north-south line covering the island end-to-end, a North Shore Branch with connections to New Jersey, and a South Shore branch. Today, only the north-south Main Line is in service. The South Shore branch closed in 1952, and the North Shore branch saw its last freight train in 1990. The New York City Transit Authority purchased and took over the line in 1971. The terminal station at St. George provides a direct connection to the Staten Island Ferry. In 2001, a small section of the North Shore branch was reopened to serve the new Richmond County Bank Ballpark, home of the Staten Island Yankees.

Fare is $2. Fares are paid on entry and exit only at St. George and Ball Park (and in the case of the latter, only on trains to Tottenville, not St. George), rides between other stations are free.

Stations:

  • Ball Park (Richmond County Bank Ballpark)
  • St. George (Staten Island Ferry Terminal)
  • Tompkinsville
  • Stapleton
  • Clifton
  • Grasmere
  • Old Town
  • Dongan Hills
  • Jefferson Av
  • Grant City
  • New Dorp
  • Oakwood Heights
  • Bay Terrace
  • Great Kills
  • Eltingville
  • Annadale
  • Huguenot
  • Prince's Bay
  • Pleasant Plains
  • Richmond Valley
  • Nassau
  • Atlantic
  • Tottenville

Ball Park is only open for events at the minor league park and is served either by trains that run from St. George as a shuttle, or trains that stop at every other stop except for St. George.

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