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Richmond County Bank Ballpark (Staten Island Railway station)

 Ballpark
 
Former Staten Island Railway rapid transit station
Richmond County Ballpark Station (14656559652).jpg
Station statistics
Address Wall Street & Richmond Terrace
Staten Island, NY 10301
Borough Staten Island
Locale St. George
Coordinates 40°38′43″N 74°04′38″W / 40.6452°N 74.0773°W / 40.6452; -74.0773Coordinates: 40°38′43″N 74°04′38″W / 40.6452°N 74.0773°W / 40.6452; -74.0773
Line SIR North Shore Line
Services none (closed)
Structure At-grade
Platforms 1 island platform
Tracks 1
Other information
Opened June 24, 2001
Closed June 18, 2010
Station succession
Preceding station   MTA NYC logo.svg Staten Island Railway   Following station
Terminus Staten Island Railway
Continues to Tottenville
Terminus

Richmond County Bank Ballpark (styled simply as Ballpark on station signage, and often referred to as Stadium) is an abandoned station on the Staten Island Railway, located at Wall Street and Richmond Terrace.

The station was opened on June 24, 2001 in conjunction with the Staten Island Yankees baseball season, serving the team's Richmond County Bank Ballpark on game days only. It was the newest station on the railway until the opening of Arthur Kill station on January 21, 2017. This station was only operational during the baseball season, which usually runs from June to September. One train was scheduled to travel to/from Tottenville, with two or three shuttle trains from St. George serving the station.

Due to a budget crisis for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, this station was closed on June 18, 2010, the date of the first scheduled home game of the season. As a result, a short walk from Saint George, or traveling on the S40 or S44 buses, is required to reach the stadium. Trains last served the station in September 2009.

The station is located underneath the stadium below the northern sidewalk of Richmond Terrace between Wall Street and Hamilton Avenue. It is about 150 yards (140 m) west of Saint George Terminal along what used to be the North Shore Branch Line, which is not considered part of the main line of the railway. It consists of an island platform, with a double wide staircase to Wall Street at the east end and ADA elevator to Hamilton Avenue at the west end.


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