Richmond Valley station

Richmond Valley
Staten Island Railway rapid transit station
Richmond Valley station in August 2014, from the Champ Court overpass.
Station statistics
Address	Richmond Valley Road & Amboy Road Staten Island, NY 10309
Borough	Staten Island
Locale	Richmond Valley
Coordinates	40°31′11″N 74°13′45″W / 40.5196°N 74.2293°W / 40.5196; -74.2293Coordinates: 40°31′11″N 74°13′45″W / 40.5196°N 74.2293°W / 40.5196; -74.2293
Services	Local  (All times except rush hours in the peak direction) Express  (Rush hours in peak direction only)
Transit connections	New York City Bus: X22
Structure	Open-cut / At-grade
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Opened	June 2, 1860
Station code	519
Station succession
Preceding station   Staten Island Railway   Following station Pleasant Plains toward St. George Main Line Arthur Kill toward Tottenville Main Line closed 2017 Nassau toward Tottenville
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Layout to Pleasant Plains former West Shore Line to Arthur Kill

Richmond Valley is a Staten Island Railway station in the neighborhood of Richmond Valley, Staten Island, New York. Located at Richmond Valley Road and Amboy Road on the main line, the station is a mixture of open cut (below grade level) at the north end and grade level at the south end.

The station opened on June 2, 1860 with the opening of the Staten Island Railway (SIR) from Annadale to Tottenville. The opening of the station gave the surrounding area a separate identity from Tottenville. While it had been considered part of Tottenville, it became its own neighborhood once the area was named Richmond Valley by the SIR. The station consisted of a wooden stationhouse and a ticket office, which were located on the northbound platform, which was located to the south of the Richmond Valley Road grade crossing. However, the southbound platform was located to the north of the Richmond Valley Road.

In 1940, the grade crossing at Richmond Valley Road was eliminated as the street was raised over the railroad tracks as part of a project to remove grade crossings across Staten Island.

The platforms at the station were replaced in 1970.

Under the 2015–2019 MTA Capital Plan, the station would undergo a complete overhaul and would be entirely closed for up to 6 months. Updates would include cellular service, Wi-Fi, charging stations, improved signage, and improved station lighting. The station will feature many of the improvements made at the new Arthur Kill station, which is the next stop to the south. As part of the overhaul, the station will have artwork installed as part of the MTA's Arts & Design program.

Directly to the south of the station, a non-electrified spur branched off of the Tottenville-bound track, which once ran all the way to the Arthur Kill. The spur was built in 1928 and was called West Shore Line by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O), which owned the Staten Island Rapid Transit, in order to deliver building materials to the Outerbridge Crossing construction site near the Kill. Years later, the track was used to serve a scrapyard owned by the Roselli Brothers. Until 2013, the track remained intact to Page Avenue, with the right-of-way ballasted, and with the switch in working condition to allow for trains to be stored, as evidenced by the fouling point sign. However, that year, the connection was severed. The rails still exist past the old connection just to the west of the right-of-way. Underneath Page Avenue, the track split into two other tracks, with the rails still in place. The right-of-way for the line was an easement on the property of Nassau Metals, and was later used by CSX. Some sections of the old tracks have been removed, while others still remain in the overgrowth.