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Saint George (Staten Island Railway station)

St. George Terminal
Staten Island Ferry terminal
Saint George Terminal.jpg
The St. George Terminal on Staten Island
Location One Bay Street
Staten Island, New York
United States
Coordinates 40°38′36″N 74°4′27″W / 40.64333°N 74.07417°W / 40.64333; -74.07417 (St. George station)Coordinates: 40°38′36″N 74°4′27″W / 40.64333°N 74.07417°W / 40.64333; -74.07417 (St. George station)
Operated by NYCDOT
Line(s) Staten Island Ferry
Connections Railway transport Staten Island Railway at St. George
Bus transport New York City Bus local routes S40, S42, S44, S46, S48, S51, S52, S61, S62, S66, S74, S76, S78
Bus transport New York City Bus limited-stop routes S81, S84, S86, S90, S91, S92, S94, S96, S98
Construction
Structure type Open-cut
Disabled access Handicapped/disabled access
Services
Preceding station   Staten Island Ferry   Following station
Terminus
Staten Island Ferry Terminus
Staten Island Railway rapid transit station
St George SIR jeh.JPG
From street
Station statistics
Address One Bay Street
Staten Island, NY 10301
Borough Staten Island
Locale St. George
Services SIR Main Line
Transit connections Ferry transport Staten Island Ferry at St. George Terminal
Bus transport New York City Bus local routes: S40, S42, S44, S46, S48, S51, S52, S61, S62, S66, S74, S76, S78
Bus transport New York City Bus limited-stop routes: S81, S84, S86, S90, S91, S92, S94, S96, S98
Structure Open-cut
Platforms 6 island platforms (5 in regular service)
Tracks 12 (10 in regular service)
Other information
Opened March 7, 1886; 131 years ago (1886-03-07)
Station code 501
Accessible This station is compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 ADA-accessible
Station succession
Preceding station   MTA NYC logo.svg Staten Island Railway   Following station
Terminus Main Line
Main Line
AM rush hour express service
No service in this direction
toward Tottenville
Main Line
PM rush hour express service
toward Tottenville
Main Line
Handicapped/disabled access
Terminus
Staten Island Railway
Ballpark; closed
Terminus
toward Port Ivory
North Shore Branch
closed

St. George Terminal is a ferry, railway, bus, and park and ride transit center in the St. George neighborhood of Staten Island, New York City. It is located at the intersection of Richmond Terrace and Bay Street, near Staten Island Borough Hall, Richmond County Bank Ballpark and Richmond County Supreme Court. St. George is one of the few remaining rail-sea connections in the United States.

A new ferry and rail terminal at the St. George site (then called St. George's Landing) and an extension of the Staten Island Railway (then called Staten Island Rapid Transit or SIRT) north form Vanderbilt's Landing (today's Clifton Station) had been proposed in the 1870s by the owners of the Staten Island Railroad, George Law, Cornelius Vanderbilt, and Erastus Wiman, to replace the various ferry sites on the north and east shores Staten Island. St. George was selected due to it being the closest point from Staten Island to Manhattan, approximately a 5 miles (8.0 km) distance. The name of the terminal and the local neighborhood were renamed to St. George in honor of Law, allegedly as a concession by Wiman in order to build the terminal and connecting tunnel on land owned by Law. An extension of the line to Tompkinsville was opened in 1884, and the underground tunnel between Tompkinsville and the terminal was constructed from 1884 to 1885. The ferry terminal was opened in early 1886, while the rail terminal opened in March of that year. The terminal's entrance building would be opened in 1897.

The St. George rail terminal as originally built was constructed of wood, with no overhead obstructions. Adjacent to the station was a large freight terminal called the St. George Yard, where the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad's freight operations exchanged with car floats to other terminals in the New York Harbor. The B&O also operated the SIRT and ferries under a 99-year lease signed in 1885. A trolley terminal for the Staten Island Electric Company was formerly located above the ferryhouse.


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