St. George Ferry Terminal

St. George Terminal
Staten Island Ferry terminal
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	Staten Island Railway at St. George New York City Bus local routes S40, S42, S44, S46, S48, S51, S52, S61, S62, S66, S74, S76, S78 New York City Bus limited-stop routes S81, S84, S86, S90, S91, S92, S94, S96, S98
Construction
Structure type	Open-cut
Disabled access
Services
Preceding station   Staten Island Ferry   Following station Whitehall Terminal Terminus Staten Island Ferry Terminus

St. George
Staten Island Railway rapid transit station
From street
Station statistics
Address	One Bay Street Staten Island, NY 10301
Borough	Staten Island
Locale	St. George
Services	SIR Main Line
Transit connections	Staten Island Ferry at St. George Terminal New York City Bus local routes: S40, S42, S44, S46, S48, S51, S52, S61, S62, S66, S74, S76, S78 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)
Accessible
Station succession
Preceding station   Staten Island Railway   Following station Terminus Main Line Tompkinsville toward Great Kills or Tottenville Main Line AM rush hour express service New Dorp No service in this direction toward Tottenville Main Line PM rush hour express service Great Kills toward Tottenville Main Line Dongan Hills toward Great Kills or Tottenville Richmond County Bank Ballpark Terminus Staten Island Railway Ballpark; closed Terminus New Brighton 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.