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'''Richmond County Bank Ballpark''', styled simply as '''BallPark''' on station signage, is a disused [[metro station|station]] on the [[Staten Island Railway]], located at Wall Street and Richmond Terrace.
'''Richmond County Bank Ballpark''', styled simply as '''Ball Park''' and '''BallPark''' on station signage, is a disused [[metro station|station]] on the [[Staten Island Railway]], located at Wall Street and Richmond Terrace.


==History==
==History==
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The station is located underneath the stadium below the northern sidewalk of Richmond Terrace between Wall Street and Hamilton Avenue. It is about {{convert|150|yd|m}} west of [[Saint George Terminal]] along what used to be the [[Staten Island Railway#North Shore Branch|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 [[Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990|ADA]] elevator to Hamilton Avenue at the west end.<ref name=NorthShoreFeasibilit-2004>{{cite web|title=Feasibility Study of the North Shore Railroad Right-of-Way Project Assessment Report March 2004|url=http://library.wagner.edu/SI_Reports/SIBoroughPresPubs/nsrr_study_complete2.pdf|website=[[Wagner College|library.wagner.edu]]|publisher=[[Borough president#Richmond/Staten Island Borough Presidents|Office of the Staten Island Borough President]], [[Port Authority of New York and New Jersey]], [[URS Corporation|URS]], [[SYSTRA]]|accessdate=August 6, 2015|date=March 2004}}</ref>
The station is located underneath the stadium below the northern sidewalk of Richmond Terrace between Wall Street and Hamilton Avenue. It is about {{convert|150|yd|m}} west of [[Saint George Terminal]] along what used to be the [[Staten Island Railway#North Shore Branch|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 [[Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990|ADA]] elevator to Hamilton Avenue at the west end.<ref name=NorthShoreFeasibilit-2004>{{cite web|title=Feasibility Study of the North Shore Railroad Right-of-Way Project Assessment Report March 2004|url=http://library.wagner.edu/SI_Reports/SIBoroughPresPubs/nsrr_study_complete2.pdf|website=[[Wagner College|library.wagner.edu]]|publisher=[[Borough president#Richmond/Staten Island Borough Presidents|Office of the Staten Island Borough President]], [[Port Authority of New York and New Jersey]], [[URS Corporation|URS]], [[SYSTRA]]|accessdate=August 6, 2015|date=March 2004}}</ref>


There are no turnstiles at this station. It is served by a one-track [[wye (rail)|wye]] which extends from St. George to the southern (geographically eastern) trackway of the station's island platform. Bumper blocks are present at the end of the station, though the wye continues to the end of the ballpark parking lot where it ends at a second set of bumper blocks. This section originally was electrified but is no longer powered. After the abandonment of the station, the sole track is used to store engine locomotives. The northern trackway currently has no track and is unused.<ref name="NorthShoreFeasibilit-2004" />
There are no turnstiles at this station. It is served by a one-track [[wye (rail)|wye]] which extends from St. George to the southern (geographically eastern) trackway of the station's island platform. Bumper blocks are present at the end of the station, though the wye continues to the end of the ballpark parking lot where it ends at a second set of bumper blocks. This section originally was electrified but is no longer powered. After the abandonment of the station, the sole track is used to store locomotives. The northern trackway currently has no track and is unused.<ref name="NorthShoreFeasibilit-2004" />


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:St. George, Staten Island]]
[[Category:St. George, Staten Island]]
[[Category:Railway stations in the United States closed in the 2010s]]

Latest revision as of 15:45, 6 July 2024

BallPark
Former Staten Island Railway station
General information
StandortWall Street & Richmond Terrace
St. George, Staten Island
Coordinates40°38′43″N 74°04′38″W / 40.6452°N 74.0773°W / 40.6452; -74.0773
Line(s)SIR North Shore Line
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks1
Bauwesen
Structure typeAt-grade
History
OpenedJune 24, 2001[1]
ClosedJune 18, 2010[2]
Former services
Preceding station Staten Island Railway Following station
Terminus St. George
toward Tottenville
Standort
Map

Richmond County Bank Ballpark, styled simply as Ball Park and BallPark on station signage, is a disused station on the Staten Island Railway, located at Wall Street and Richmond Terrace.

History

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The station was opened on June 24, 2001 in conjunction with the Staten Island Yankees baseball season, serving the team's new Richmond County Bank Ballpark on game days only.[2][3][1][4] It was the newest station on the railway until the opening of Arthur Kill station on January 21, 2017.[5] This station was only operational during the baseball season, which usually ran from June to September.[3] One train was scheduled to travel to/from Tottenville, with two or three shuttle trains from St. George serving the station.[3]

Due to a budget crisis suffered by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, this station was closed on June 18, 2010, the date of the first scheduled home game of the season.[3] As a result, a short walk from St. George, or traveling on the S40 or S44 buses, is required to reach the stadium.[2][3][6] Trains last served the station in September 2009.[3] The station is still used by employees to reach locomotives that are now stored on the only track at this station.

Station layout

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G - Street level
P
Platform level 		Northern trackway Trackbed
Island platform, not in service
Southern track No passenger service
(No service: Tompkinsville or St. George)
Looking down at the station in 2017

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.[7]

There are no turnstiles at this station. It is served by a one-track wye which extends from St. George to the southern (geographically eastern) trackway of the station's island platform. Bumper blocks are present at the end of the station, though the wye continues to the end of the ballpark parking lot where it ends at a second set of bumper blocks. This section originally was electrified but is no longer powered. After the abandonment of the station, the sole track is used to store locomotives. The northern trackway currently has no track and is unused.[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b Wagner, Michael (June 24, 2001). "'Baseball Extra' to shuttle fans to new ballpark". Staten Island Advance.
  2. ^ a b c "MTA Board Approves Service Changes". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Archived from the original on May 15, 2010. Retrieved May 15, 2010.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "2010 NYC Transit Service Reductions" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. January 27, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 25, 2010. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
  4. ^ "Bus Service Notices". mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. June 2001. Archived from the original on August 3, 2001. Retrieved July 30, 2018.
  5. ^ "New Arthur Kill Station". mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. January 20, 2017. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
  6. ^ "MTA/New York City Transit – NYC Transit 2010 Service Reduction Proposals". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Archived from the original on March 13, 2014. Retrieved May 15, 2010.
  7. ^ a b "Feasibility Study of the North Shore Railroad Right-of-Way Project Assessment Report March 2004" (PDF). library.wagner.edu. Office of the Staten Island Borough President, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, URS, SYSTRA. March 2004. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
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