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Jefferson Avenue (Staten Island Railway station)
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Jefferson Avenue is a Staten Island Railway
station between the neighborhoods of Grant City, Staten Island
, New York
and Dongan Hills, Staten Island
, New York
. It is located on an embankment at Jefferson Avenue
and Railroad Avenue on the main line. This station has two side platform
s. There is no station house and the only exit is at the northeast end, which leads to Jefferson Avenue. This is currently the only station on the SIR to be named for a street rather than for the neighborhood it serves, like most New York City Subway
stations. From north to south, Jefferson Avenue station begins the descent from the embankment to the open cut.
Prior to 1965, the Jefferson Avenue crossing was at grade level. It only had a single warning bell for approaching trains. In the mid 1960s construction began on eliminating the crossings from Jefferson Avenue to New Dorp. The track was displaced onto South Railroad Avenue and the station as well as the crossing were temporarily relocated to Adams Avenue. Jefferson Avenue and the adjacent intersections were dropped below grade and the current station was built.
Staten Island Railway
The Staten Island Rapid Transit Operating Authority, publicly known as MTA Staten Island Railway or SIR, is the operator of the lone rapid transit line in the borough of Staten Island, New York City, USA...
station between the neighborhoods of Grant City, Staten Island
Grant City, Staten Island
Grant City is the name of a neighborhood located on the East Shore of Staten Island, New York, USA. The island comprises one of the five boroughs of New York City.-History:...
, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
and Dongan Hills, Staten Island
Dongan Hills, Staten Island
Dongan Hills is a neighborhood located within New York City, USA's borough of Staten Island. It is on the Island's East Shore.The neighborhood was originally known by two separate names, the western half being called Hillside Park and the eastern half Linden Park...
, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
. It is located on an embankment at Jefferson Avenue
Jefferson Avenue (Staten Island)
Jefferson Avenue is a residential yet primary east-west avenue in the Dongan Hills, Grant City, Ocean Breeze, and Midland Beach neighborhoods of New York City, in the borough of Staten Island, New York....
and Railroad Avenue on the main line. This station has two side platform
Side platform
A Side platform is a platform positioned to the side of a pair of tracks at a railway station, a tram stop or a transitway. A pair of side platforms are often provided on a dual track line with a single side platform being sufficient for a single track line...
s. There is no station house and the only exit is at the northeast end, which leads to Jefferson Avenue. This is currently the only station on the SIR to be named for a street rather than for the neighborhood it serves, like most New York City Subway
New York City Subway
The New York City Subway is a rapid transit system owned by the City of New York and leased to the New York City Transit Authority, a subsidiary agency of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and also known as MTA New York City Transit...
stations. From north to south, Jefferson Avenue station begins the descent from the embankment to the open cut.
Prior to 1965, the Jefferson Avenue crossing was at grade level. It only had a single warning bell for approaching trains. In the mid 1960s construction began on eliminating the crossings from Jefferson Avenue to New Dorp. The track was displaced onto South Railroad Avenue and the station as well as the crossing were temporarily relocated to Adams Avenue. Jefferson Avenue and the adjacent intersections were dropped below grade and the current station was built.