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Richmond Valley (Staten Island Railway station)
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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. There are two side platform
s and the station is orange color with the south overpass appearing to be an addition during a renovation. The north exit leads to Richmond Valley Road while the south exit leads to Amboy Road. Because of the short platform, only the first 3 cars in the direction of the train traveling can be platformed here. A grade crossing at Richmond Valley Road was removed in 1940. The Tottenville
-bound track has a non-electrified spur that once ran all the way to the Arthur Kill
. The spur was built in the mid 1920s and dubbed by the B&O
as the West Shore Line. The B&O delivered building materials to the Outerbridge Crossing
construction site near the Kill. There was also a small industry on the spur known as Roselli Bros. The track remains intact today all the way to Page Avenue. The switch at the spur is well kept and working.
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 in the neighborhood of Richmond Valley, Staten Island
Richmond Valley, Staten Island
Richmond Valley is the name of a neighborhood located on the South Shore of Staten Island, one of the five boroughs of New York City, the largest city in the United States....
, 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...
. Located at Richmond Valley Road and Amboy Road
Amboy Road
Amboy Road is a major north-south artery along the South-East Shore of the New York City borough of Staten Island. It is approximately long.Along with parts of Richmond Road and all of Vanderbilt Avenue, Amboy Road forms the last leg of Staten Island's colonial-era eastern corridor that predates...
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. There are 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 and the station is orange color with the south overpass appearing to be an addition during a renovation. The north exit leads to Richmond Valley Road while the south exit leads to Amboy Road. Because of the short platform, only the first 3 cars in the direction of the train traveling can be platformed here. A grade crossing at Richmond Valley Road was removed in 1940. The Tottenville
Tottenville (Staten Island Railway station)
Tottenville is a Staten Island Railway station in the neighborhood of Tottenville, Staten Island, New York. Located near Main Street and Arthur Kill Road, it is the southern terminus on the main line and the southernmost railway station in New York State....
-bound track has a non-electrified spur that once ran all the way to the Arthur Kill
Arthur Kill
The Arthur Kill is a tidal strait separating Staten Island, New York from mainland New Jersey, USA, and a major navigational channel of the Port of New York and New Jersey. Kill is from the Middle Dutch word kille, meaning "riverbed" or "water channel"...
. The spur was built in the mid 1920s and dubbed by the B&O
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad was one of the oldest railroads in the United States and the first common carrier railroad. It came into being mostly because the city of Baltimore wanted to compete with the newly constructed Erie Canal and another canal being proposed by Pennsylvania, which...
as the West Shore Line. The B&O delivered building materials to the Outerbridge Crossing
Outerbridge Crossing
The Outerbridge Crossing is a cantilever bridge which spans the Arthur Kill. The "Outerbridge", as it is commonly known, connects Perth Amboy, New Jersey, with the New York City borough of Staten Island and carries NY-440 and NJ-440, each road ending at the respective state border.The bridge was...
construction site near the Kill. There was also a small industry on the spur known as Roselli Bros. The track remains intact today all the way to Page Avenue. The switch at the spur is well kept and working.