Stapleton (Staten Island Railway station)
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Stapleton is an elevated Staten Island Railway
station in the neighborhood of Stapleton, Staten Island
, New York
, located at Cebra Avenue and Bay Street on the main line. It contains an island platform
. The north end has an exit to Prospect Street and a New York City
Department of Transportation
Park and Ride facility to the west side of the right-of-way (next to Bay Street). The south end exits to Water Street and Bay Street. South of the station, yard tracks can be seen entering the line on the Saint George-bound side. This is the connection to the Clifton
shops, and where the railway cars are moved to and from the New York City Transit Authority
system by truck.
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 Stapleton, Staten Island
Stapleton, Staten Island
Stapleton is a neighborhood in northeastern Staten Island in New York City in the United States. It is located along the waterfront of Upper New York Bay, bounded on the north by Tompkinsville at Grant Street, on the south by Clifton at Vanderbilt Avenue, and on the west by St. Paul's Avenue and...
, New York
New York
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, located at Cebra Avenue and Bay Street on the main line. It contains an island platform
Island platform
An island platform is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange...
. The north end has an exit to Prospect Street and a New York City
New York City
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Department of Transportation
Department of Transportation
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Park and Ride facility to the west side of the right-of-way (next to Bay Street). The south end exits to Water Street and Bay Street. South of the station, yard tracks can be seen entering the line on the Saint George-bound side. This is the connection to the Clifton
Clifton, Staten Island
Clifton or Park Hill is a neighborhood in northeastern Staten Island in New York City in the United States. It is an older waterfront neighborhood, facing Upper New York Bay on the east...
shops, and where the railway cars are moved to and from the New York City Transit Authority
New York City Transit Authority
The New York City Transit Authority is a public authority in the U.S. state of New York that operates public transportation in New York City...
system by truck.