Richmond Valley station
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Station code | 519 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Richmond Valley station 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.
History
The station opened on June 2, 1860 with the opening of the Staten Island Railway (SIR) from
On the evening of March 9, 1874, someone set the passenger and freight depot at the station on fire. They had cut a hole through the floor underneath in the building and set a pile of straw and wood ablaze. The fire was discovered in time to save the building.[4]
In 1940, the grade crossing at Richmond Valley Road was eliminated as the street was raised over the railroad tracks as part of a project to remove grade crossings across Staten Island.[3][5]
The platforms at the station were replaced in 1970.[6]
Under the 2015–2019
West Shore Line
Directly to the south of the station, a non-electrified spur branched off of the
Station layout
There are two side platforms and the station is orange color with the south overpass appearing to be an addition during a renovation. Because of the short platform, only the first 3 cars in the direction of the train traveling can be platformed here.[21] Mill Creek, which leads to the Arthur Kill, passes beneath part of the platform,[22] and travels underneath the SIR through a culvert.[20]
M | Mezzanine | Overpass between platforms |
G Platform level |
Side platform | |
Southbound | ← toward Tottenville (Arthur Kill) (demolished: Nassau) | |
Northbound | St. George (Pleasant Plains ) →
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Side platform | ||
Street level | Exit/entrance, buses |
Exits
The station has exits on both its north and south ends. The north exit leads to Richmond Valley Road while the south exit leads to Amboy Road.[23]
References
- ^ a b Irvin Leigh and Paul Matus (December 23, 2001). "SIRT The Essential History". p. 5. Retrieved March 3, 2009.
- ^ Gschlecht, Billy (January 22, 2016). "Ride the Staten Island Railway Through the Public Domain". The New York Public Library. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
- ^ a b "RICHMOND VALLEY HISTORY". www.tottenvillehistory.com. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
- ^ "The Fire Record". The Meriden Daily Republican. March 13, 1874. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
- ^ Conrad, George (May 11, 1970). "Richmond Valley Station". nycsubway.org. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
- ^ "Richmond Valley Station Platform: Staten Island Rapid Transit (SIRT)". nytm.pastperfectonline.com. Staten Island Rapid Transit Operating Authority. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
- ^ Whitford, Emma (January 8, 2016). "MTA Will Completely Close 30 Subway Stations For Months-Long "Revamp"". Gothamist. Archived from the original on August 1, 2016. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
- ^ "MTAStations" (PDF). governor.ny.gov. Government of the State of New York. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
- ^ "Richmond Valley SIR Station to be Revamped Under Cuomo's MTA Plan". DNAinfo New York. January 11, 2016. Archived from the original on December 15, 2017. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
- ^ "MTA Arts & Design - MTA Staten Island Railroad - Richmond Valley Station". mtaarts.submittable.com. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
- ^ "Repairs, Improvements Coming to Staten Island Railway's Richmond Valley Station". www.mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. June 3, 2018. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
- ^ "Richmond Valley railway station undergoing $2.2M repair project". SILive.com. Retrieved June 13, 2018.
- ^ NINTH ANNUAL REPORT DECEMBER 31, 1929 (PDF). PORT or NEW YORK Authority. 1929. p. 16.
- ISBN 9781439652039.
- ^ Pitanza, Marc (January 28, 2007). "Ballasted Spur". nycsubway.org. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
- ^ Pitanza, Marc (January 28, 2007). "Richmond Valley Spur". nycsubway.org. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
- ^ Rosenfeld, Robbie (October 16, 2013). "Richmond Valley Spur". nycsubway.org. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
- ^ a b "236 Richmond Valley Road – Staten Island, New York Environmental Assessment Statement – Analyses" (PDF). Department of City Planning. August 29, 2014. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
- ^ Pitanza, Marc (January 28, 2007). "Page Avenue Switch". nycsubway.org. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
- ^ a b Kensinger, Nathan (June 23, 2016). "Exploring Staten Island's changing Mill Creek". Curbed NY. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
- ^ "Station Information: Please use the first three cars to enter or exit the train at the following stations". mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
- ^ Rosenfeld, Robbie (October 16, 2013). "Mill Creek at Richmond Valley Station". nycsubway.org. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
- ^ "Map of NYC Subway Entrances". NYC Open Data. City of New York. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
External links
Media related to Richmond Valley (Staten Island Railway station) at Wikimedia Commons