St. George Terminal
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St. George Terminal is a
History
A ferry and rail terminal at the St. George site (then called St. George's Landing)
The St. George rail terminal as originally built was constructed of wood, with no overhead obstructions.[11] Adjacent to the station was a large freight terminal called the St. George Yard, where the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad's freight operations exchanged with car floats to other terminals in the New York Harbor.[8] The B&O also operated the Staten Island Rapid Transit and ferries under a 99-year lease signed in 1885.[4] A trolley terminal for the Staten Island Electric Company was formerly located above the ferryhouse.[11][12]
After the Municipal takeover of the Staten Island Ferry service, a new St. George Ferry Terminal Complex was designed by Carrère and Hastings and opened in 1905.[13] As part of this construction, the St. George tunnel was lengthened.[8] It was built with two portals at its north end; one on the geographic east side currently in use by the Staten Island Railway, and an additional western portal intended for the Staten Island Tunnel, which would have traveled across the Narrows and connected to the New York City Subway's BMT Fourth Avenue Line in Brooklyn.[8] In 1923 an excavation shaft for the Narrows tunnel was constructed at the south end of the terminal near Shore Road, though construction was halted in 1925.[4][11][14] In 1930, civic leaders proposed a $2.5 million ferry terminal to replace the existing complex, with an underground train terminal below a 26-story office development. However, this plan was never carried out.[15]
On June 25, 1946, a large fire destroyed both the wooden ferry and rail terminals, killing three people.
The station served as the northern (eastern) terminus for the Staten Island Railway
Plans for a renovation of the ferry terminal were announced in March 1997,[21] and it received renovations in the 2000s as part of a $300 million renovation of several ferry terminals in the area, including the St. George and Whitehall Terminals.[22][23] St. George's direct rail-boat connection is one of a few remaining in the United States.[20]
The MTA announced in late 2022 that it would open customer service centers at 15 stations; the centers would provide services such as travel information and OMNY farecards. The first six customer service centers, including one at St. George Terminal, were to open in early 2023.[24][25] St. George Terminal's customer service center opened at the beginning of March 2023.[26][27]
Ferry terminal
St. George Terminal is the southern terminal of the
In January 2019, NYC Ferry announced that it would start operating its St. George route in 2020. The route was originally supposed to run from the St. George Terminal to Battery Park City Ferry Terminal and West Midtown Ferry Terminal in Manhattan.[30][31][32][33] However, due to concerns that the massive Staten Island Ferry boats and the small NYC Ferry craft might not be able to share a dock, the New York City Economic Development Corporation announced in January 2020 that a NYC Ferry dock would instead be built close to the existing terminal, on the opposite side of Empire Outlets closer to the Richmond County Bank Ballpark.[34] NYC Ferry service began operating in August 2021.[35][36]
Staten Island Railway station
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The railroad station, which is known as the St. George station, opened on March 7, 1886. It is the northern terminus of the main line of the
This station is situated in an open cut below street level, with a four-lane bus terminal and parking lot above it. The station has five active platforms and ten tracks, numbered 1 through 10 from east to west. All tracks end at
Just south of the station towards
Station layout
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New York City Bus
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority operates a number of bus routes in Staten Island, New York, United States. Some of them are the direct descendants of streetcar lines (see list of streetcar lines in Staten Island).
Departures are given below by loading bay.
Ramp | Routes | Destination | Notes |
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A | S61 Local S91 Limited |
Staten Island Mall |
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S62 Local S92 Limited |
Travis via College of Staten Island |
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S66 | Port Richmond |
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S78 | Charleston Bricktown Center Mall |
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B | S51 Local S81 Limited |
Grant City via South Beach |
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S74 Local S84 Limited |
Charleston Bricktown Center Mall |
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S76 Local S86 Limited |
Oakwood |
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C | S46 Local S96 Limited |
Chelsea West Shore Plaza |
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S48 Local S98 Limited |
Arlington |
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D | S40 Local S90 Limited |
Bloomfield via Goethals Homes |
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S44 Local S94 Limited |
Staten Island Mall via Port Richmond |
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S42 | New Brighton |
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S52 | South Beach Staten Island University Hospital |
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Nearby attractions
Notes
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