Arthur Kill station
{{Short description|Staten Island Railway station}}
{{Use American English|date=February 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2017}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Arthur Kill
| accessible = yes
| image = Arthur Kill Station, Staten Island Railway.jpg
| caption = The Arthur Kill station in November 2018
| style = Staten Island Railway
| connections = {{bus icon}} NYCT Bus: {{NYC bus link|S78}}
| tracks = 2
| structure = At-grade
| code = 523
| address = Arthur Kill Road, near Lion Street and Barnard Avenue
Tottenville, Staten Island
| platforms = 2 side platforms
| coordinates = {{coord|40.5168|-74.2416|display=inline,title|type:railwaystation_region:US|name=Arthur Kill Road}}
| opened = {{start date and age|2017|01|21}}
| services = {{Adjacent stations|system=Staten Island Railway|line=Main|left=Richmond Valley|right=Tottenville}}
| map_state = collapsed
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| mapframe = yes
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The Arthur Kill station is a station on the Staten Island Railway (SIR). The station opened on January 21, 2017, replacing the Atlantic and Nassau stations, which were the two stations in the poorest condition along the line at the time. It is located on Arthur Kill Road near Lion Street and Barnard Avenue, in the Tottenville neighborhood of Staten Island, New York. It has two tracks and two side platforms, and is ADA-accessible via ramps.
Station layout
This station has two tracks and two side platforms, with an overpass connecting the platforms.{{Cite web|url=http://www.mta.info/news-nyc-transit-staten-island-railway-arthur-kill/2017/01/20/staten-island-railway-celebrates-1st|title=Staten Island Railway Celebrates 1st New Station in 20 Years|date=January 20, 2017|website=mta.info|publisher=Metropolitan Transportation Authority|access-date=January 21, 2017|archive-date=January 21, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170121224425/http://www.mta.info/news-nyc-transit-staten-island-railway-arthur-kill/2017/01/20/staten-island-railway-celebrates-1st|url-status=dead}} As opposed to the Nassau and Atlantic stations, which this station replaces, both platforms can accommodate {{convert|300|ft|m|adj=mid|-long}} trains. Those stations only had single-door boarding.{{Cite web|url=http://www.mta.info/news-staten-island-new-york-city-transit-railway-station-tottenville-arthur-kill/2013/10/18|title=MTA {{!}} news {{!}} Groundbreaking for New MTA Staten Island Railway Arthur Kill Station in Tottenville|date=October 18, 2013|website=mta.info|publisher=Metropolitan Transportation Authority|access-date=January 21, 2017}} There are benches and surveillance cameras on both platforms and windscreens, which are covered by canopies. The total cost of the station was $27.6 million. An art instillation, titled Tottenville Sun, Tottenville Sky and created by Jenna Lucente, was installed in the windscreens as part of the station construction. Consisting of 28 laminated glass panels, it depicts the landscape and wildlife of the adjacent community.{{Cite web|url=http://web.mta.info/nyct/service/New_Arthur_Kill_Station/index.htm|title=New Arthur Kill Station|date=January 20, 2017|website=mta.info|publisher=Metropolitan Transportation Authority|access-date=January 20, 2017}}
The station is ADA-accessible via two ramps, one on each side of the overpass. It includes a 150-car parking lot,{{Cite web|url=http://web.mta.info/nyct/service/ConstructingANewArthurKillStation.htm|title=mta.info {{!}} Constructing a new Arthur Kill Station|website=mta.info|publisher=Metropolitan Transportation Authority|access-date=January 22, 2017}} on SIR property, which can be expanded in the future.{{Cite news|url=http://www.silive.com/news/index.ssf/2015/07/sir_construction_delays_for_gr.html|title=Double delays: 2 Staten Island Railway station projects pushed back again|last=Barone|first=Vincent|date=July 30, 2015|newspaper=SILive.com|access-date=December 27, 2016}}
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|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=50|M |style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=100|Mezzanine |style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=400|Crossover between platforms |
| style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" rowspan=5 valign=top|G Platform level |style="border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 2px black;text-align:center;" colspan=2|{{small|1=Side platform {{access icon}}}} |
| Southbound
|← {{rint|newyork|sir}} toward {{stl|Staten Island Railway|Tottenville}} ({{SIR platform layout/previous}}) |
| style="border-top:solid 1px gray;"|Northbound
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;"|{{0|→}} {{rint|newyork|sir}} toward {{stl|Staten Island Railway|St. George}} ({{SIR platform layout/next}}) → |
| style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-top:solid 2px black;text-align:center;" colspan=2|{{small|1=Side platform {{access icon}}}} |
| style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|Street level
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|Exit/entrance, buses |
History
File:Arthur Kill Station Groundbreaking (10350743403).jpg
The construction of an Arthur Kill station was first proposed in the 1990s to replace the Atlantic and Nassau stations, which were located directly to the north and south of the station, respectively.{{cite news |last1=Engels |first1=Mary |title=NEW PLANS FOR S.I. TRANSIT BUS-RAIL-FERRY LINKS PROPOSED |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/boroughs/new-plans-s-transit-bus-rail-ferry-links-proposed-article-1.696916 |accessdate=26 August 2018 |work=New York Daily News |date=December 28, 1995}} Commuters from these stations were only allowed access from the last cars of the trains.{{cite web|url=http://web.mta.info/nyct/service/ServChanges_Nassau.htm|title=Station Information|publisher=MTA}} As a result, these two stations were not included in station modernization programs with other stations. The construction of the station had been deferred due to budget constraints, but funding for it was included in the 2010–2014 MTA Capital Program, with $16 million allocated to the project.
Despite a 2010 expected completion date, construction ended up delayed due to a lack of funding in the capital program.{{cite web |url=http://web.mta.info/mta/budget/pdf/2008-2013%20Capital%20Plan.pdf |title=MTA Capital Program 2008–2013 |page=176 |date=February 2008 |accessdate=January 4, 2015}}{{cite press release |publisher=MTA New York City Transit |date=August 30, 2010 |title=Partial Closure of the Staten Island Railway Nassau Station |url=http://www.mta.info/press-release/nyc-transit/partial-closure-staten-island-railway-nassau-station |accessdate=January 4, 2015}}{{cite news |first=Maura |last=Yates |url=http://www.silive.com/news/index.ssf/2010/04/sorry_sir_no_new_cars_for_stat.html |title=Sorry, SIR: No new cars for Staten Island Railway |newspaper=Staten Island Advance |date=April 30, 2010 |accessdate=May 6, 2010 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100503020033/http://www.silive.com/news/index.ssf/2010/04/sorry_sir_no_new_cars_for_stat.html |archive-date=May 3, 2010 |url-status=live}} A groundbreaking ceremony was held on October 18, 2013, with a projected opening date of late 2015.{{cite news |title=Groundbreaking for new Arthur Kill Staten Island Railway station, set to open in 2015 |first=Mark D. |last=Stein |url=http://www.silive.com/news/index.ssf/2013/10/groundbreaking_ceremony_held_f.html |newspaper=Staten Island Advance |date=October 18, 2013 |accessdate=January 4, 2015}} In July 2015, the opening date was then pushed back to August 2016, with delays caused in part by the addition of storm resiliency measures.{{Cite web|url=http://web.mta.info/capitaldashboard/allframenew_head.html?PROJNUM=s6070108&PLTYPE=1|title=Untitled Document|website=web.mta.info|access-date=June 17, 2016}} In June 2016, the station's opening was pushed back once again to November due to changes in the Electric Distribution Room.{{Cite web|url=http://web.mta.info/mta/news/books/pdf/160623_1345_CPOC.pdf|title=Capital Program Oversight Committee Meeting June 2016|date=June 17, 2016|website=www.mta.info|publisher=Metropolitan Transportation Authority|access-date=June 17, 2016}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.ny1.com/nyc/staten-island/news/2016/06/18/opening-of-sirr-s-new-arthur-kill-station-delayed-.html|title=Opening of Staten Island Railway's New Arthur Kill Station Delayed|date=June 18, 2016|newspaper=TWC News|access-date=December 27, 2016}} In October 2016, the opening date was pushed back yet again to January 2017 because of a need to redesign the electrical distribution room, the exterior wall panel, and various communications issues.{{Cite web|url=http://web.mta.info/mta/news/books/pdf/161026_1315_CPOC.pdf|title=Capital Program Oversight Committee Meeting|date=October 2016|website=mta.info|publisher=Metropolitan Transportation Authority|access-date=November 6, 2016}} The station opened on January 21, 2017, at 5:00 a.m, replacing the adjacent former stations at Nassau and Atlantic, which were permanently closed on the same day.
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References
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External links
{{Commons category|Arthur Kill (Staten Island Railway station)}}
- [http://web.mta.info/nyct/maps/simap.htm Staten Island Railway station list]
- [http://web.mta.info/nyct/sir/sirinfo.htm Staten Island Railway general information]
- [https://www.google.com/maps/place/Arthur+Kill/@40.5167465,-74.2418289,3a,90y,139.15h,91.61t/data=!3m8!1e1!3m6!1s-aa-Bdrd4FH0%2FWJft1Yq5xMI%2FAAAAAAAAf3Q%2FKZAhUxUiHL8T6L44pVlbuyhSrhS_thYgACLIB!2e4!3e11!6s%2F%2Flh6.googleusercontent.com%2F-aa-Bdrd4FH0%2FWJft1Yq5xMI%2FAAAAAAAAf3Q%2FKZAhUxUiHL8T6L44pVlbuyhSrhS_thYgACLIB%2Fw234-h106-k-no-pi-0-ya195-ro0-fo100%2F!7i9728!8i4864!4m5!3m4!1s0x89c3b5607d25633f:0x9e04020cbd79f161!8m2!3d40.5166483!4d-74.241951!5m1!1e2!6m1!1e1 Platforms from Google Maps Street View]
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- [https://www.google.com/maps/contrib/103237729589375373179/place/ChIJP2MlfWC1w4kRYfF5vQwCBJ4/@40.5166626,-74.2421341,3a,90y,98.82h,83.87t/data=!3m8!1e1!3m6!1s-5jZ_R9I2gSA%2FWJft4dnjlGI%2FAAAAAAAAf3Y%2FJeUVAeGw_l85OsvSFDAMTMSTPSpmcEzOQCLIB!2e4!3e11!6s%2F%2Flh3.googleusercontent.com%2F-5jZ_R9I2gSA%2FWJft4dnjlGI%2FAAAAAAAAf3Y%2FJeUVAeGw_l85OsvSFDAMTMSTPSpmcEzOQCLIB%2Fw203-h100-p-k-no%2F!7i9728!8i4864!4m6!1m5!8m4!1e2!2s103237729589375373179!3m1!1e1 Overpass from Google Maps Street View]
- [https://www.google.com/maps/@40.5164437,-74.2416524,3a,75y,307.69h,90.47t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sl0k3xf-Nd4Rogz2rcAQS2Q!2e0!5s20161101T000000!7i13312!8i6656 View from Arthur Kill Road from Google Maps Street View]
- [https://www.google.com/maps/@40.5169593,-74.2418782,3a,75y,190.81h,90.98t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sbaHEyr1kctSJwxakSrXGqw!2e0!5s20161101T000000!7i13312!8i6656 View from Ellis Street from Google Maps Street View]
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