Eltingville station
{{Short description|Staten Island Railway station}}
{{Use American English|date=February 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2017}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Eltingville
| type = File:MTA NYC logo.svg Staten Island Railway station (rapid transit)
| image = Eltingville platform jeh.JPG
| image_caption = Platforms looking towards the St. George Terminal
| style = Staten Island Railway
| platforms = 2 side platforms
| tracks = 2
| connections = {{bus icon}} NYCT Bus: {{NYC bus link|S59|S79 SBS|S89|SIM1|SIM7|SIM10|SIM22}}
| address = Richmond Avenue and Eltingville Boulevard
Eltingville, Staten Island
| structure = Embankment
| code = 514
| coordinates = {{coord|40.5444|-74.1651|display=inline,title|type:railwaystation_region:US-NY}}
|rebuilt=1939
| services = {{Adjacent stations|system=Staten Island Railway
|line=Main|left=Great Kills|right=Annadale}}
| map_state = collapsed
| route_map = {{NYCS 2-tracked side platform station
|1 = Great Kills
|2 = Annadale
|3r = y
|inline = y
|deg = 300
|extra1 = uvÜSTr
}}
| mapframe = yes
| mapframe-custom = {{Infobox mapframe |shape=none |line=none |marker=rail-metro |marker-color=#{{rcr|Staten Island Railway|Main}} |zoom=15 }}
| other_services_header=Former services
| other_services={{Adjacent stations|system=Staten Island Railway former|line=Main Line|left=Great Kills|right=Woods of Arden}}
}}
The Eltingville station is an elevated Staten Island Railway station in the neighborhood of Eltingville, Staten Island, New York. It is located at Richmond Avenue on the main line.
History
The station opened on April 23, 1860, with the opening of the Staten Island Railway from Vanderbilt's Landing to Eltingville.[http://www.gretschviking.net/GOSIRTPage1_files/image003.jpg Poster for opening of Staten Island Railway] The station was rebuilt in 1939 as part of a grade crossing elimination project.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?140388|title=Grade crossing elimination plaque|last=Rosenfeld|first=Robbie|date=October 16, 2013|website=nycsubway.org|access-date=December 24, 2017}} The station house at this station was being closed for structural renovations and critical repairs from December 28, 2024 to January 16, 2025.
Station layout
The station contains two side platforms and orange canopies and walls.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?143195|title=Eltingville station|last=Chatreau|first=Bernard|date=April 14, 2011|website=nycsubway.org|access-date=December 24, 2017}} It is a transfer point for local buses to the Staten Island Mall, located two miles north of this station, as well as express buses to Manhattan.
{{SIR platform layout/embankment}}
=Exits=
There are staircases at the western end only that lead to Richmond Avenue. The southbound platform contains another exit on the eastern end that leads to Eltingville Boulevard.{{NYCS const|exits}} The station house at Richmond Avenue is at street level and once featured a signal lamp that alerted those waiting that a train was arriving. On the exterior of this station house is a plaque noting the Great Kills to Huguenot grade separation project was done under the auspices of the Public Works Administration.
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References
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External links
{{Commons category-inline|Eltingville (Staten Island Railway station)}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20071227095438/http://www.mta.info/nyct/sir/sirmap.htm Staten Island Railway station list]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20071203173341/http://www.mta.info/nyct/sir/sirinfo.htm Staten Island Railway general information]
- [https://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=40.544173,-74.165191&spn=0.003848,0.013679&z=17&layer=c&cbll=40.544173,-74.165191&panoid=cB_X_FCuhw3kEYXACfovqg&cbp=12,44.15,,0,-0.44 Richmond Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View]
- [https://maps.google.com/?ll=40.544966,-74.164453&spn=0.006318,0.009645&layer=c&cbll=40.54489,-74.164526&panoid=KUVPwGvBcTTrZQ2nHqFDNA&cbp=12,157.48,,0,-1.75&t=m&z=17 Eltingville Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View]
- [https://www.google.com/maps/contrib/103237729589375373179/photos/@40.544735,-74.164444,3a,75y,330h,90t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sAF1QipNA_SlF5ETRY23rmIR8BNn63URe4MFTVLU06nap!2e10!6shttps:%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2Fp%2FAF1QipNA_SlF5ETRY23rmIR8BNn63URe4MFTVLU06nap%3Dw203-h100-p-k-no!7i8704!8i4352!4m3!8m2!3m1!1e1 Platforms from Google Maps Street View]
{{Staten Island Rapid Transit Operating Authority}}
Category:Staten Island Railway stations
Category:Works Progress Administration in New York (state)
Category:Railway stations in the United States opened in 1860