Jefferson Avenue station

The station opened in 1937.{{efn|name=fn1}} Prior to 1965, the Jefferson Avenue crossing was at grade level. It only had a single warning bell for approaching trains. In the mid-1960's, construction began on eliminating the crossings from Jefferson Avenue to New Dorp. The track was displaced onto South Railroad Avenue and the station as well as the crossing were temporarily relocated to Adams Avenue. Jefferson Avenue and the adjacent intersections were dropped below grade and the current station was built.

Currently, the station is located on an embankment at Jefferson Avenue and Railroad Avenue on the main line. This station has two side platforms. From north to south, Jefferson Avenue station begins the descent from the embankment to the open cut.

This is the only station on the Staten Island Railway that is named for the street it serves rather than the neighborhood.{{NYCS const|map}}

{{SIR platform layout/embankment}}

The only exit is at the northeast end, which leads to Jefferson Avenue. There is no station house.{{NYCS const|exits}}

{{notelist|refs=

{{efn|name=fn1|The opening date for this station can be approximated using contemporaneous maps and tickets. This ticket from 1935{{cite web|title=Staten Island Rapid Transit Ticket from July 31, 1935 No. A 9508|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/127872292@N06/22736821038/in/photostream/|website=Flickr|date=November 19, 2015 |publisher=Staten Island Rapid Transit Railway Company|accessdate=December 24, 2017}} shows that the Jefferson Avenue station has not yet opened. A map of the Staten Island Rapid Transit Railway Company dated to January 11, 1937 shown here:{{cite web|title=Staten Island Rapid Transit Railway Map 1937|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/127872292@N06/23167516851/in/dateposted/|website=Flickr|date=November 19, 2015 |publisher=Staten Island Rapid Transit Railway Company|accessdate=December 24, 2017}} does not show the Old Town, Jefferson Avenue or Lake Avenue stations. However,{{cite web|title=Staten Island Rapid Transit Railway Map 1937|publisher=Staten Island Rapid Transit Railway Company}} another map with the same date shows these stations with a few additional modifications. It seems that the second map was a revised version of the first one. Presumably it was printed to correct the old information, which did not show these stations. Finally, this ticket from 1938:{{cite web|title=Staten Island Rapid Transit Ticket 1939 No. B 260510|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/127872292@N06/23130860835/in/dateposted/|website=Flickr|date=November 19, 2015 |publisher=Staten Island Rapid Transit Railway Company|accessdate=December 24, 2017}} does show the station.}}

}}

{{reflist}}

{{commons category-inline|Jefferson Avenue (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]
• [http://www.trainsarefun.com/sirt/LIRR2513onSIRTatJeffersonAve8-21-72DG.jpg Two Long Island Rail Road EMU's at Jefferson Avenue Station; August 21,1972 (TrainsAreFun)]
• [https://maps.google.com/?ll=40.583991,-74.102504&spn=0.006168,0.01134&layer=c&cbll=40.583948,-74.102556&panoid=W287vmz4zKGtJru8ORjiHQ&cbp=12,243.79,,0,1.02&t=m&z=17 Jefferson Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View]
• [https://www.google.com/maps/@40.5837288,-74.1032639,3a,75y,64h,90t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sAF1QipOkRov4GNOn7jLO2IO70xJAZEmE3FgiuWs4WFtz!2e10!6shttps:%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2Fp%2FAF1QipOkRov4GNOn7jLO2IO70xJAZEmE3FgiuWs4WFtz%3Dw203-h100-p-k-no!7i8704!8i4352 Platforms from Google Maps Street View]

{{Staten Island Rapid Transit Operating Authority}}

Category:Staten Island Railway stations

Category:Railway stations in the United States opened in 1937