Pleasant Plains station

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 Pleasant Plains
 
MTA NYC logo.svg Staten Island Railway station (rapid transit)
Pleasant Plains SIR jeh.JPG
Northbound train arriving
Station statistics
AddressPenton Street & Amboy Road
Staten Island, NY 10309
BoroughStaten Island
LocalePleasant Plains
Coordinates40°31′21″N 74°13′04″W / 40.5224°N 74.2179°W / 40.5224; -74.2179Coordinates: 40°31′21″N 74°13′04″W / 40.5224°N 74.2179°W / 40.5224; -74.2179
Division[1]
ServicesLocal All times except rush hours in the peak direction (All times except rush hours in the peak direction)
Express Rush hours in peak direction only (Rush hours in peak direction only)
TransitBus transport New York City Bus: S55, SIM26
StructureEmbankment
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Other information
OpenedJune 2, 1860[2]
Station code518[3]
Station succession
Next northPrince's Bay
Next southRichmond Valley
Location
Pleasant Plains station is located in New York City
Pleasant Plains station
Track layout

Legend
to Prince's Bay
to Richmond Valley
Street map

Pleasant Plains is an elevated Staten Island Railway station in the neighborhood of Pleasant Plains, Staten Island, New York.

History[]

The station opened on June 2, 1860, with the opening of the Staten Island Railway from Annadale to Tottenville.[2]

In 1913, the station received several improvements. Electric lights were installed in the signals, platform, and station, a new concrete lack was installed on the station approach, metal sheet was installed to cover the waiting room and ticket office, and the station received a fresh coat of paint.[4]

Station layout[]

Located at Penton Street and Amboy Road, the station has two side platforms and orange canopies. Parts of the old northbound platforms are visible and can be viewed from either side at the north end of this station; wooden boards and concrete are evidence of this.

P
Platform level 		Side platform
Southbound ← NYCS-bull-trans-SIR-Std.svg toward Tottenville (Richmond Valley)
Northbound → NYCS-bull-trans-SIR-Std.svg toward St. George (Prince's Bay) →
Side platform
G Street level Exit/entrance, buses

Exit[]

The only exit is at the northeast end of each platform, which leads to Amboy Road via a 75-foot (23 m) long passage and steps.[5][6]

Mount Loretto Spur[]

South of the station[7] is another set of crossovers and the right-of-way of the Mount Loretto Spur that formerly served the Mount Loretto orphanage. The B&O served the Mt. Loretto non-electrified branch until 1950, which had some industry and a passenger station.[2][8] The Mt. Loretto branch track was removed in the 1960s and 1970s but some ties were visible until the 1980s. A coal dump trestle is all that remains, located behind the powerhouse.

References[]

  1. ^ "Glossary". Second Avenue Subway Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement (SDEIS) (PDF). 1. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. March 4, 2003. pp. 1–2. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 26, 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Irvin Leigh and Paul Matus (December 23, 2001). "SIRT The Essential History". p. 5. Retrieved March 3, 2009.
  3. ^ "Station Developers' Information". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
  4. ^ Bernstein, E. (December 1913). "Improvements at Pleasant Plains Station, S. I." Baltimore and Ohio Employes Magazine. 2 (3).
  5. ^ "Map of NYC Subway Entrances". NYC Open Data. City of New York. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
  6. ^ Darlington, Peggy (June 2000). "Image of Pleasant Plains". nycsubway.org. Retrieved December 24, 2017.
  7. ^ SIRT by Irvin Leigh and Paul Matus
  8. ^ SIRT Map Gary Owens SIRT Site

External links[]

Media related to Pleasant Plains (Staten Island Railway station) at Wikimedia Commons

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