Richmond Valley (Staten Island Railway station)

Richmond Valley
Staten Island Railway rapid transit station

Richmond Valley station in August 2014, from the Champ Court overpass.
Station statistics
Address Richmond Valley Road & Amboy Road
Staten Island, NY 10309
Borough Staten Island
Locale Richmond Valley
Coordinates 40°31′11″N 74°13′45″W / 40.5196°N 74.2293°W / 40.5196; -74.2293Coordinates: 40°31′11″N 74°13′45″W / 40.5196°N 74.2293°W / 40.5196; -74.2293
Services SIR Main Line
Transit connections x22
Structure Open-cut / At-grade
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 2
Other information
Opened June 2, 1860[1]
Station succession

Preceding station   Staten Island Railway   Following station
toward St. George
Main Line
toward Tottenville

Richmond Valley is a Staten Island Railway station in the neighborhood of Richmond Valley, Staten Island, New York. Located at Richmond Valley Road and Amboy Road on the main line, the station is a mixture of open cut (below grade level) at the north end and grade level at the south end.

Station layout

G Street level Exit/Entrance
P
Platforms		 Side platform, doors will open on the right for the first 3 cars only
Southbound ← Main toward Tottenville (Nassau)
(No service: Arthur Kill)
Northbound → Main toward St. George (Pleasant Plains) →
Side platform, doors will open on the right for the first 3 cars only

The station opened on June 2, 1860, with the opening of the Staten Island Railway from Annadale to Tottenville.[1]

There are two side platforms and the station is orange color with the south overpass appearing to be an addition during a renovation. The north exit leads to Richmond Valley Road while the south exit leads to Amboy Road. Because of the short platform, only the first 3 cars in the direction of the train traveling can be platformed here. A grade crossing at Richmond Valley Road was removed in 1940.

The Tottenville-bound track has a non-electrified spur that once ran all the way to the Arthur Kill. The spur was built in the mid-1920s and dubbed by the B&O as the West Shore Line. The B&O delivered building materials to the Outerbridge Crossing construction site near the Kill. Later on, the track served a small scrapyard owned by the Roselli Brothers. The track remains intact today all the way to Page Avenue. The switch at the spur is well kept and working.

References

  1. 1 2 Irvin Leigh and Paul Matus (December 23, 2001). "SIRT The Essential History". p. 5. Retrieved 2009-03-03.
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