Английская Википедия:Bay Terrace station

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The Bay Terrace station is a Staten Island Railway station in the neighborhood of Bay Terrace, Staten Island, New York.

History

The station opened c. 1897 as a flag stop named Brendan. and was renamed by 1902 as Whitlock. Whitlock was located on Park Place (present-day-Railroad Avenue) in between Washington Avenue (Hopkins Avenue) and Grant Avenue (Spratt Avenue). On December 18, 1912, a public hearing was held by the Public Service Commission (PSC), which among other things, was hearing the Staten Island Rapid Transit Company (SIRT)'s petition to abandon the Whitlock station and replace it with the Bay Terrace station. The movement of the station was done in anticipation of a change in the center of population in the area. The new station was to be built Шаблон:Convert to the south of the Whitlock station.

On April 13, 1922, the SIRT petitioned to the PSC to move the station Шаблон:Convert to the east of the station to Lincoln Road and to renamed the station Rice Manor. The PSC denied the application as the move would allow fewer people to use the station. There were 35 homes immediately surrounding the existing station while there were only 3 at the proposed location. The move was intended to spur development in the surrounding area. In 1922, Bay Terrace was made a full-time station. It had previously been closed during part of the year.

Station layout

The station is located on an embankment at Bay Terrace and South Railroad Avenue on the main line. It has an island platform and exits are located at both ends. During a renovation, the glass windows and exterior staircases were refurbished at both ends.

P Platform level	Southbound	← Шаблон:Rint toward Шаблон:Stl or Шаблон:Stl (Шаблон:SIR platform layout/previous) ← Шаблон:Rint rush hour express does not stop here
	Шаблон:Small
	Northbound	Шаблон:0 Шаблон:Rint toward Шаблон:Stl (Шаблон:SIR platform layout/next) →
G	Street level	Exit/entrance, parking, buses Шаблон:NYCS Platform Layout access

Exits

The north exit leads to Justin Avenue while the south exit leads to Bay Terrace. Both ends have a street-level underpass, but the one at the south end is pedestrian-only while the north end is for both pedestrians and vehicles. The south end has greenery outside both sides of the underpass. This greenery is maintained by the New York City Parks Department.

External links

• Staten Island Railway station list
• Staten Island Railway general information
• Justin Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Bay Terrace entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Platform from Google Maps Street View