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The railway's predecessor, the Staten Island Rail-Road Company, was incorporated on May 21, 1836. The charter called for the construction of a single or double-tracked line "commencing at some point in the town of Southfield, within one mile of the steamboat landing at the Quarantine, and terminating at some point in the town of Westfield; opposite Amboy."
The S51 and S81 constitute bus routes in Staten Island, New York running primarily on Bay Street, Father Capodanno Boulevard, and Midland Avenue, between St. George Ferry Terminal and Grant City. The S51 was originally a streetcar route, that was replaced with buses in 1934. The S81 was created in 2001 as a limited-stop version of the S51.
Since, prior to the cuts, at least two buses per day were standing room only, two extra buses were provided during the week on an as needed basis. On October 3, elected officials on Staten Island requested that the MTA take over the service. An MTA spokesperson said the MTA was looking into starting bus service between Jersey City and Staten ...
Every other trip rerouted along Richmond Avenue to the Staten Island Mall in September 1980. [57] Renumbered S103, and on April 15, 1990, Tottenville service was numbered the S78, and Staten Island Mall service was numbered the S79. Staten Island Mall service rerouted from St. George to Bay Ridge, Brooklyn in 1992 over the Verrazzano–Narrows ...
The Staten Island Railway (SIR) is a railroad line in the New York City borough of Staten Island. It is owned by the Staten Island Rapid Transit Operating Authority ( SIRTOA ), a subsidiary of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority , and operated by the New York City Transit Authority Department of Subways.
Staten Island Ferry: Tompkinsville: July 31, 1884 Stapleton: July 31, 1884 1936 Clifton: April 23, 1860 Vanderbilt's Landing Only three cars can platform at the St. George-bound platform. This station was the original northern terminal of the line. Grasmere: c. 1886 S53 bus to Bay Ridge, Brooklyn: Old Town: 1937–1938 Old Town Road Dongan ...
A 2015 Nova Bus LFS (8278) on the Staten Island Mall-bound S61 and a 2009 Orion VII NG HEV (4053) on the ConEdison Travis-bound S92 departing St. George Ferry Terminal, alongside other buses Overview System
The following electric streetcar lines once operated in Staten Island, New York, United States. The first trip was on July 4, 1892, and the last was on January 26, 1934. The streetcar lines were mostly preceded by horse-car lines, and have generally been superseded by MTA Staten Island bus routes. [1] [2]