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| connections = {hide}Unbulleted list 15px) Ferry servicessystem1=NYCDOTright1=Whitehall Terminal|system2=NYC Ferryright2=Battery Park City|note-left2=Beginning 2020}}}}St. George Terminal is a ferry, railway, bus, and park and ride transit center in the St. George neighborhood of Staten Island, New York City. It is located at the intersection of Richmond Terrace and Bay Street, near Staten Island Borough Hall, SIUH Community Park and Richmond County Supreme Court. St. George is a rare example of a rail-boat connection in the United States.{{Efn|On the west coast, Vallejo station is an example of a rail-boat connection, with another proposed to be built in neighboring Hercules, California.}}

History

(File:St. George Terminal td (2022-07-04) 009 - Arch.jpg|thumb|left|The arch gate above the terminal, constructed during the 2000s renovations.)A ferry and rail terminal at the St. George site (then called St. George's Landing)WEB, Rapid Transit on Staten Island,weblink The New York Times, en-US, 0362-4331, July 24, 2015, January 17, 1886, and an extension of the Staten Island Railway (then called Staten Island Rapid Transit) north from Vanderbilt's Landing (today's Clifton Station) had been proposed in the 1870s by the owners of the Staten Island Railroad, George Law, Cornelius Vanderbilt, and Erastus Wiman, to replace the various ferry sites on the north and east shores of Staten Island.WEB, Staten Islanders Worried: Anxious to Know Who Will Run the Ferryboats to This City,weblink The New York Times, en-US, 0362-4331, July 24, 2015, May 25, 1893, St. George was selected due to it being the closest point from Staten Island to Manhattan, about a {{convert|5|mi|km|adj=on}} distance. The terminal and the local neighborhood were renamed to St. George in honor of Law, allegedly as a concession by Wiman in order to build the terminal and connecting tunnel on land owned by Law.WEB, Minn, Michael, History and Future of the North Shore Rail Line on Staten Island,weblink michaelminn.net, August 1, 2015, December 18, 2009, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20150601011108weblink">weblink June 1, 2015, WEB, Staten Island Ferry Terminal Named to 'Canonize' George Law,weblink The New York Times, en-US, 0362-4331, October 8, 2015, May 26, 1929, WEB, Waite, Thomas L., If You're Thinking of Living in: St. George,weblink The New York Times, en-US, 0362-4331, October 8, 2015, July 19, 1987, An extension of the line to Tompkinsville was opened in 1884, and the tunnel between Tompkinsville and the terminal was constructed from 1884 to 1885. The ferry terminal was opened in early 1886, while the rail terminal opened in March of that year.WEB, Staten Island Advance, For Erastus Wiman, St. George was a golden opportunity,weblink SILive.com, Staten Island Advance, October 8, 2015, Staten Island, New York (state), New York, March 27, 2011, Staten Island Advance, The terminal's entrance building would be opened in 1897.The St. George rail terminal as originally built was constructed of wood, with no overhead obstructions. Adjacent to the station was a large freight terminal called the St. George Yard, where the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad's freight operations exchanged with car floats to other terminals in the New York Harbor. The B&O also operated the Staten Island Rapid Transit and ferries under a 99-year lease signed in 1885. A trolley terminal for the Staten Island Electric Company was formerly located above the ferryhouse.WEB, The City of New York Board of Estimate and Apportionment: The Narrows Tunnel,weblink Brooklyn Historic Railway Association, brooklynrail.net, New York City Board of Estimate, Brooklyn Historic Railway Association, August 21, 2015, 1925, WEB, Two Fires on Staten Island: Ferryhouse at St. George and Overhead Trolley Structure Badly Damaged—Blaze at Cricket Club,weblink The New York Times, en-US, 0362-4331, July 31, 2015, November 13, 1899, After the Municipal takeover of the Staten Island Ferry service, a new St. George Ferry Terminal Complex was designed by Carrère and Hastings and opened in 1905."Terminal Death Toll 3; Ferries Using Pier Six", Staten Island Advance, June 26, 1946. As part of this construction, the St. George tunnel was lengthened. It was built with two portals at its north end; one on the geographic east side currently in use by the Staten Island Railway, and an additional western portal intended for the Staten Island Tunnel, which would have traveled across the Narrows and connected to the New York City Subway's BMT Fourth Avenue Line in Brooklyn. In 1923 an excavation shaft for the Narrows tunnel was constructed at the south end of the terminal near Shore Road, though construction was halted in 1925.NEWS, Hylan Swings Pick at Shaft Opening; Formally Starts Work at the Staten Island End of Narrows Tunnel,weblink September 6, 2016, The New York Times, en-US, 0362-4331, July 20, 1923, In 1930, civic leaders proposed a $2.5 million ferry terminal to replace the existing complex, with an underground train terminal below a 26-story office development. However, this plan was never carried out.NEWS,weblink Staten Island Asks $2,500,000 Terminal – Commerce Chamber Presents Plan for 26-Story Ferry and Rail Station at St. George – Rentals Would Finance It – Upper Stories Designed as Borough Offices—Shops to Line 350 Foot Arcade, February 11, 1930, The New York Times, November 24, 2019, en-US, 0362-4331, On June 25, 1946, a large fire destroyed both the wooden ferry and rail terminals, killing three people.NEWS, Barron, James, December 5, 1983, Fire at Staten I. Ferry Terminal, en-US, The New York Times,weblink May 5, 2020, 0362-4331, Full service was restored in July of that year. A new facility was built by the city, opening on June 8, 1951, which led the tunneling shaft to be filled in.NEWS, New Ferry Depot Will 'Open' Today: Mayor to Dedicate Terminal at Staten Island That Has Been Used in Part for Year,weblink The New York Times, June 8, 1951, March 28, 2020, en-US, 0362-4331, The new facility cost $21 million. The former freight yard was replaced by a New York City Department of Transportation municipal parking lot when the new terminal opened; the parking lot has since been replaced by Richmond County Bank Ballpark.WEB, Matteo, Thomas, Our Changing Island: Site of former B&O rail yards, St. George,weblink SILive.com, Staten Island Advance, October 8, 2015, Staten Island, New York (state), New York, November 12, 2014, WEB, Municipal Parking Facilities,weblink New York City Department of Transportation, The station served as the northern (eastern) terminus for the Staten Island Railway North Shore Branch to Arlington and Port Ivory until its closure in 1953. The line used tracks 11 and 12 on the north end of the terminal, which are currently unused.WEB, Office of Diane Savino, Diane J. Savino, State Senator Diane J. Savino's 2013 Staten Island Railway Rider Report,weblink New York State Senate, nysenate.gov, New York State Senate, July 31, 2015, 2013, Plans for a renovation of the ferry terminal were announced in March 1997,NEWS,weblink Sleeker Design for Staten Island Ferry Terminal Is Unveiled, Chen, David W., March 20, 1997, The New York Times, November 14, 2017, en-US, 0362-4331, and it received renovations in the 2000s as part of a $300 million renovation of several ferry terminals in the area, including the St. George and Whitehall Terminals.NEWS,weblink Launching a Flotilla of Ferry Terminals, Dunlap, David W., April 7, 2002, The New York Times, September 23, 2017, en-US, 0362-4331, WEB,weblink St. George, Staten Island: The Borough's Transit, Civic and Cultural Hub, August 2011, Government of New York City, nyc.gov, New York City Economic Development Corporation, 2, St. George's direct rail-boat connection is one of a few remaining in the United States.The MTA announced in late 2022 that it would open customer service centers at 15 stations; the centers would provide services such as travel information and OMNY farecards. The first six customer service centers, including one at St. George Terminal, were to open in early 2023.WEB, Garcia, Deanna, 'Customer Service Centers' to open at 15 subway stations, Spectrum News NY1 New York City, December 14, 2022,weblink March 20, 2023, WEB, Chasan, Aliza, MTA opening subway customer service centers, PIX11, December 15, 2022,weblink March 20, 2023, St. George Terminal's customer service center opened at the beginning of March 2023.WEB, Bascome, Erik, New MTA Customer Service Center opens at St. George Ferry Terminal, silive, March 1, 2023,weblink March 20, 2023, WEB, Parry, Bill, MTA opens new customer service center at Main Street-Flushing transit hub, QNS.com, March 7, 2023,weblink March 20, 2023,

Ferry terminal

(File:Staten Island Ferry - St George Terminal (9739253316).jpg|thumb|left|275px|Entrance to the ferry portion of the St. George Terminal)St. George Terminal is the southern terminal of the Staten Island Ferry; it runs only to Whitehall Terminal, on the southern tip of Manhattan near Battery Park. The Staten Island Ferry runs a 24-hour service between the terminals. Ferries usually run at 15-to-20-minute intervals during rush hours and every 30 minutes at other times.WEB,weblink Staten Island Ferry expected to run at least every 30 minutes starting this fall, Sanders, Anna, May 6, 2015, SILive.com,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20150508033450weblink">weblink May 8, 2015, dead, May 7, 2016, NEWS,weblink Staten Island Ferry to Add More Early Morning Trips, Fitzsimmons, Emma G., April 1, 2015, The New York Times, September 19, 2017, en-US, 0362-4331, In January 2019, NYC Ferry announced that it would start operating its St. George route in 2020. The route was originally supposed to run from the St. George Terminal to Battery Park City Ferry Terminal and West Midtown Ferry Terminal in Manhattan.WEB,weblink Routes and Schedules: St. George, NYC Ferry, WEB,weblink NYC Ferry is adding 2 new routes, Barone, Vincent, January 10, 2019, am New York, January 11, 2019, WEB,weblink NYC Ferry will launch service to Staten Island, Coney Island, Plitt, Amy, January 10, 2019, Curbed NY, January 11, 2019, WEB,weblink 2020–2021 Expansion, New York City Ferry Service, January 11, 2019, However, due to concerns that the massive Staten Island Ferry boats and the small NYC Ferry craft might not be able to share a dock, the New York City Economic Development Corporation announced in January 2020 that a NYC Ferry dock would instead be built close to the existing terminal, on the opposite side of Empire Outlets closer to the Richmond County Bank Ballpark.WEB, Michel, Clifford, NYC Ferry's a No-Go at the Staten Island Ferry Terminal, The City, January 30, 2020,weblink February 14, 2020, NYC Ferry service began operating in August 2021.WEB, Gartland, Michael, August 23, 2021, De Blasio touts NYC Ferry from Staten Island to Manhattan,weblink August 24, 2021, New York Daily News, WEB, Liotta, Paul, August 23, 2021, NYC fast ferry is finally citywide as St. George route launches,weblink August 24, 2021, silive, {{clear left}}

Staten Island Railway station

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| code = 501St. George, Staten Island>St. George, Staten Island40367427display=inline}}| connections = {hide}Unbulleted list WEBSITE=THE NEW YORK TIMESDATE=MARCH 9, 1886, system=Staten Island Railwayright=Tompkinsville}}| other_services_header=Former services| other_services_collapsible=yessystem=Staten Island Railwayleft=Richmond County Bank Ballparknote-left=Closed 2010|to-left=Richmond County Bank Ballparkline2=North Shorenote-left2=Closed 1953}}| map_state = collapsed| route_map = {{routemap|inline=y|legend=track|map =uvENDEauvENDEauvENDEauvENDEauvENDEauvENDEauvPSTR(M)uvPSTR(M)uvPSTR(M)uvPSTR(M)uvPSTR(M)uvPSTR(M)uvPSTR(M)uvPSTR(M)uvPSTR(M)uvPSTR(M)uvPSTR(M)uvPSTR(M)uvPSTR(M)uvPSTR(M)uvPSTR(M)uvPSTR(M)uvPSTR(M)uvPSTR(M)udSTRc2uSPLg+3uvÜSTludSTRuv-SHI2g+ruvSHI2g+l-uvSHI2g+l-uvSTR-uENDEaq!~uSTRc2uABZ1+3ruSTRc24udSTR3udSTR2udSTR!~udSTRc3uv-STRuvSTR-uvSTR-!~uSTRc2udSTR3uSTRq!~MFADEgquABZq1uABZq2!~uSTRc4uSTRr+1!~uSTRc3uSTRc14uSTR2+4!~uvSTR2-udSTR!~udSTRc3uvSTR-uvABZg+1-uSTRc4d ~~ ~~ ~~ to BallParkuSTRc1uSTR2+4uSTRc3uSTRc1uvABZg+4-STRuv-STRuSTRc1uSTR2+4uSTRc3uvÜSTuv-STRuSTRc1uSTR2+4uSTRc23!~uvSTRuv-STR3numN315uSTRc1udABZg+4udABZg+1uSTRc4utvSTRautvSTReuvÜSTruvSTRfguvSTR!~MFADEf ~~ ~~ ~~ to Tompkinsville}}}}The railroad station, which is known as the St. George station, opened on March 7, 1886. It is the northern terminus of the main line of the Staten Island Railway, which operates 24/7. It is also one of two stations that require the US$2.90 fare on entry and exit, the other being Tompkinsville. This station is handicapped-accessible.WEB, North Shore line,weblink dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20110724082818weblink">weblink July 24, 2011, mdy-all, WEB,weblink MTA NYC Transit – Staten Island Railway Strip map (including bus transfers and parking), February 26, 2009, (File:Ferry Terminal, St. George, Staten Island, N.Y. (buildings with trains and r.r. tracks) (NYPL b15279351-104684).tiff|thumb|left|Early 20th century)This station is situated in an open cut below street level, with a four-lane bus terminal and parking lot above it. The station has five active platforms and ten tracks, numbered 1 through 10 from east to west. All tracks end at bumper blocks at their railroad northern (geographic eastern) ends. There is also a sixth island platform with two additional tracks (11 and 12) to the west (geographic north) no longer in revenue service, which historically served the Staten Island Rapid Transit's North Shore Branch.WEB, Feasibility Study of the North Shore Railroad Right-of-Way Project Assessment Report March 2004,weblink Wagner College, library.wagner.edu, Borough president#Richmond/Staten Island Borough Presidents, Office of the Staten Island Borough President, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, URS Corporation, URS, SYSTRA, August 6, 2015, March 2004, It currently acts as a passageway to the North Municipal Parking Field on Richmond Terrace, and towards Richmond County Bank Ballpark, one of two access points to this station. The track ballast is present through this construction zone. The mezzanine area has separate fare control areas: the east side for passengers entering, and the west side is for passengers exiting. Station booths and MetroCard vending machines are located on both sides. Just before each platform bay are the old destination indicators to the left and right of each platform entrance, corresponding to each departing track. There are green bulbs above these displays that indicate where the next train will be leaving from. This station originally opened with nothing overhead; no bus bays and no ramps.BOOK, Pitanza, Marc, Staten Island Rapid Transit Images of Rail, Arcadia Publishing, 2015,weblink 978-1-4671-2338-9, It was the site of a 1946 fire that nearly destroyed the terminal.WEB, Leigh, Irvin, Matus, Paul, State Island Rapid Transit: The Essential History,weblink thethirdrail.net, The Third Rail Online, June 27, 2015, January 2002, BOOK, Roger P. Roess, Gene Sansone, The Wheels That Drove New York: A History of the New York City Transit System,weblink August 23, 2012, Springer Science & Business Media, 978-3-642-30484-2, 416–, Just south of the station towards Tompkinsville, the Staten Island Railway runs in the system's only tunnel, known as the St. George Tunnel.WEB, 6.5: Transit and Railroad Open Cuts: Staten Island,weblink Government of New York City, nyc.gov, New York City Department of City Planning, August 6, 2015, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20100606140318weblink">weblink June 6, 2010,

Station layout

{{Clear left}}{| class="toccolours collapsible" style="min-width:30em; background:inherit"! Station layout|{| border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3GStreet levelExit/entrance, buses, Staten Island Ferry{{NYCS Platform Layout access}}PPlatform level|Track 12Staten Island Railway|Richmond County Bank Ballpark}}){{small|Island platform, not in service {{access icon}}}}Track 11No passenger service ({{stlRichmond County Bank Ballpark}})|Track 10|No regular service{{small|Island platform, not in service {{access icon}}}}Track 9No regular service|Track 8|No regular service{{small|Island platform, not in service {{access icon}}}}Track 7No regular service|Track 6newyorkStaten Island RailwayStaten Island Railway|Great Kills}}){{small|Island platform {{access icon}}}}Track 5← {{rintsir}} rush hours toward {{stlTottenville}} ({{stlGreat Kills}})|Track 4newyorkStaten Island RailwayStaten Island RailwayStaten Island Railway|Tompkinsville}}){{small|Island platform {{access icon}}}}Track 3← {{rintsir}} toward {{stlGreat Kills}} rush hours, {{stlTottenville}} other times ({{stlTompkinsville}})|Track 2newyorkStaten Island RailwayStaten Island RailwayStaten Island Railway|Tompkinsville}}){{small|Island platform {{access icon}}}}Track 1← {{rintsir}} toward {{stlGreat Kills}} rush hours, {{stlTottenville}} other times ({{stlTompkinsville}}){{Reflist|group="note"}}{{-}}

New York City Bus

{{See also|List of bus routes in Staten Island}}The Metropolitan Transportation Authority operates a number of bus routes in Staten Island, New York, United States. Some of them are the direct descendants of streetcar lines (see list of streetcar lines in Staten Island).(File:NYC Transit Authority Orion VII 3817.jpg|thumb|S51 bus at St. George Ferry Terminal)(File:MTA New York City Transit 2015 Novabus LFS.jpg|thumb|A bus parked at St. George)Departures are given below by loading bay.{| class=wikitable style="font-size: 100%;" |! Ramp! Routes! Destination! Notes!rowspan=4|A! S61 LocalS91 Limited| Staten Island Mall|

• S61 all times.
• S91 PM rush-only limited-stop service.

! S62 LocalS92 LimitedTravis, Staten Island>Travis via College of Staten Island|

• S62 all times.
• S92 PM rush-only limited-stop service.

! S66Port Richmond, Staten Island>Port Richmond|

• Weekdays only.
• Via Grymes Hill.

! S78Charleston, Staten Island>CharlestonBricktown Center Mall|

• S78 all times.
• Stopped at Ramp D prior to June 27, 2010 service reductions.

! rowspan=3|B! S51 LocalS81 LimitedGrant City, Staten Island>Grant Cityvia South Beach|

• S51 all times.
• S81 PM rush-only limited-stop service.

! S74 LocalS84 LimitedCharleston, Staten Island>CharlestonBricktown Center Mall|

• S74 all times.
• S84 PM rush-only limited-stop service.

! S76 LocalS86 LimitedOakwood, Staten Island>Oakwood|

• S76 weekdays only.
• S86 PM rush-only limited-stop service.

! rowspan=2|C! S46 LocalS96 LimitedChelsea, Staten Island>ChelseaWest Shore Plaza|

• S46 all times.
• S96 PM rush-only limited-stop service.

! S48 LocalS98 LimitedArlington, Staten Island>Arlington|

• S48 all times.
• S98 PM rush-only limited-stop service.

! rowspan=4|D! S40 LocalS90 LimitedBloomfield, Staten Island>Bloomfieldvia Goethals Homes|

• S40 all times.
• S90 PM rush-only limited-stop service.

! S44 LocalS94 Limited| Staten Island Mallvia Port Richmond|

• S44 all times.
• S94 PM rush-only limited-stop service.

! S42New Brighton, Staten Island>New Brighton|

• Runs rush hours and evenings only.
• Stopped at Ramp C prior to June 27, 2010 service reductions.

! S52South Beach, Staten Island>South BeachStaten Island University Hospital|

• No overnight service.

Nearby attractions

• National Lighthouse Museum
• St. George Theatre
• Staten Island September 11 Memorial

Notes

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References

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External links

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• weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20100301090547weblink">Staten Island current ferry fleet
• Entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Train at the terminal from Google Maps Street View
• Platforms from Google Maps Street View

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