Services SIR Main Line Borough Staten Island Locale Tompkinsville | Structure At-grade Opened 31 July 1884 Platforms in use 1 | |
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Transit connections New York City Bus: S46, S48, S51, S61, S62, S66, S74, S76, S78, S81, S84, S86, S91, S92, S96, S98 Tracks 3 (1 not for passenger service) Address Staten Island, NY 10304, United States Similar Clifton, Tottenville, Stapleton, Eltingville, Nassau | ||
Tompkinsville is a Staten Island Railway station in the neighborhood of Tompkinsville, Staten island, New York. It is located at Victory Boulevard and Bay Street on the railroad's main line. This is one of two stations on the line that require fare payment to enter or exit, the other being St. George.
Station layout
This station opened on July 31, 1884, with the extension of the SIRT from Vanderbilt's Landing to Tompkinsville.
The station is located at grade with an island platform and two tracks. All staircases go up to overpasses at both ends of the station. The north entrance leads to Victory Boulevard and Bay Street and there is a parking lot adjacent to the southbound track. The south entrance leads to Hannah Street and there is a third track adjacent to the southbound track on that side. It is part of a Maintenance of Way shop, with barns on both sides of this line and located south of this station.
Because one-fifth of passengers transferring to the Staten Island Ferry used to exit at Tompkinsville to avoid paying the fare at St. George (located .5 miles (0.80 km) away), it was estimated that the MTA Staten Island Railway division was losing $3.4 million a year due to fare evasion. Therefore, the MTA closed the Victory Boulevard entrance on August 28, 2008. to build a $6.9 million station house, which included turnstiles for both entering and exiting customers; it opened on January 20, 2010. The Hannah Street entrance on the station's south end is now used only for emergencies.