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Wentworth Avenue
Wentworth Avenue
Former Staten Island Railway station
General information
Location	Staten Island
Coordinates	40°35′21″N 74°04′11″W / 40.589028°N 74.069861°W
Line(s)	South Beach Branch
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
History
Opened	1925; 99 years ago
Closed	March 31, 1953; 71 years ago
Former services

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Wentworth Avenue was a station on the demolished South Beach Branch of the Staten Island Railway. It had one side platform served by one track and was located at Oceanside Avenue and Wentworth Avenue, which has been restored to a Bluebelt wetland since its acquisition by the NYC DEP as part of the South Beach Drainage Plan. Much of the area along the coast nearby has been similarly acquired by city or state agencies in order to allow for storm protection since the devastation wrought by Hurricane Sandy.

History[edit]

This station was the last stop on the South Beach Branch, and was the smallest and easternmost Baltimore and Ohio Railroad station.^[2] The South Beach Branch was planned to continue past this point to Prominard Street at Oakwood Beach, but was not built beyond Wentworth Avenue because the branch would have crossed the Vanderbilt family farm.^[2] This station was built in 1925, when the South Beach Branch was electrified.^[2]^[3] This platform was only a door's length and had to be keyed open by the conductor.^[2]^[3]^[4] The platform's length was 20 feet 11 inches.^[4] The station had electric lights, but there was no electrical switch for them at the station.^[3] Instead, the ticket agent at South Beach controlled the lights.^[3] This station was abandoned when the SIRT discontinued passenger service on the entire South Beach Branch at midnight on March 31, 1953, because of city-operated bus competition.^[3]^[5]^[6]^[7] All traces of the station have been eliminated, as well as adjacent streets and access roads.^[3]

References[edit]

^ "Gary Owen SIRT Page Part Two". Retrieved April 11, 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Bommer, Edward (2003). Stations and Places Along the Staten Island Rapid Transit. Retrieved November 19, 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Gary Owen SIRT Page Part Two". Gary Owen Land. April 20, 1937. Retrieved October 8, 2015.
^ ^a ^b Wentworth Avenue Station Plans
^ Pitanza, Marc (2015). Staten Island Rapid Transit Images of Rail. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4671-2338-9.
^ Drury, George H. (1994). The Historical Guide to North American Railroads: Histories, Figures, and Features of more than 160 Railroads Abandoned or Merged since 1930. Waukesha, Wisconsin: Kalmbach Publishing. pp. 312–314. ISBN 0-89024-072-8.
^ "The Old Order Passeth: Rails Surrender To Roads: Passenger Runs on Two Lines of SIRT Will End at Midnight". Staten Island Advance. March 31, 1953. Retrieved October 14, 2015.

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[GO-1] "Gary Owen SIRT Page Part Two". Retrieved April 11, 2016.

[EdwardBommer-2] Bommer, Edward (2003). Stations and Places Along the Staten Island Rapid Transit. Retrieved November 19, 2015.

[Gary_Owen_Land_1937-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Gary Owen SIRT Page Part Two". Gary Owen Land. April 20, 1937. Retrieved October 8, 2015.

[Wentworth-4] Wentworth Avenue Station Plans

[SIRT-5] Pitanza, Marc (2015). Staten Island Rapid Transit Images of Rail. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4671-2338-9.

[drury-6] Drury, George H. (1994). The Historical Guide to North American Railroads: Histories, Figures, and Features of more than 160 Railroads Abandoned or Merged since 1930. Waukesha, Wisconsin: Kalmbach Publishing. pp. 312–314. ISBN 0-89024-072-8.

[1953Closure-7] "The Old Order Passeth: Rails Surrender To Roads: Passenger Runs on Two Lines of SIRT Will End at Midnight". Staten Island Advance. March 31, 1953. Retrieved October 14, 2015.

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-'''Wentworth Avenue''' was a station on the demolished [[South Beach Branch]] of the [[Staten Island Railway]]. It had one [[side platform]] served by one track and was located at Oceanside Avenue and Wentworth Avenue (which is currently an empty area with weeds).
+'''Wentworth Avenue''' was a station on the demolished [[South Beach Branch]] of the [[Staten Island Railway]]. It had one [[side platform]] served by one track and was located at Oceanside Avenue and Wentworth Avenue, which has been restored to a [[Bluebelt]] [[wetland]] since its acquisition by the [[New York City Department of Environmental Protection|NYC DEP]] as part of the [[South Beach, Staten Island|South Beach]] Drainage Plan. Much of the area along the coast nearby has been similarly acquired by city or state agencies in order to allow for storm protection since the devastation wrought by [[Hurricane Sandy]].
 ==History==
-This station was the last stop on the South Beach Branch, and was the smallest and easternmost [[Baltimore and Ohio Railroad]] station.<ref name=EdwardBommer>{{cite book|last1=Bommer|first1=Edward|title=Stations and Places Along the Staten Island Rapid Transit|date=2003|url=https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BzKvSWhrQBW4RlBVZGc5d0VNQ28/view|access-date=November 19, 2015}}</ref> The South Beach Branch was planned to continue past this point to Prominard Street at Oakwood Beach, but was not built beyond Wentworth Avenue because the branch would have crossed the [[Vanderbilt family]] farm.<ref name=EdwardBommer /> This station was built in 1925, when the South Beach Branch was electrified.<ref name=EdwardBommer /><ref name="Gary Owen Land 1937">{{cite web | title=Gary Owen SIRT Page Part Two | website=Gary Owen Land | date=April 20, 1937 | url=http://www.gretschviking.net/GOSIRTPagePartTwo.htm | access-date=October 8, 2015}}</ref> This platform was only a door's length and had to be keyed open by the conductor.<ref name=EdwardBommer /><ref name="Gary Owen Land 1937" /><ref name="Wentworth">[http://www.gretschviking.net/GOSIRTPagePartTwo_files/image120.jpg Wentworth Avenue Station Plans]</ref> The platform's length was 20 feet 11 inches.<ref name="Wentworth" /> The station had electric lights, but there was no electrical switch for them at the station.<ref name="Gary Owen Land 1937" /> Instead, the ticket agent at [[South Beach (Staten Island Railway station)|South Beach]] controlled the lights.<ref name="Gary Owen Land 1937" /> This station was abandoned when the SIRT discontinued passenger service on the entire [[South Beach Branch]] at midnight on March 31, 1953, because of city-operated bus competition.<ref name="Gary Owen Land 1937" /><ref name="SIRT">{{cite book |last=Pitanza |first=Marc |title=Staten Island Rapid Transit Images of Rail |publisher=Arcadia Publishing  |year=2015 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eOSsCQAAQBAJ&pg=PA7&dq=staten+island+rapid+transit&hl=en |isbn=978-1-4671-2338-9}}</ref><ref name="drury">{{cite book |last=Drury |first=George H. |title=The Historical Guide to North American Railroads: Histories, Figures, and Features of more than 160 Railroads Abandoned or Merged since 1930 |publisher=[[Kalmbach Publishing]] |year=1994 |location=[[Waukesha, Wisconsin]] |pages=312–314 |isbn=0-89024-072-8}}</ref><ref name="1953Closure">{{cite news|title=The Old Order Passeth: Rails Surrender To Roads: Passenger Runs on Two Lines of SIRT Will End at Midnight|url=http://gretschviking.net/GOSIRTPage1_files/image009.jpg|access-date=October 14, 2015|publisher=Staten Island Advance|date=March 31, 1953}}</ref> All traces of the station have been eliminated, as well as adjacent streets and access roads.<ref name="Gary Owen Land 1937" />
+This station was the last stop on the South Beach Branch, and was the smallest and easternmost [[Baltimore and Ohio Railroad]] station.<ref name=EdwardBommer>{{cite book|last1=Bommer|first1=Edward|title=Stations and Places Along the Staten Island Rapid Transit|date=2003|url=https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BzKvSWhrQBW4RlBVZGc5d0VNQ28/view|access-date=November 19, 2015}}</ref> The South Beach Branch was planned to continue past this point to Prominard Street at Oakwood Beach, but was not built beyond Wentworth Avenue because the branch would have crossed the [[Vanderbilt family]] farm.<ref name=EdwardBommer /> This station was built in 1925, when the South Beach Branch was electrified.<ref name=EdwardBommer /><ref name="Gary Owen Land 1937">{{cite web | title=Gary Owen SIRT Page Part Two | website=Gary Owen Land | date=April 20, 1937 | url=http://www.gretschviking.net/GOSIRTPagePartTwo.htm | access-date=October 8, 2015}}</ref> This platform was only a door's length and had to be keyed open by the conductor.<ref name=EdwardBommer /><ref name="Gary Owen Land 1937" /><ref name="Wentworth">[http://www.gretschviking.net/GOSIRTPagePartTwo_files/image120.jpg Wentworth Avenue Station Plans]</ref> The platform's length was 20 feet 11 inches.<ref name="Wentworth" /> The station had electric lights, but there was no electrical switch for them at the station.<ref name="Gary Owen Land 1937" /> Instead, the ticket agent at [[South Beach (Staten Island Railway station)|South Beach]] controlled the lights.<ref name="Gary Owen Land 1937" /> This station was abandoned when the SIRT discontinued passenger service on the entire [[South Beach Branch]] at midnight on March 31, 1953, because of city-operated bus competition.<ref name="Gary Owen Land 1937" /><ref name="SIRT">{{cite book |last=Pitanza |first=Marc |title=Staten Island Rapid Transit Images of Rail |publisher=Arcadia Publishing  |year=2015 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eOSsCQAAQBAJ&dq=staten+island+rapid+transit&pg=PA7 |isbn=978-1-4671-2338-9}}</ref><ref name="drury">{{cite book |last=Drury |first=George H. |title=The Historical Guide to North American Railroads: Histories, Figures, and Features of more than 160 Railroads Abandoned or Merged since 1930 |publisher=[[Kalmbach Publishing]] |year=1994 |location=[[Waukesha, Wisconsin]] |pages=312–314 |isbn=0-89024-072-8}}</ref><ref name="1953Closure">{{cite news|title=The Old Order Passeth: Rails Surrender To Roads: Passenger Runs on Two Lines of SIRT Will End at Midnight|url=http://gretschviking.net/GOSIRTPage1_files/image009.jpg|access-date=October 14, 2015|publisher=Staten Island Advance|date=March 31, 1953}}</ref> All traces of the station have been eliminated, as well as adjacent streets and access roads.<ref name="Gary Owen Land 1937" />
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+[[Category:Railway stations in the United States closed in 1953]]