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This station was the last stop on the South Beach Branch, and was the smallest and eastern-most [[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|accessdate=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 family farm of the Vanderbilt's would have been crossed.<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 | accessdate=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" /> The lights were controlled by the ticket agent at [[South Beach (Staten Island Railway station)|South Beach]].<ref name="Gary Owen Land 1937" /> This station was abandoned when the SIRT discontinued passenger service on the [[South Beach Branch]] to Wentworth Avenue 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|accessdate=October 14, 2015|publisher=Staten Island Advance|date=March 31, 1953}}</ref> All traces of the stations have been eliminated, which includes the adjacent streets and access road.<ref name="Gary Owen Land 1937" /> |
This station was the last stop on the South Beach Branch, and was the smallest and eastern-most [[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|accessdate=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 family farm of the Vanderbilt's would have been crossed.<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 | accessdate=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" /> The lights were controlled by the ticket agent at [[South Beach (Staten Island Railway station)|South Beach]].<ref name="Gary Owen Land 1937" /> This station was abandoned when the SIRT discontinued passenger service on the [[South Beach Branch]] to Wentworth Avenue 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|accessdate=October 14, 2015|publisher=Staten Island Advance|date=March 31, 1953}}</ref> All traces of the stations have been eliminated, which includes the adjacent streets and access road.<ref name="Gary Owen Land 1937" /> |
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Revision as of 02:18, 14 June 2017
Wentworth Avenue | |||
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 New York City Subway station (rapid transit) | |||
| Station statistics | |||
| Borough | Staten Island | ||
| Coordinates | 40°35′21″N 74°04′11″W / 40.589028°N 74.069861°W | ||
| Division | [1] | ||
| Line | South Beach Branch | ||
| Services | none | ||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||
| Tracks | 1 | ||
| Other information | |||
| Opened | 1925[2] | ||
| Closed | March 31, 1953 | ||
| Traffic | |||
| 2023 | [3] | ||
| Rank | out of 423[3] | ||
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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).
History
This station was the last stop on the South Beach Branch, and was the smallest and eastern-most Baltimore and Ohio Railroad station.[4] 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 family farm of the Vanderbilt's would have been crossed.[4] This station was built in 1925, when the South Beach Branch was electrified.[4][5] This platform was only a door's length, and had to be keyed open by the conductor.[4][5][6] The platform's length was 20 feet 11 inches.[6] The station had electric lights, but there was no electrical switch for them at the station.[5] The lights were controlled by the ticket agent at South Beach.[5] This station was abandoned when the SIRT discontinued passenger service on the South Beach Branch to Wentworth Avenue at midnight on March 31, 1953 because of city-operated bus competition.[5][7][8][9] All traces of the stations have been eliminated, which includes the adjacent streets and access road.[5]
References
- ^ "Glossary". Second Avenue Subway Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement (SDEIS) (PDF). Vol. 1. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. March 4, 2003. pp. 1–2. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 26, 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
- ^ "Gary Owen SIRT Page Part Two". Retrieved April 11, 2016.
- ^ a b "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
- ^ 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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