New Brighton station (Staten Island Railway)
New Brighton | |||||||||||
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| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Westervelt Avenue & Richmond Terrace Staten Island | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°38′49″N 74°05′21″W / 40.6469°N 74.0893°W | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | North Shore Branch | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | February 23, 1886 | ||||||||||
| Closed | March 31, 1953 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Westervelt Avenue | ||||||||||
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New Brighton was a station on the abandoned North Shore Branch of the Staten Island Railway. It had two tracks and two side platforms. It was located in the New Brighton section of Staten Island, at the north end of Westervelt Avenue and Richmond Terrace (near Jersey Street). It was the closest original North Shore station to the Saint George Terminal, 0.7 miles (1.1 km) from the station.