New Brighton station (Staten Island Railway)

New Brighton
General information
LocationWestervelt Avenue & Richmond Terrace
Staten Island
Coordinates40°38′49″N 74°05′21″W / 40.6469°N 74.0893°W / 40.6469; -74.0893 (New Brighton station)
Line(s)North Shore Branch
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
History
OpenedFebruary 23, 1886 (1886-02-23)
ClosedMarch 31, 1953 (1953-03-31)
Previous namesWestervelt Avenue
Former services
Preceding station Staten Island Railway Following station
Sailors' Snug Harbor
toward Port Ivory
North Shore Branch St. George
Terminus

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.