West New Brighton station
West New Brighton | |||||||||||
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Near the former station | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | West New Brighton, Staten Island | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°38′29″N 74°07′02″W / 40.6415°N 74.1173°W | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | North Shore Branch | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | February 23, 1886 | ||||||||||
| Closed | March 31, 1953 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | West Brighton − Broadway | ||||||||||
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West New Brighton, also referred to as West Brighton, is a station on the abandoned North Shore Branch of the Staten Island Railway. It had two side platforms and two tracks. It was located at-grade in the West New Brighton section of Staten Island, north of Richmond Terrace between North Burgher Avenue and Broadway. The station site is 2.4 miles (3.9 km) from the Saint George terminus. No trace of the station exists today.