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List of streetcar lines in Staten Island

Summary

The following electric streetcar lines once operated in Staten Island, New York, United States. The first trip was on July 4, 1892, and the last was on January 26, 1934. The streetcar lines were mostly preceded by horse-car lines, and have generally been superseded by MTA Staten Island bus routes.[1][2]

Richmond Light and Railroad Company edit

The Richmond Light and Railroad Company (previously named Staten Island Electric Railroad, later Richmond Railways) operated a system in northeastern Staten Island.

Name From To Streets Abandoned Notes
1 Port Ivory St. George Ferry Terminal Richmond Terrace January 21, 1934 now the S40 bus
2 Shore Acres St. George Ferry Terminal Bay Street January 7, 1934 now the S51 bus
3 Port Richmond St. George Ferry Terminal Richmond Terrace, Clove Road, Castleton Avenue, Brook Street, Victory Boulevard, and Bay Street January 14, 1934 now the S46 bus
4 Bulls Head Port Richmond Richmond Avenue, Forest Avenue, and Port Richmond Avenue December 31, 1933 now the S59 bus
5 Ward Hill St. George Ferry Terminal Jersey Street and Richmond Terrace December 31, 1933 now the S52 bus
6 Port Richmond St. George Ferry Terminal Richmond Terrace January 21, 1934 now the S40 bus
7 Port Richmond St. George Ferry Terminal Richmond Terrace, Jewett Avenue, Victory Boulevard, and Bay Street January 26, 1934 originally the Midland Railway's Silver Lake Line; now the S62 and S66 buses

Staten Island Midland Railway edit

The Staten Island Midland Railway (previously Midland Electric Railroad) operated in central Staten Island, and was continued by city-operated streetcars and trolleybuses during 1920–1927.[3][4]

Name From To Streets Abandoned Notes
Midland Beach Line Midland Beach St. George Ferry Terminal Midland Avenue, Lincoln Avenue, Richmond Road, Van Duzer Street, Broad Street, Canal Street, Wright Street, Van Duzer Street, Victory Boulevard, and Bay Street 1927 operated as the S72 bus until 1992
Concord Line Port Richmond St. George Ferry Terminal Richmond Terrace, Jewett Avenue, Victory Boulevard, Clove Road, Richmond Road, Van Duzer Street, Broad Street, Canal Street, Wright Street, Van Duzer Street, Montgomery Street, Hyatt Street, and Bay Street October 16, 1927 now the S53, S66, and S74 buses
Manor Road Line Todt Hill Livingston Manor Road, Delafield Avenue, Clove Road, Castleton Avenue, and Broadway August 21, 1927 now the S54 bus
Richmond Line Richmondtown St. George Ferry Terminal Richmond Road, Van Duzer Street, Broad Street, Canal Street, Wright Street, Van Duzer Street, Victory Boulevard, and Bay Street October 16, 1927 now the S74 bus
Silver Lake Line Port Richmond St. George Ferry Terminal Richmond Terrace, Jewett Avenue, Victory Boulevard, and Bay Street – taken over by the Richmond Light and Railroad Company as route 7 in 1927

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ "A ride on Staten Island's open-air trolley costs only a nickel". Staten Island Advance. March 27, 2011. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  2. ^ Leng, Charles W.; Delavan, Edward C. Jr (1924). A Condensed History of Staten Island. Staten Island Edison Corporation. pp. 31–32. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  3. ^ "Historic NYC Bus Photos". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  4. ^ Meyers, Steven L. (August 2014). "A Unique New York Street Car Approach" (PDF). The Bulletin. 57 (8). Electric Railroaders' Association: 2, 4–5.

External links edit

  • Linder, Bernard (February 2004). "Last Staten Island Trolley Car Ran 70 Years Ago" (PDF). The Bulletin. 47 (2). Electric Railroaders' Association: 1, 15.
  • "New York City Transit: Street Railway Companies – Staten Island". Chicago Transit & Railfan Web Site.
  • Somma-Hammel, Jan (July 16, 2020). "Flashback: Trolleys and trains of Staten Island". Staten Island Advance. Archived from the original on 2021-12-14.

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