Bay Terrace station

Staten Island Railway station

Bay Terrace

Bay Terrace station in September 2020

General information
Location| Justin Avenue and South Railroad Avenue
Bay Terrace, Staten Island
Coordinates| 40°33′24″N 74°08′12″W﻿ / ﻿40.55658°N 74.13663°W﻿ / 40.55658; -74.13663﻿ (Bay Terrace Station)
Platforms| 1 island platform
Tracks| 2
Construction
Structure type| Embankment
Other information
Station code| 512
History
Opened| c. 1897; 128 years ago (1897) (Brendan)
c. 1902; 123 years ago (1902) (Whitlock)
c. 1910s (Bay Terrace)
Previous names| Whitlock
Services
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Oakwood Heights

toward St. George

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toward Tottenville

Track layout

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Location

The Bay Terrace station is a Staten Island Railway station in the neighborhood of Bay Terrace, Staten Island, New York.

## History

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The station opened c. 1897 as a flag stop named Brendan.[1][2][3] and was renamed by 1902[4][5][6] as Whitlock.[7] Whitlock was located on Park Place (present-day-Railroad Avenue) in between Washington Avenue (Hopkins Avenue) and Grant Avenue (Spratt Avenue).[8] On December 18, 1912, a public hearing was held by the Public Service Commission (PSC), which among other things, was hearing the Staten Island Rapid Transit Company (SIRT)'s petition to abandon the Whitlock station and replace it with the Bay Terrace station.[9] The movement of the station was done in anticipation of a change in the center of population in the area. The new station was to be built 1,594 feet (486 m) to the south of the Whitlock station.[10]

On April 13, 1922, the SIRT petitioned to the PSC to move the station 1,000 feet (300 m) to the east of the station to Lincoln Road and to renamed the station Rice Manor. The PSC denied the application as the move would allow fewer people to use the station. There were 35 homes immediately surrounding the existing station while there were only 3 at the proposed location. The move was intended to spur development in the surrounding area.[11] In 1922, Bay Terrace was made a full-time station. It had previously been closed during part of the year.[12]

## Station layout

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The station is located on an embankment at Bay Terrace and South Railroad Avenue on the main line. It has an island platform and exits are located at both ends. During a renovation, the glass windows and exterior staircases were refurbished at both ends.

Platform level  | Southbound | ←  toward Great Kills or Tottenville (Great Kills)
←  rush hour express does not stop here

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Island platform
Northbound | → toward St. George (Oakwood Heights) →
G | Street level  | Exit/entrance, parking, buses

### Exits

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The north exit leads to Justin Avenue while the south exit leads to Bay Terrace.[13] Both ends have a street-level underpass, but the one at the south end is pedestrian-only while the north end is for both pedestrians and vehicles. The south end has greenery outside both sides of the underpass. This greenery is maintained by the New York City Parks Department.

## References

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1. ^ Leng, Charles William; Davis, William Thompson (1930). Staten Island and Its People: A History, 1609-1929. Lewis Historical Publishing Company. p. 338.
2. ^ "Official Time Table of the Staten Island Rapid Transit Railway Company and Rapid Transit Ferry Company In Effect May 27th, 1900". Flickr. Staten Island Rapid Transit Railway Company. 1900. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
3. ^ "Staten Island. A Group of Charming and Healthful Summer Resorts". The New York Times. May 9, 1897. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
4. ^ "Whitlock Advertisement". The Brooklyn Citizen. May 25, 1902. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
5. ^ Allen, William Frederick; Allen, Edwin Stevens; Burns, Andrew J. (1905). The Official Guide of the Railways and Steam Navigation Lines of the United States, Puerto Rico, Canada, Mexico and Cuba. National Railway Publication Company. p. 1210.
6. ^ Bommer, Edward (2003). Stations and Places Along the Staten Island Rapid Transit. Retrieved November 19, 2015.
7. ^ Stations of the Staten Island Railway, Part 3
\- 1917 SIRTY ticket which shows Whitlock
\- 1920 SIRTY ticket which shows Whitlock
8. ^ Robinson, Elisha (1907). "Plate 19, Part of Wards 4 & 5". NYPL Digital Collections. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
9. ^ "Events To-Morrow". Brooklyn Daily Standard Union. December 17, 1912. p. 11. Retrieved January 22, 2017 – via Fulton History.
10. ^ "Ask to Move Station At Whitlock, S.I." New York Herald. December 15, 1912. p. 9. Retrieved January 22, 2017 – via Fulton History.
11. ^ Commission, New York (State) Transit (1922). Reports of Decisions ... The Commission. pp. 115–119.
12. ^ Legislature, New York (State) (1923). New York Legislative Documents. p. 62.
13. ^ "Map of NYC Subway Entrances". NYC Open Data. City of New York. Retrieved July 10, 2018.

## External links

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Media related to Bay Terrace (Staten Island Railway station) at Wikimedia Commons

* Staten Island Railway station list
* Staten Island Railway general information
* Justin Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
* Bay Terrace entrance from Google Maps Street View
* Platform from Google Maps Street View

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