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searchaux" style="display:none">Former railroad branch in Staten Island, New York</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output 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title="Baltimore and Ohio Railroad">Baltimore and Ohio Railroad</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Locale</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Staten_Island" title="Staten Island">Staten Island</a>, New York, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Termini</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Clifton_(Staten_Island_Railway_station)" class="mw-redirect" title="Clifton (Staten Island Railway station)">Clifton</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Wentworth_Avenue_(Staten_Island_Railway_station)" class="mw-redirect" title="Wentworth Avenue (Staten Island Railway station)">Wentworth Avenue</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Stations</th><td class="infobox-data">8</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #efefef;">Service</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Type</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Rapid_transit" title="Rapid transit">Rapid transit</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">System</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Staten_Island_Railway" title="Staten Island Railway">Staten Island Railway</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Operator(s)</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Staten_Island_Railway" title="Staten Island Railway">Staten Island Railway</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #efefef;">History</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Opened</th><td class="infobox-data">January 1, 1888</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Closed</th><td class="infobox-data">March 31, 1953</td></tr><tr><th 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class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="uHST"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/BSicon_uHST.svg/20px-BSicon_uHST.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/BSicon_uHST.svg/30px-BSicon_uHST.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/BSicon_uHST.svg/40px-BSicon_uHST.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div><div class="RM_"></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Clifton_station_(Staten_Island_Railway)" title="Clifton station (Staten Island Railway)">Clifton</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div><div class="RMov"><div class="RMic"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="exvSTR2-; 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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/BSicon_exdSTRc1.svg/10px-BSicon_exdSTRc1.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/BSicon_exdSTRc1.svg/15px-BSicon_exdSTRc1.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/BSicon_exdSTRc1.svg/20px-BSicon_exdSTRc1.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="250" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="exdHST+4"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/BSicon_exdHST%2B4.svg/10px-BSicon_exdHST%2B4.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/BSicon_exdHST%2B4.svg/15px-BSicon_exdHST%2B4.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/BSicon_exdHST%2B4.svg/20px-BSicon_exdHST%2B4.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="250" data-file-height="500" 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srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/BSicon_exHST.svg/30px-BSicon_exHST.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/BSicon_exHST.svg/40px-BSicon_exHST.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"><div class="RMsi">3.2</div> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Arrochar_station" title="Arrochar station">Arrochar</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div class="RM_"></div><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="exHST"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/BSicon_exHST.svg/20px-BSicon_exHST.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/BSicon_exHST.svg/30px-BSicon_exHST.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/BSicon_exHST.svg/40px-BSicon_exHST.svg.png 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class="nv-talk"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Template_talk:South_Beach_Branch&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Template talk:South Beach Branch (page does not exist)"><span title="Discuss this template">talk</span></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:South_Beach_Branch" title="Special:EditPage/Template:South Beach Branch"><span title="Edit this template">edit</span></a></li></ul></div> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr> </tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>South Beach Branch</b>, also called the East Shore Sub-Division,<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> is an abandoned branch of the <a href="/wiki/Staten_Island_Railway" title="Staten Island Railway">Staten Island Railway</a> in <a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York City</a>, which operated along <a href="/wiki/Staten_Island" title="Staten Island">Staten Island</a>'s East Shore from Clifton to Wentworth Avenue. This 4.1-mile (6.6 km) double-tracked branch left the Main Line at <span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=South_Beach_Branch&params=40_37_08_N_74_04_18_W_type:landmark_region:US-NY"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">40°37′08″N</span> <span class="longitude">74°04′18″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">40.61889°N 74.07167°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">40.61889; -74.07167</span></span></span></a></span></span>, south of the Clifton station, and lay to the east of the Main Line. </p><p>Rapid transit service on the South Beach Branch and the <a href="/wiki/North_Shore_Branch" title="North Shore Branch">North Shore Branch</a> ended on March 31, 1953. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=South_Beach_Branch&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The East Shore branch opened on January 1, 1888,<sup id="cite_ref-:7_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:7-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 257–258">: 257–258 </span></sup> to Arrochar, and was extended to South Beach sometime after September 1888, when it was proposed to extend the line.<sup id="cite_ref-South_Beach_Branch_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-South_Beach_Branch-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Trains on the branch typically consisted of one or two cars.<sup id="cite_ref-owen_pg2_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-owen_pg2-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1925, the branch was extended one stop to <a href="/wiki/Wentworth_Avenue_(Staten_Island_Railway_station)" class="mw-redirect" title="Wentworth Avenue (Staten Island Railway station)">Wentworth Avenue</a>, with a platform just long enough to accommodate one door of a single car.<sup id="cite_ref-owen_pg2_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-owen_pg2-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The first electric train was operated on the South Beach Branch between South Beach and Fort Wadsworth at 9:45 P. M. on May 30, 1925. This sub-division was put into regular operation at 12:01 A.M. June 5, 1925.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1936–1937, the branch was elevated to remove several grade crossings.<sup id="cite_ref-owen_pg2_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-owen_pg2-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FNY_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FNY-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The fares on the branch were collected by the conductor on the train, who had to pull a cord, similar to how it was done with trolleys. The <a href="/wiki/Baltimore_%26_Ohio_Railroad" class="mw-redirect" title="Baltimore & Ohio Railroad">Baltimore & Ohio Railroad</a>, which owned the branch and eventually wanted to abandon the unprofitable service, purposely looked the other way when conductors skimmed something off the top. This allowed B&O to show a lower ridership to the Interstate Commerce Commission, thereby encouraging the abandonment of the branch.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Citizens_Mass_Meeting_in_Protest_Against_Discontinuance_of_Passenger_Service_on_North_Shore_and_South_Beach_Rapid_Transit_Lines_March_17,_1953.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/Citizens_Mass_Meeting_in_Protest_Against_Discontinuance_of_Passenger_Service_on_North_Shore_and_South_Beach_Rapid_Transit_Lines_March_17%2C_1953.jpg/220px-Citizens_Mass_Meeting_in_Protest_Against_Discontinuance_of_Passenger_Service_on_North_Shore_and_South_Beach_Rapid_Transit_Lines_March_17%2C_1953.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="305" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/Citizens_Mass_Meeting_in_Protest_Against_Discontinuance_of_Passenger_Service_on_North_Shore_and_South_Beach_Rapid_Transit_Lines_March_17%2C_1953.jpg/330px-Citizens_Mass_Meeting_in_Protest_Against_Discontinuance_of_Passenger_Service_on_North_Shore_and_South_Beach_Rapid_Transit_Lines_March_17%2C_1953.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/Citizens_Mass_Meeting_in_Protest_Against_Discontinuance_of_Passenger_Service_on_North_Shore_and_South_Beach_Rapid_Transit_Lines_March_17%2C_1953.jpg/440px-Citizens_Mass_Meeting_in_Protest_Against_Discontinuance_of_Passenger_Service_on_North_Shore_and_South_Beach_Rapid_Transit_Lines_March_17%2C_1953.jpg 2x" data-file-width="822" data-file-height="1141" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> <p>The <a href="/wiki/New_York_City_Board_of_Transportation" title="New York City Board of Transportation">New York City Board of Transportation</a> gained almost complete control of the island’s bus lines in 1948 and cut fares to match the other city lines. The railroad could not match the fare cut and lost 60% of its business almost immediately. The railroad announced plans to terminate all passenger operations in 1953 but a threat from the city to relieve them of their still-profitable freight service along with a commitment for a sizeable city subsidy preserved the Main Line to <a href="/wiki/Tottenville" class="mw-redirect" title="Tottenville">Tottenville</a>. The short South Beach and North Shore branches were agreed to be no longer viable and passenger service was terminated on both lines March 31, 1953.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The South Beach branch was abandoned shortly thereafter while the North Shore Branch continued to carry freight.<sup id="cite_ref-GOSIRT_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GOSIRT-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-drury_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-drury-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-1953Closure_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1953Closure-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On both lines, the third rail was removed by 1955.<sup id="cite_ref-SIRT_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SIRT-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Remnants">Remnants</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=South_Beach_Branch&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Remnants"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:SIR_South_Beach_Branch_bridge_vc.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/SIR_South_Beach_Branch_bridge_vc.jpg/220px-SIR_South_Beach_Branch_bridge_vc.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/SIR_South_Beach_Branch_bridge_vc.jpg/330px-SIR_South_Beach_Branch_bridge_vc.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/SIR_South_Beach_Branch_bridge_vc.jpg/440px-SIR_South_Beach_Branch_bridge_vc.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4000" data-file-height="3000" /></a><figcaption>Bridge over Robin Road</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:SIRR_South_Beach_Br.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/SIRR_South_Beach_Br.jpg/220px-SIRR_South_Beach_Br.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/SIRR_South_Beach_Br.jpg/330px-SIRR_South_Beach_Br.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/SIRR_South_Beach_Br.jpg/440px-SIRR_South_Beach_Br.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3239" data-file-height="2430" /></a><figcaption>St. Johns Avenue embankment</figcaption></figure> <p>The South Beach Branch was abandoned and demolished except for three segments: a concrete embankment on Saint John's Avenue, a trestle spanning Robin Road in <a href="/wiki/Arrochar,_Staten_Island" title="Arrochar, Staten Island">Arrochar</a>, and a filled-in bridge which McClean Avenue crosses over.<sup id="cite_ref-owen_pg2_4-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-owen_pg2-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-GOSIRT_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GOSIRT-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The original South Beach right-of-way remained well into the 1990s, and the former right-of-way is still traceable on maps. Today, houses stand on most of the line, and some of it was demolished in the early 1960s to make way for the <a href="/wiki/Verrazano-Narrows_Bridge" class="mw-redirect" title="Verrazano-Narrows Bridge">Verrazano Bridge</a> toll plaza and access ramps. While that was being built, the Lily Pond Avenue overpass was built to align perfectly with the old railroad right-of-way, just in case the line was ever to be reactivated.<sup id="cite_ref-GOSIRT_9-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GOSIRT-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Reactivating the South Beach Branch would have required tunneling under the bridge toll plaza and removing several buildings on the right-of-way, according to a 1991 study. Portions of the right-of-way were owned by <a href="/wiki/CSX_Corporation" title="CSX Corporation">CSX Corporation</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:27_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:27-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 8">: 8 </span></sup> </p><p><span class="anchor" id="Robin_Road_Trestle"></span>The Robin Road Trestle is the only remaining intact trestle along the former line. In the early 2000s, developers purchased the property on either side of the trestle's abutments, but the developers, the <a href="/wiki/New_York_City_Department_of_Transportation" title="New York City Department of Transportation">New York City Department of Transportation</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/New_York_City_Transit_Authority" title="New York City Transit Authority">New York City Transit Authority</a> all claimed ownership of it. Consequently, the trestle was never demolished and <a href="/wiki/Terraced_house" title="Terraced house">townhouses</a> have built up against both sides of it.<sup id="cite_ref-owen_pg2_4-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-owen_pg2-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FNY_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FNY-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Advance_2008_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Advance_2008-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Railroad Avenue still exists alongside the line's right-of-way. In addition, the street grid is interrupted by the line's old right-of-way, and a few supporting structures still exist.<sup id="cite_ref-FNY_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FNY-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Station_list">Station list</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=South_Beach_Branch&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Station list"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Miles </th> <th>Name </th> <th>Opened </th> <th>Closed </th> <th>Notes </th></tr> <tr> <td>2.0 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bachmann_(Staten_Island_Railway_station)" class="mw-redirect" title="Bachmann (Staten Island Railway station)">Bachmann</a> </td> <td>January 1, 1888 </td> <td>1937 </td> <td>Also called Bachmann's </td></tr> <tr> <td>2.1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rosebank_(Staten_Island_Railway_station)" class="mw-redirect" title="Rosebank (Staten Island Railway station)">Rosebank</a> </td> <td>January 1, 1888 </td> <td>March 31, 1953<sup id="cite_ref-1953Closure_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1953Closure-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2.5 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Belair_Road_(Staten_Island_Railway_station)" class="mw-redirect" title="Belair Road (Staten Island Railway station)">Belair Road</a> </td> <td>January 1, 1888 </td> <td>March 31, 1953<sup id="cite_ref-1953Closure_11-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1953Closure-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2.7 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fort_Wadsworth_(Staten_Island_Railway_station)" class="mw-redirect" title="Fort Wadsworth (Staten Island Railway station)">Fort Wadsworth</a> </td> <td>January 1, 1888 </td> <td>March 31, 1953<sup id="cite_ref-1953Closure_11-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1953Closure-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>3.2 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Arrochar_(Staten_Island_Railway_station)" class="mw-redirect" title="Arrochar (Staten Island Railway station)">Arrochar</a> </td> <td>January 1, 1888 </td> <td>March 31, 1953<sup id="cite_ref-1953Closure_11-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1953Closure-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>3.5 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cedar_Avenue_(Staten_Island_Railway_station)" class="mw-redirect" title="Cedar Avenue (Staten Island Railway station)">Cedar Avenue</a> </td> <td>1931<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>March 31, 1953<sup id="cite_ref-1953Closure_11-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1953Closure-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>3.9 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/South_Beach_(Staten_Island_Railway_station)" class="mw-redirect" title="South Beach (Staten Island Railway station)">South Beach</a> </td> <td>1889 </td> <td>March 31, 1953<sup id="cite_ref-1953Closure_11-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1953Closure-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>4.1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wentworth_Avenue_(Staten_Island_Railway_station)" class="mw-redirect" title="Wentworth Avenue (Staten Island Railway station)">Wentworth Avenue</a> </td> <td>1925 </td> <td>March 31, 1953<sup id="cite_ref-1953Closure_11-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1953Closure-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=South_Beach_Branch&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns 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New York State Board of Railroad Commissioners. 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H&M Productions. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780962903786" title="Special:BookSources/9780962903786"><bdi>9780962903786</bdi></a><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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style="width:1%">South Beach Branch stations</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bachmann_station" title="Bachmann station">Bachmann</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rosebank_station" title="Rosebank station">Rosebank</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Belair_Road_station" title="Belair Road station">Belair Road</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fort_Wadsworth_station" title="Fort Wadsworth station">Fort Wadsworth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arrochar_station" title="Arrochar station">Arrochar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cedar_Avenue_station" title="Cedar Avenue station">Cedar Avenue</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Beach_station" title="South Beach station">South Beach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wentworth_Avenue_station" title="Wentworth Avenue station">Wentworth Avenue</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Infrastructure</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Unused/Never Built: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Robin_Road_Trestle" class="mw-redirect" title="Robin Road Trestle">Robin Road Trestle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Staten_Island_Tunnel" title="Staten Island Tunnel">Staten Island Tunnel</a></li></ul></li> <li>North Shore Branch (freight) <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Arlington_Yard" title="Arlington Yard">Arlington Yard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arthur_Kill_Vertical_Lift_Bridge" title="Arthur Kill Vertical Lift Bridge">Arthur Kill Vertical Lift Bridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ExpressRail" title="ExpressRail">ExpressRail</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Howland_Hook_Marine_Terminal" title="Howland Hook Marine Terminal">Howland Hook Marine Terminal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Linden_Yard" title="Linden Yard">Linden Yard</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" 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