New Dorp (Staten Island Railway station)
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| New Dorp {{NYCS {{{service}}}|time=bullets}} |
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Staten Island Railway station |
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 Sign at New Dorp SIR Station |
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| Services | time=full}} |
| Platforms | 2 side platforms |
| Tracks | 2 |
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| Borough | Staten Island |
| Opened | Unknown |
| Next north | Grant City |
| Next south | Oakwood Heights |
New Dorp is a Staten Island Railway train station in the neighborhood of New Dorp, Staten Island, New York. It is located on an open cut at New Dorp Lane and Railroad Avenue on the main line. It has two side platforms and orange colored walls and railings. The northbound platform has a 20 foot high concrete wall, while the sountbound platform has a mountain hill. The north exit leads to New Dorp Lane with the stationhouse while the south exit leads to Rose Avenue. This side is the only exit location where both staircases are not aligned together on one side of the street. The staircase to the northbound platform starts on the south side of Rose Avenue while the staircase to the soutbound platform starts on the north side. The former stationhouse that was there until the 1965 grade crossing elimination is currently being preserved at the Richmondtown Restoration Museum, located at the three-way loop intersection of Arthur Kill, Richmond Road and Richmond Hill Road. Staten Island Railway express trains begin and end the express section of their run at New Dorp in the AM rush hour.
