Grant City
Staten Island Railway station (rapid transit)
Station platforms, pedestrian crossover, and stationhouse
General information
Location	Lincoln Avenue & North Railroad Avenue Grant City, Staten Island
Coordinates	40°34′45″N 74°06′33″W / 40.5793°N 74.1093°W / 40.5793; -74.1093
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	NYCT Bus: S51
Construction
Structure type	Open-cut
Other information
Station code	509
History
Opened	April 23, 1860[1]
Rebuilt	1965–1968
Services
Preceding station Staten Island Railway Following station Jefferson Avenue toward St. George New Dorp toward Tottenville
Track layout Legend to Jefferson Avenue to New Dorp

The Grant City station is a Staten Island Railway station in the neighborhood of Grant City, Staten Island, New York.

History

The station opened on April 23, 1860, with the opening of the Staten Island Railway from Vanderbilt's Landing to Eltingville.^[1][2] Prior to 1965, the Grant City Station was at grade level. In 1964 construction began on eliminating the crossings from Jefferson Avenue to New Dorp. The tracks were displaced onto South Railroad Avenue and the station was relocated during the construction.^[3]

Station layout

Currently, the station is located on an open cut at Lincoln Avenue and Railroad Avenue on the main line. It has two side platforms and aqua green walls.

Mezzanine	Overpass	Exit/entrance, connection between platforms
Ground	Street level	Station house, exit/entrance, buses
Platform level	Side platform
	Southbound	← toward Tottenville (New Dorp) ← rush hour express does not stop here
	Northbound	→ toward St. George (Jefferson Avenue) → → AM rush express does not stop here →
	Side platform

Exits

There are two exits; the main exit at the south end leads to Lincoln Avenue and has brick a station house on street level. There are 2 benches inside the stationhouse, each with three seats. The secondary exit at the middle of this station leads to Fremont Avenue on both sides with an overpass to connect both platforms.^[4]