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

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Huguenot
Staten Island Railway station (rapid transit)
Huguenot station in September 2020
General information
Location	Huguenot Avenue & West Terrace Huguenot, Staten Island
Coordinates	40.5336°N 74.1919°W / 40.5336; -74.1919
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	New York City Bus: S55, SIM2, SIM24
Construction
Structure type	Open-cut
Other information
Station code	516
History
Opened	June 2, 1860[1]
Previous names	Bloomingview Huguenot Park
Services
Preceding station Staten Island Railway Following station Annadale toward St. George Prince's Bay toward Tottenville
Track layout Legend to Annadale to Prince's Bay

History

The station opened on June 2, 1860, with the opening of the Staten Island Railway from Annadale to Tottenville.[1] The station's original name was Bloomingview,[1] named after the former town of Bloomingview, which is present day Huguenot.[2] Afterwards the station was named "Huguenot Park," which was shortened to simply "Huguenot" by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority shortly after it took control of the railway from the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in 1971 (the MTA also shortened the name of the "Old Town Road" station to simply "Old Town" at that time).

In 2019, the MTA announced that this station would become ADA-accessible as part of the agency's 2020–2024 Capital Program.[3]

Station layout

The station is located on an open cut at Huguenot Avenue and has two side platforms. There is a steel and concrete canopy over the platforms at the stairs and an additional canopy is located about halfway down the northbound platform,[4] features used as part of SIR station upgrades and platform extensions in the 1990s. Some morning rush hour local trains originate here; a pair of switches south of the station are used to reverse the direction of these trains. A spur used for ballast trains branches off the southbound track across Huguenot Avenue from the station entrance.[5][6] This stop provides access to the nearby Tottenville High School.

G	Street level	Station house, exit/entrance, buses, parking
P Platform level	Side platform
	Southbound	← toward Tottenville (Prince's Bay)
	Northbound	→ toward St. George (Annadale) →
	Side platform

Exit

There are exit stairs at the south end, and a brick stationhouse built in 1939 on street level.[7][8] A pedestrian overpass formerly existed at the north end. The MTA runs a park & ride lot at the station.

References

External links

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

• Staten Island Railway station list
• Staten Island Railway general information
• Huguenot Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Platform level from Google Maps Street View

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