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Staten Island Railway weekend suspension planned for South Shore
A rendering of the new Arthur Kill SIR station. This ADA-compliant station will replace the existing Atlantic and Nassau Stations in Tottenville. (Courtesy of the MTA)
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on October 09, 2015 at 4:04 PM, updated October 09, 2015 at 5:28 PM
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Staten Island Railway service will be suspended between Tottenville and Huguenot this weekend to allow for construction work on the line's new Arthur Kill Station.
The suspension will last between 6 a.m. Saturday, Oct, 10, through 9 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 11. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority says it will provide shuttle bus service for the duration of the shutdown.
The service interruption will allow for the placement of the pedestrian overpass structure that will connect the eastbound and westbound platforms of the Arthur Kill Station, which is scheduled to open by April 2016.
"We will install the 65-foot-long, 50,000-pound steel structure during this time period," said MTA Spokesman Kevin Ortiz in an email. "Service will run normally from St. George Terminal to Huguenot station during this time."
The Arthur Kill overpass is part of the project to build a modern, ADA-compliant station that will replace the aging Atlantic and Nassau stations. Currently, only four stations -- Tottenville, Great Kills, Dongan Hills and St. George -- are wheelchair accessible.
It's the first new Railway station being built along the line in at least 40 years. Most stations were constructed between 1880 and 1920 to serve specific commercial industries.
Arthur Kill will feature two entrances (one on Arthur Kill Road, another on Ellis Street); wheelchair-accessible ramps; an enclosed pedestrian track overpass, and two concrete side platforms with canopies, windscreens, benches and surveillance cameras.
There will also be customer assistance intercoms at off-hour waiting areas and a 150-car parking lot that could be expanded in the future.
The suspension will last between 6 a.m. Saturday, Oct, 10, through 9 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 11. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority says it will provide shuttle bus service for the duration of the shutdown.
The service interruption will allow for the placement of the pedestrian overpass structure that will connect the eastbound and westbound platforms of the Arthur Kill Station, which is scheduled to open by April 2016.
"We will install the 65-foot-long, 50,000-pound steel structure during this time period," said MTA Spokesman Kevin Ortiz in an email. "Service will run normally from St. George Terminal to Huguenot station during this time."
The Arthur Kill overpass is part of the project to build a modern, ADA-compliant station that will replace the aging Atlantic and Nassau stations. Currently, only four stations -- Tottenville, Great Kills, Dongan Hills and St. George -- are wheelchair accessible.
It's the first new Railway station being built along the line in at least 40 years. Most stations were constructed between 1880 and 1920 to serve specific commercial industries.
Arthur Kill will feature two entrances (one on Arthur Kill Road, another on Ellis Street); wheelchair-accessible ramps; an enclosed pedestrian track overpass, and two concrete side platforms with canopies, windscreens, benches and surveillance cameras.
There will also be customer assistance intercoms at off-hour waiting areas and a 150-car parking lot that could be expanded in the future.
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