South Beach Branch
Former railroad branch in Staten Island, New York / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The South Beach Branch, also called the East Shore Sub-Division,[1] is an abandoned branch of the Staten Island Railway in New York City, which operated along Staten Island's East Shore from Clifton to Wentworth Avenue. This 4.1-mile (6.6 km) double-tracked branch left the Main Line at 40°37′08″N 74°04′18″W, south of the Clifton station, and lay to the east of the Main Line.
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South Beach Branch | |
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Overview | |
Status | Abandoned |
Owner | Baltimore & Ohio Railroad |
Locale | Staten Island, New York, U.S. |
Termini | |
Stations | 8 |
Service | |
Type | Rapid transit |
System | Staten Island Railway |
Operator(s) | Staten Island Railway |
History | |
Opened | January 1, 1888 |
Closed | March 31, 1953 |
Technical | |
Line length | 4.1 miles (6.6 km) |
Number of tracks | 2 |
Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) |
Electrification | 1925 |
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Rapid transit service on the South Beach Branch and the North Shore Branch ended on March 31, 1953.