South Beach station

South Beach was a station on the demolished South Beach Branch of the Staten Island Railway. It had two tracks and two side platforms, and was located at Sand Lane and Oceanside Avenue.

South Beach
Former Staten Island Railway station
1907 Borough Hall survey South Beach
General information
Location	South Beach, Staten Island
Coordinates	40.590972°N 74.067639°W / 40.590972; -74.067639 (South Beach Station)
Line(s)	South Beach Branch
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
History
Opened	1890; 135 years ago (1890)
Closed	March 31, 1953; 71 years ago (1953-03-31)
Former services
Preceding station Staten Island Railway Following station Cedar Avenue toward Clifton South Beach Branch Wentworth Avenue Terminus

This station was the last stop on the South Beach Branch until the opening of the Wentworth Avenue in 1925, when the South Beach Branch was electrified.^[1][2] The ticket agent at South Beach controlled the lights for Wentworth Avenue.^[2] This station was abandoned when the SIRT discontinued passenger service on the entire South Beach Branch at midnight on March 31, 1953, because of city-operated bus competition.^[2][3][4][5]