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West New Brighton, also referred to as West Brighton, is a station on the abandoned North Shore Branch of the Staten Island Railway. It had two side platforms and two tracks. It was located at-grade in the West New Brighton section of Staten Island, north of Richmond Terrace between North Burgher Avenue and Broadway. The station site is from the Saint George terminus. No trace of the station exists today.〔〔 The station opened on February 23, 1886.〔 Constructed of wood, it had two high-level side platforms designed with Victorian features. A stationhouse and overpass were located in the center of the station, with the stationhouse sitting on the southern (eastbound) platform.〔 West of the station, the line crossed an eight-foot high suspension bridge over Bodine Creek towards Port Richmond. The low clearance of the bridge attracted some individuals to fish and crab from the trestle, leading to several accidents. The low bridge was replaced with a concrete trestle between 1935 and 1937, ending just west of West Brighton station.〔 The station closed on March 31, 1953, along with the rest of the North Shore branch as well as the South Shore branch.〔〔 West New Brighton is one of the stations to be returned to operation under the proposals for reactivation of the North Shore branch for rapid transit, light rail, or bus rapid transit service.〔〔 Though New York City owns the right-of-way of the line at the former station site,〔 its location on developed property has made it difficult to restore service on the North Shore Branch line. The tracks have been removed and the former right of way has been paved for truck use by a dockyard along the Kill Van Kull. ==References== * http://stationreporter.net/nshore.htm * http://gretschviking.net/GOSIRTNorthShore.htm 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「West New Brighton (Staten Island Railway station)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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