Stapleton
Staten Island Railway station (rapid transit)
Station platform
General information
Location	Bay Street and Prospect Street Stapleton, Staten Island
Coordinates	40°37′40″N 74°04′31″W / 40.627889°N 74.075139°W / 40.627889; -74.075139
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	NYCT Bus: S51, S52, S74, S76, S78, S81, S84, S86
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Other information
Station code	503
History
Opened	July 31, 1884[1]
Rebuilt	1936
Services
Preceding station Staten Island Railway Following station Tompkinsville toward St. George Clifton toward Tottenville
Track layout Legend to Tompkinsville to Clifton
Location

The Stapleton station is an elevated Staten Island Railway station in the neighborhood of Stapleton, Staten Island, New York, located at Bay Street and Prospect Street on the main line.

This station opened on July 31, 1884, with the extension of the SIRT from Vanderbilt's Landing to Tompkinsville.^[1] Stapleton was rehabilitated in 1936 as part of a grade crossing elimination project.^[2]

P Platform level	Southbound	← toward Tottenville (Clifton) ← rush hour express does not stop here
	Island platform
	Northbound	→ toward St. George (Tompkinsville) → → AM rush express does not stop here →
G	Street level	Exit/entrance

The station has an island platform and two tracks. South of the station, tracks diverge from the line on the Saint George-bound side to the Clifton Yard.^[3] This is where the railway cars are moved from the Staten Island Railway by truck to get work done at the Coney Island Shops.

The north end has an exit to Prospect Street and a New York City Department of Transportation Park and Ride facility to the west side of the right-of-way (next to Bay Street).^[4][5] The south end exits to Water Street and Bay Street.^[2][4]

• Media related to Stapleton (Staten Island Railway station) at Wikimedia Commons
• Staten Island Railway station list
• Staten Island Railway general information
• Platform from Google Maps Street View