Staten Island Railway information

Staten Island Railway
The SIR bullet, used on the MTA's website, timetables, New York City Subway map, and some station signage
A Staten Island Railway local train of R44s at the Great Kills station
Overview
Owner	Staten Island Rapid Transit Operating Authority (SIRTOA), a subsidiary of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Locale	Staten Island, New York City
Transit type	Rapid transit
Number of lines	1
Number of stations	21
Daily ridership	19,500 (weekdays, Q4 2023)[1]
Annual ridership	6,151,400 (2023)[2]
Website	new.mta.info/agency/staten-island-railway
Operation
Began operation	February 1, 1860
Operator(s)	New York City Transit Authority Department of Subways
Number of vehicles	58 R44s (14 trains)[3]
Technical
System length	14 mi (22.5 km)
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Electrification	Third rail, 600 V DC
Top speed	45 mph (72 km/h)
System map Legend 00.0 North Shore Branch 12.2 Cranford Raritan Valley Line 11.7 Conrail Lehigh Line G.S. Parkway Amtrak Northeast Corridor US 1/9 9.2 Linden Yard I-95 Conrail Garden State Secondary 6.8 Arthur Kill Bridge New Jersey New York Howland Hook 6.1 Port Ivory Travis Branch National Grid Travis Fresh Kills Arlington Yard (freight) 5.2 Arlington 4.9 Harbor Road Union Avenue 4.6 Mariners' Harbor 4.3 Lake Avenue 3.9 Elm Park NY 440 Bayonne Bridge over Kill Van Kull 3.4 Tower Hill 3.0 Port Richmond 2.4 West New Brighton 1.8 Livingston 1.2 Sailors' Snug Harbor 0.7 New Brighton RCB Ballpark 00.0 St. George Tompkinsville Stapleton Clifton 00.0 South Beach Branch 2.0 Bachmann 2.1 Rosebank 2.5 Belair Road 2.7 Fort Wadsworth 3.2 Arrochar 3.5 Cedar Avenue 3.9 South Beach 4.1 Wentworth Avenue Hylan Boulevard I-278 Staten Island Expressway Grasmere Old Town Dongan Hills Jefferson Avenue Grant City New Dorp Oakwood Heights Bay Terrace Great Kills Eltingville Annadale Huguenot Prince's Bay Pleasant Plains Mount Loretto Spur Richmond Valley West Shore Line Page Avenue Nassau (closed 2017) Arthur Kill Atlantic (closed 2017) Tottenville This diagram: view talk edit

The Staten Island Railway (SIR) is a rapid transit line in the New York City borough of Staten Island. It is owned by the Staten Island Rapid Transit Operating Authority (SIRTOA), a subsidiary of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, and operated by the New York City Transit Authority Department of Subways. SIR operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week, providing local service between St. George and Tottenville, along the east side of the island. There is currently only one line on the island, and there is no direct rail link between the SIR and the New York City Subway system, but SIR riders do receive a free transfer to New York City Transit bus and subway lines, and the line is included on official New York City Subway maps.^[4] Commuters on the railway typically use the Staten Island Ferry to reach Manhattan. The line is accessible from within the Ferry Terminal, and most of its trains are timed to connect with the ferry. In 2023, the system had a ridership of 6,151,400, or about 19,500 per weekday as of the fourth quarter of 2023.

The line has a route bullet similar to subway routes: the letters SIR in a blue circle. It is used on timetables, the MTA website, and some signage,^[a] but not on trains. Like the New York City Subway, the line runs 24 hours a day every day of the year,^[5] and is one of the few 24/7 mass-transit rail systems in the United States.^[b] Fares are only collected at two stations, St. George and nearby Tompkinsville.

Although the railway was originally considered a standard rail line, the existing line is severed from the national rail system, and only a small portion of the former North Shore Branch still sees freight use. The passenger operations are now regulated as a rapid transit system, and exempt from certain regulations.^[6] The line uses modified R44 subway cars, which are planned to be replaced by R211S cars throughout 2024.^[7]

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