Atlantic (along with Nassau, the next station) was one of the two most decrepit Staten Island Railway Stations before it closed on January 21, 2017 when its replacement Arthur Kill opened 700 feet west of this station. The entire station has now been demolished.
Atlantic wasn't given the standard SIR renovation so when it closed it still had two short concrete platforms with ancient looking railings. There was a very decrepit looking but covered with a grey roof overpass at the northern (eastern) end of each side platform. It had access that continued down to street level along both sides of the tracks to Tracy Street from the south, on the St. George-bound side and from Ellis Street that is parallel to the tracks to the north on the Tottenville-bound side.
The platforms were so short that passengers had to be in the last car of the train and the conductor come out of his cab to key open a single door (the first door closest to the rest of the train) to let passengers on and off. There is a very tiny portion of the platform that was sheltered on each platform right near the overpass where each platform had a single bench. The overpass was fully covered with a grey painted canopy and low fence made-up of a corrugated metal material.
Photos 1-16: June 20, 2008; 17-42: June 22, 2015;
Approaching the decrepit overpass up to the Atlantic Station from Tracy Street.
Approaching the staircase with a simple metal roof covering it up to the platforms and overpass at Atlantic.
A modern Atlantic Station platform sign (the only one on the Tottenville-bound track) on a very old-style fence.
The standard SIR Rules of Ride and Danger Do Not Enter or Cross Tracks sings in the very decrepit waiting shed at Atlantic.
The single bench on the St. George-bound platform at Atlantic.
Looking out of the short portion of the platform at Atlantic with a canopy and down the simple and very short concrete platform.
A southbound express train of R44s approaches Atlantic.
SIR R44 #432 and a four-car train that did run express from St. George to Great Kills begins to leave Atlantic for its final, short run to Tottenville.
SIR R44 #432 has left Atlantic.
SIR R44 #432 has left Atlantic to round a gentle curve and terminate at Tottenville.
Looking across to the small waiting shed with its single bench on the Tottenville-bound platform at Atlantic.
Looking up a concrete staircase to the overpass at Atlantic, there are old fashioned metal railings and a bit of graffiti.
Looking down the two SIR tracks from the overpass at Atlantic, the 1-car length platforms are very noticeable from this view.
A view down the overpass at Atlantic, there is quite a bit of graffiti on it, metal sheathing covers the bottom half of it.
Looking north down the tracks at Atlantic.
A final view of the simple Atlantic Station with its two very short side platforms.
Passengers step off the only keyed open door by the conductor of R44 #426 at Atlantic
The single door closes of a departing Tottenville-bound train
R44 #426 leaves the station
R44 #426 continues leaving to run its next terminating stop at Tottenville (it will change direction and become a St. George local)
Last Updated: January 6, 2023
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