Richmond County Bank Ballpark station

Richmond County Bank Ballpark (styled simply as Ball Park and BallPark on station signage) is a disused station on the Staten Island Railway, located at Wall Street and Richmond Terrace. The station closed due to the economic impact of the Great Recession on MTA finances which included a deficit of over a billion dollars. Now, the station is completely abandoned, despite the fact that it looks like a completely functional train station from the outside, with signs still posted for the station along with a platform that looks like nothing has changed. Riders going to the ballpark as well as other destinations in St. George besides the ferry must walk through the large, bustling St. George Terminal in addition to 6 minutes of additional walk time on Bay St before reaching the ballpark. For some residents and destinations, neat the northern tip of St. George, they are already a 15 minute walk from what would be the BallPark station and must walk an even further distance to access the SIR to go further into Staten Island. This station was also an accessible station, so the station being in service full-time could make it easier for those with disabilities in to use the SIR.