 The second was from March 16, 2009, when the new South Ferry station opened for 1 train passengers, to April 4, 2013, when the outer platform reopened with a transfer to the BMT section of the station complex.The newer station, located underneath this one, allowed a free transfer to the BMT station whereas neither of this station's platforms originally did.The platform is smaller than most others in the system, having only of surface area, and it was originally served from two stairs leading from the Staten Island Ferry's Whitehall Terminal.