Oakwood Heights station

Oakwood Heights
Oakwood Heights station in September 2020
General information
Location	Guyon Avenue and South Railroad Avenue Oakwood, Staten Island
Coordinates	40°33′53″N74°07′37″W / 40.5647°N 74.1269°W / 40.5647; -74.1269
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	NYCT Bus: S57
Construction
Structure type	Open-cut
Other information
Station code	511
History
Opened	April 23, 1860;165 years ago (April 23, 1860) [1]
Previous names	Richmond Court House Oakwood
Services
Preceding station Staten Island Railway Following station New Dorp toward St. George Bay Terrace toward Tottenville
Track layout Legend to New Dorp to Bay Terrace
Location

The Oakwood Heights station is a Staten Island Railway station in the neighborhood of Oakwood, Staten Island, New York.

History

The station prior to its insertion into an open cut

The station opened as Richmond on April 23, 1860, with the opening of the Staten Island Railway from Vanderbilt's Landing to Eltingville. ^{[1] [2]} The station was named Richmond ^[3] as the station was on the border between Richmond and Oakwood. Afterwards, sometime around 1885 the station was renamed Court House. ^[4] The station was a flag stop. ^[5] The station was later renamed Oakwood, ^[6] and then finally Oakwood Heights after the other neighborhood on the border of the station. A 1909 timetable calls the station Oakwood Heights, but puts Court House in parentheses. ^[4]

Station layout

Northbound platform and tracks

The station is located on an open cut at Guyon Avenue and Railroad Avenue. It has two side platforms and beige painted walls. This station is used frequently by students of the nearby Monsignor Farrell High School.

Mezzanine	Overpass	Exit/entrance, connection between platforms
Ground	Street level	Station house, exit/entrance, buses
Platform level	Side platform
	Southbound	← toward Tottenville (Bay Terrace) ← rush hour express does not stop here
	Northbound	→ toward St. George (New Dorp) →
	Side platform

Exits

The north end has an overpass with two exits, one to Oak Avenue for the northbound platform, and the other to Cedarview Avenue for the southbound platform side. Another exit at the south end leads to Guyon Avenue. ^[7]

Bus connection

• S57

References

1. Irvin Leigh and Paul Matus (December 23, 2001). "SIRT The Essential History". p. 4. Retrieved March 3, 2009.
2. Poster for opening of Staten Island Railway
3. June 1868 first edition of the Official Guide of the Railways, facsimile reprinted in 1968. Staten Island Railway – via Wikimedia Commons.
4. Map of the Staten Island Rapid Transit Company from 1885. 1885 – via Wikimedia Commons.
5. "1887 SIRT Timetable". Flickr. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
6. "SIRT 1915 Ticket". Flickr — Photo Sharing!.
7. "Map of NYC Subway Entrances". NYC Open Data. City of New York . Retrieved July 10, 2018.

External links

Media related to Oakwood Heights (Staten Island Railway station) at Wikimedia Commons

• Staten Island Railway station list
• Staten Island Railway general information
• Guyon Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Cedarview Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Platform level from Google Maps Street View