Oakwood Heights (Staten Island Railway station)

      Oakwood Heights
      Staten Island Railway rapid transit station
      DSCN0381 oakwoodtrainstation e 300.jpg
      Exterior of Oakwood Heights SIR Station
      Station statistics
      Address Guyon Avenue & South Railroad Avenue
      Staten Island, NY 10306
      Borough Staten Island
      Locale Oakwood
      Coordinates 40°33′53″N 74°07′37″W / 40.5647°N 74.1269°W / 40.5647; -74.1269Coordinates: 40°33′53″N 74°07′37″W / 40.5647°N 74.1269°W / 40.5647; -74.1269
      Services SIR Main Line
      Structure Open-cut
      Platforms 2 side platforms
      Tracks 2
      Other information
      Opened April 23, 1860[1]
      Station succession
      Preceding station   MTA NYC logo.svg Staten Island Railway   Following station
      toward St. George
      Main Line

      Oakwood Heights is a Staten Island Railway station in the neighborhood of Oakwood, Staten Island, New York. It is located on an open cut at Guyon Avenue and Railroad Avenue on the main line. It has two side platforms and beige painted walls. The north end has an overpass bridge with two exits, one to Oak Avenue on northbound platform side, and the other to Cedarview Avenue the southbound platform side. This station is used frequently by students of the nearby Monsignor Farrell High School.

      Northbound platform and tracks

      References

      1. ^ Irvin Leigh and Paul Matus (December 23, 2001). "SIRT The Essential History". p. 4. Retrieved 2009-03-03. 
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      Last modified on 17 March 2013, at 21:09