Oakwood Heights station
The Oakwood Heights station is a Staten Island Railway station in the neighborhood of Oakwood, Staten Island, New York.
History
The station opened as Richmond on April 23, 1860, with the opening of the Staten Island Railway from Vanderbilt's Landing to Eltingville. The station was named Richmond as the station was on the border between Richmond and Oakwood. Afterwards, sometime around 1885 the station was renamed Court House. The station was a flag stop. The station was later renamed Oakwood, 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.Station layout
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.Due to a partial platform collapse on the St. George-bound platform, certain doors on St. George-bound trains currently do not open here. On the 75-foot R44s, the last car will not open its doors. On the 60-foot R211s, the first three cars open entirely, while the fourth car only has the front three doors open, and the last car does not open at all.