Services SIR Main Line Opened 1886 Locale Oakwood Tracks 2 | Closed 1894–1895? Borough Staten Island Platforms in use 2 | |
Address Arden Avenue & Whaley Avenue
Staten Island, NY 10312 Similar West New Brighton, Sailors' Snug Harbor, Elm Park, Tower Hill, Port Richmond | ||
Woods of Arden is an abandoned Staten Island Railway station in the neighborhood of Annadale, Staten Island, New York. The station opened in 1886 with a cost of $112.55. The station closed after 1894.
Woods of Arden was a Sunday summer resort that was used for picknicking, boating and swimming. The resort also included an inn. Erastus Wiman, who helped organize Staten Island Rapid Transit was directly involved with the resort, and had a station built to provide access.
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