Woods of Arden station

Woods of Arden
Former Staten Island Railway station
General information
Location	Arden Avenue and Whaley Avenue Annadale, Staten Island
Coordinates	40.541929°N 74.170918°W / 40.541929; -74.170918
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
History
Opened	1886
Closed	1894–1895?
Former services
Preceding station Staten Island Railway Following station Eltingville toward St. George Tottenville – St. George Annadale toward Tottenville

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.[1] The station closed after 1894.[2][3] This station was located in between the Annadale and Eltingville stops.

Summer Sundays were spent picnicking, boating, and swimming at Woods of Arden. The resort also included an inn.[4] Erastus Wiman, who helped organize Staten Island Rapid Transit was directly involved with the resort, and had a station built to provide access.[5]

References

1. New York (State). Board of Railroad Commissioners (Volume 2 ed.). 1886. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
2. The Official Railway Guide: North American Freight Service Edition. National Railway Publication Company. 1895.
3. The Official Railway Guide: North American Freight Service Edition. National Railway Publication Company. 1894.
4. Rybczynski, Witold (July 23, 2013). A Clearing In The Distance: Frederick Law Olmsted and America in the 19th Century. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 9781439125106.
5. Smith, Dorothy Valentine (January 1, 1970). Staten Island: Gateway to New York. Chilton Book Company. ISBN 9780801954887.

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