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station in the neighborhood of

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History

The station opened toward the beginning of 1937, likely during a grade crossing elimination project. The original name of the station was "Old Town Road"; the "Road" was dropped soon after the

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assumed control of the Staten Island Railway from the

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in 1971 (the MTA concurrently shortened the name of the Huguenot Park station to simply "Huguenot").

Station layout

The station is located on an embankment at Railroad Avenue on the main line. It has two

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s, and metal orange canopies and walls. Just north of this station, a spur that had multiple purposes and served the press building of the ''

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'' newspaper is nowadays used as a storage spur for

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cars.

Exits

The exit at the south end leads to Old Town Road. An additional staircase at the north end of the northbound platform leads to a roadway to Dawson Place and Oregon Road.

References

External links

Staten Island Railway station list

Old Town Road entrance from Google Maps Street View

Platforms from Google Maps Street View
{{Staten Island Rapid Transit Operating Authority 1937 establishments in New York City Railway stations in the United States opened in 1937 Staten Island Railway stations