Dongan Hills (Staten Island Railway station)

Dongan Hills
Staten Island Railway rapid transit station
Southbound platform
Station statistics
Address	Seaview Avenue & North Railroad Avenue Staten Island, NY 10304
Borough	Staten Island
Locale	Dongan Hills
Coordinates	40°35′20″N 74°05′45″W / 40.5890°N 74.0959°W / 40.5890; -74.0959Coordinates: 40°35′20″N 74°05′45″W / 40.5890°N 74.0959°W / 40.5890; -74.0959
Services	Local  (All times)
Structure	Embankment
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Opened	April 23, 1860
Rebuilt	1933
Station code	507
Accessible	ADA-accessible
Former/other names	Garretson's
Station succession
Preceding station   Staten Island Railway   Following station Old Town toward St. George Main Line Jefferson Avenue toward Great Kills or Tottenville St. George Terminus Main Line Great Kills toward Great Kills or Tottenville
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Layout to Old Town to Jefferson Avenue

Dongan Hills is a Staten Island Railway station in the neighborhood of Dongan Hills, Staten Island, New York.

The station opened on April 23, 1860, with the opening of the Staten Island Railway from Vanderbilt's Landing to Eltingville.

The station's original name was Garretson's, named after the original name of the neighborhood of the same name. The station's name changed after the neighborhood was renamed Dongan Hills. The name Garretson still can be found as there is a street that passes under the station. Both names appeared on the October 16, 1921 timetable. On February 21, 1907, the Staten Island Railway petitioned the Public Service Commission (PSC) to get permission to move the Dongan Hills stop from its location south of Seaview Avenue to a location 100 feet (30 m) to the north in between Seaview Avenue and Garretson Avenue. On March 12, 1907, the PSC granted its permission.

The station is located on an embankment at Seaview Avenue and Railroad Avenue on the main line. It has two side platforms and beige canopies.

This station is handicapped accessible in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act; with ramps at the south end that lead to Seaview Avenue. The marble wall at street level on the south end is a legacy of when the line was converted from grade level to the current embankment level today. The grade separation took place in 1933. The staircases at the north end lead to Garretson Avenue. Free parking is available on a small lot adjacent to the northbound platform, which is owned by the MTA, the agency that controls the rail line. The brick stationhouse is unusually positioned on the northbound side at platform level, unlike other SIR stationhouses which are usually located on street level. The Dongan Hills stationhouse had a ticket booth and benches until 1987, and then a vending machine for tokens until July 4, 1997 when the fare was eliminated for all stations south of St. George.