Cochecton station
Cochecton Railroad Station is a historic train station located at Cochecton in Sullivan County, New York. It was built about 1850 by the Erie Railroad as a freight house. It is a large, 1-story frame building with Greek Revival style details. The 1+1⁄2-story, rectangular building measures 30 feet wide and 50 feet deep and is topped by a gable roof.[4] The last passenger trains at Cocheton were unnamed trains from Hoboken, New Jersey to Binghamton timed to meet up with the Phoebe Snow.[5]
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 The Cochecton station in May 2015. | |||||||||||
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| Location | Depot Road, Cochecton, New York 12726 (former location) 8561 Route 97, Cochecton, New York 12726 (current location) | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Main Line (Delaware Division) | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Platform levels | 1 | ||||||||||
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| Station code | 3057[1] | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1850 | ||||||||||
| Closed | November 1966[2] | ||||||||||
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Cochecton Railroad Station | |||||||||||
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| Nearest city | Cochecton, New York | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41°43′4″N 75°2′46″W | ||||||||||
| Area | 5 acres (2.0 ha) | ||||||||||
| Built | 1850 | ||||||||||
| Architectural style | Greek Revival | ||||||||||
| MPS | Upper Delaware Valley, New York and Pennsylvania MPS | ||||||||||
| NRHP reference No. | 05000172[3] | ||||||||||
| Added to NRHP | March 16, 2005 | ||||||||||
It is the oldest surviving station in New York state.[6] It was moved from its original site in the early 1990s to be saved from demolition.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[3]
References
- "List of Station Names and Numbers". Jersey City, New Jersey: Erie Railroad. May 1, 1916. Retrieved October 11, 2016.
- "Erie Lackawanna Time Table - Effective November 28, 1966" (PDF). Erie Lackawanna Railroad. November 28, 1966. Retrieved October 11, 2016.
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- Mary Curtis (May 1992). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Cochecton Railroad Station". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2010-06-26. See also: "Accompanying photo".
- "Erie Lackawanna Railroad, Tables 5, 7". Official Guide of the Railways. National Railway Publication Company. 97 (7). December 1964.
- Woolever, Charles P. (1 January 2009). "Existing Railroad Stations in New York State". Retrieved 2011-05-28.
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