Spring Valley station (New York)

Spring Valley station (sometimes referred as the Spring Valley Transit Center) is an intermodal transit station in Spring Valley, New York. It serves Metro-North Railroad and NJ Transit trains as well as buses as the Spring Valley Bus Terminal. The buses that serve the Spring Valley Bus Terminal are Rockland Coaches (provided by Coach USA), Hudson Link, and Transport of Rockland. It is located on Main Street (Route 45), 0.125 miles (0.201 km) from Route 59.

Spring Valley
Train leaves Spring Valley station, going over the Main Street (NY 45) crossing
General information
LocationMunicipal Plaza
1 North Main Street
Spring Valley, New York
Coordinates41°06′43″N 74°02′38″W
Owned byVillage of Spring Valley[1]
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Connections
Construction
Parking207 spaces[2]
AccessibleYes[2]
Other information
Station code815 (Erie Railroad)[3]
History
OpenedJune 30, 1841 (June 30, 1841)[4][5]
Rebuilt1924
Previous namesPascac[6]
Key dates
1981Station agency closed[7]
Services
Preceding station Metro-North Railroad Following station
Terminus Pascack Valley Line Nanuet
toward Hoboken
Former services
Preceding station Erie Railroad Following station
Union
toward Haverstraw
 New Jersey and New York Railroad Nanuet
toward Jersey City
Monsey
toward Suffern
 Piermont Branch Nanuet
toward Sparkill

History

During construction of the New York, Lake Erie and Western Railroad, residents of what would later become Spring Valley demanded a station at the site of a farm road crossing. The residents felt that Eleazar Lord had chosen to give preference to the area at Monsey (formerly Kakiat) because he owned 8.5 acres (3.4 ha) in the area. They wanted access to shipping via the railroad, but the railroad would not promise service, even if the farmers built their own waiting shanty.[6]

The farmers did indeed construct their own station, a 10-by-11-foot (3.0 m × 3.4 m) platform with a wooden shanty. The station, which was named Pascac by the railroad, soon became a store run by a local named Henry Iseman. Once passenger service started, Iseman was evicted from the shanty, having to run his shop elsewhere in the area. The name "Spring Valley" was created by Isaac Springstead, a local farmer, who suggested the new name. With the new name change, a station sign was nailed to a nearby tree with the name "Spring Valley".[6]

On October 26, 1983, the $244,500 renovation of the station was dedicated. As part of the renovation the station received new ceilings, a new floor and a ticket booth.[8]

Station layout

The station has one track and one low-level side platform.

Permit parking is operated by Allright Parking and accommodates 207 vehicles.

Bibliography
  • Mott, Edward Harold (1899). Between the Ocean and the Lakes: The Story of Erie. New York, New York: John S. Collins. Retrieved July 29, 2020.

References
  1. The Pascack Valley Line: West of Hudson (World Rail Photos by Pierce Haviland)
  2. "Spring Valley station". Metro-North Railroad. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
  3. "List of Station Names and Numbers". Jersey City, New Jersey: Erie Railroad. May 1, 1916. Retrieved November 23, 2010.
  4. Mott 1899, p. 331.
  5. Seymour, HC (October 28, 1841). "Eastern Division of the New York and Erie Railroad". The Evening Post. New York, New York. p. 1. Retrieved July 29, 2020 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  6. Mott 1899, p. 391.
  7. Castellucci, John (June 30, 1981). "The Ticket Agent - Just a Memory?". The Journal-News. White Plains, New York. p. 13. Retrieved March 17, 2019 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  8. "S.V. station dedication". The Journal-News. October 26, 1983. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
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