Cochecton
The Cochecton station in May 2015.
General information
LocationDepot Road, Cochecton, New York 12726 (former location)
8561 Route 97, Cochecton, New York 12726 (current location)
Line(s)Main Line (Delaware Division)
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks2
Construction
Platform levels1
Other information
Station code3057[1]
History
Opened1850; 174 years ago (1850)
ClosedNovember 1966; 57 years ago (November 1966)[2]
Former services
Preceding station Erie Railroad Following station
Callicoon
toward Chicago
 Main Line Skinners
toward Jersey City
Cochecton Railroad Station
Cochecton station is located in New York
Cochecton station
Cochecton station is located in the United States
Cochecton station
Nearest cityCochecton, New York
Coordinates41°43′4″N 75°2′46″W / 41.71778°N 75.04611°W / 41.71778; -75.04611
Area5 acres (2.0 ha)
Built1850
Architectural styleGreek Revival
MPSUpper Delaware Valley, New York and Pennsylvania MPS
NRHP reference No.05000172[3]
Added to NRHPMarch 16, 2005

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]

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

  1. ^ "List of Station Names and Numbers". Jersey City, New Jersey: Erie Railroad. May 1, 1916. Retrieved October 11, 2016.
  2. ^ "Erie Lackawanna Time Table - Effective November 28, 1966" (PDF). Erie Lackawanna Railroad. November 28, 1966. Retrieved October 11, 2016.
  3. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  4. ^ Mary Curtis (May 1992). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Cochecton Railroad Station". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original on 2012-10-13. Retrieved 2010-06-26. See also: "Accompanying photo". Archived from the original on 2012-10-13. Retrieved 2010-06-27.
  5. ^ "Erie Lackawanna Railroad, Tables 5, 7". Official Guide of the Railways. National Railway Publication Company. 97 (7). December 1964.
  6. ^ Woolever, Charles P. (1 January 2009). "Existing Railroad Stations in New York State". Retrieved 2011-05-28.
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