Thendara
Adirondack Scenic Railroad station
General information
Location	Birch Street near NY 28 Thendara, New York
Coordinates	43°41′54″N 75°00′21″W / 43.69833°N 75.00583°W / 43.69833; -75.00583
Owned by	New York State
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	at-grade
Parking	2 paved lots and gravel lot
Accessible	Yes
History
Previous names	Fulton Chain Station
Services
Preceding station Adirondack Railroad Following station Otter Lake toward Utica Main Line Carter Station toward Lake Placid
Former services Preceding station New York Central Railroad Following station Otter Lake toward Utica Adirondack Division Carter Station toward Montreal
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
Official name	Thendara Depot
Designated	November 10, 2010
Part of	Thendara Historic District
Reference no.	10000897[1]
Architectural style	None Specified

Thendara station is the Adirondack Scenic Railroad's longest-duration northern terminus, and is near Thendara, New York. It is served by trains heading south to Utica beginning around the month of May each year.^[2] Trains continue along the 57-mile route along the Moose River in Adirondack Park.^[3] In the Winter, the right-of-way is used as a major snowmobile trail in the area after trains stop running in October.^[4] The resort village of Old Forge is 1.9 miles northeast of Thendara.

The station has been a contributing property of the "Thendara Historic District" since November 10, 2010.

History

From early in the 20th century until the early 1940s, the New York Central Railroad (NYC) operated multiple passenger trains a day through the station, going beyond Adirondack Park to Malone, New York and on to Montreal.^[5][6] From the 1950s and to 1961 daily there was a day train and a night train in each direction to Lake Placid station.^[7] Additionally, the NYC operated sleeping cars direct from New York City to Thendara via the North Star until April 1959. The Iroquois continued direct sleeper service to Thendara to at least the fall 1964 timetable.^[8]

On April 24, 1965, year-round daily passenger trains ceased serving the station, with the closing of passenger traffic on the NYC's Adirondack Division.^[9]