Ashokan station explained

Ashokan
Style:New York Central Railroad
Address:3055 New York State Route 28, Shokan, Olive, New York 12481
Tracks:1
Opened:June 8, 1913[1]
Closed:March 31, 1954[2]
Status:Relocated to Woodstock village

Ashokan was a former railroad station located in the Shokan section of the town of Olive, Ulster County, New York, United States. Located 16.2miles from the terminus at Kingston Point in Kingston, it was located along the Ulster and Delaware Railroad, later the Catskill Mountain Branch of the New York Central Railroad. The station opened on June 8, 1913, when the railroad abandoned their former alignment due to the construction of the Ashokan Reservoir. The railroad moved the station depot at Brown's Station to Ashokan for service.

The New York Central Railroad discontinued passenger service on the line on March 31, 1954. The depot would then be moved to Woodstock, New York in May 1970.[3] The station site and the right-of-way is now part of the Ashokan Rail Trail, an 11.5miles long rail trail from West Hurley to Cold Brook.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Abandons Old Line . February 18, 2022 . The Rutland Daily Herald . June 9, 1913 . 1. Newspapers.com.
  2. News: Final Old U.&D. Passenger Train Trip Wednesday . May 6, 2021 . The Kingston Daily Freeman . March 30, 1954 . 1, 8. Newspapers.com.
  3. News: Geertsma . Tobie . Nostalgic Memories Along Rt. 375 . February 23, 2022 . The Daily Freeman . May 25, 1970 . Kingston, New York . 21. Newspapers.com.
  4. Web site: Ashokan Rail Trail . ashokanrailtrail.com . Ulster County Planning Department . February 22, 2022 . 2022.