Cochecton station explained

Cochecton
Style:Erie Railroad
Address:Depot Road, Cochecton, New York 12726 (former location)
8561 Route 97, Cochecton, New York 12726 (current location)
Line:Main Line (Delaware Division)
Platform:1 side platform
Levels:1
Tracks:2
Closed:[1]
Code:3057[2]
Other Services Header:Former services
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Cochecton Railroad Station
Nearest City:Cochecton, New York
Coordinates:41.7178°N -75.0461°W
Built:1850
Architecture:Greek Revival
Added:March 16, 2005
Refnum:05000172

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 -story, rectangular building measures 30 feet wide and 50 feet deep and is topped by a gable roof.[3] The last passenger trains at Cocheton were unnamed trains from Hoboken, New Jersey to Binghamton timed to meet up with the Phoebe Snow.[4]

It is the oldest surviving station in New York state.[5] 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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Erie Lackawanna Time Table - Effective November 28, 1966. Erie Lackawanna Railroad. October 11, 2016. November 28, 1966.
  2. Web site: List of Station Names and Numbers. May 1, 1916. Erie Railroad. Jersey City, New Jersey. October 11, 2016.
  3. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration: Cochecton Railroad Station. May 1992. 2010-06-26. Mary Curtis. New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. 2012-10-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20121013115351/http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=9165. dead. See also: Web site: Accompanying photo. 2010-06-27. 2012-10-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20121013115419/http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=9183. dead.
  4. Erie Lackawanna Railroad, Tables 5, 7 . Official Guide of the Railways . National Railway Publication Company . 97 . 7 . December 1964.
  5. Web site: Woolever. Charles P.. Existing Railroad Stations in New York State. 1 January 2009. 2011-05-28.