| Wilkes-Barre | |||||||||||||
| Style: | Central Railroad of New Jersey | ||||||||||||
| Type: | Central Railroad of New Jersey Station | ||||||||||||
| Address: | 31-35 South Baltimore Street, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania | ||||||||||||
| Coordinates: | 41.2419°N -75.8797°W | ||||||||||||
| Tracks: | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Opened: | 1868 | ||||||||||||
| Closed: | 1963 (Passenger) 1972 (Freight) | ||||||||||||
| Electrified: | No | ||||||||||||
| Accessible: | No | ||||||||||||
| Other Services Header: | Former services | ||||||||||||
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The Central Railroad of New Jersey Station is an historic, American railway station that is located in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.
Built in 1868 by the Central Railroad of New Jersey, this historic train station is a two-and-one-half-story, brick building with one-and-one-half-story wings on either side. Designed in the Victorian style, it features an overhanging hipped and gable roof, with a large wooden cupola. Passenger service ceased in 1963, and the station closed in 1972.[1]
Wilkes-Barre was also served by another station that hosted Delaware and Hudson Railway, Lehigh Valley Railroad and Pennsylvania Railroad trains.[2] That station was built in 1884 and demolished in 1965.[3]
The Central Railroad of New Jersey Station was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. It is being renovated so that it can be occupied by Luzerne County’s tourism bureau.[4] [5]