Spring Valley station (New York)
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Location | Municipal Plaza 1 North Main Street Spring Valley, New York | |||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 41°06′43″N 74°02′38″W / 41.1119°N 74.0440°W | |||||||||||||||||
Owned by | Metro-North Railroad | |||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Pascack Valley Line | |||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 side platform | |||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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Parking | 207 spaces[1] | |||||||||||||||||
Accessible | Yes[1] | |||||||||||||||||
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Station code | 815 (Erie Railroad)[2] | |||||||||||||||||
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Opened | June 30, 1841[3][4] | |||||||||||||||||
Rebuilt | 1924 | |||||||||||||||||
Previous names | Pascac[5] | |||||||||||||||||
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1981 | Station agency closed[6] | |||||||||||||||||
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Spring Valley station (sometimes referred as the Spring Valley Transit Center) is an
History
During construction of the
The farmers did indeed construct their own station, a 10-by-11-foot (3.0 m × 3.4 m) platform with a wooden shanty. The station, which was named Pascac by the railroad, soon became a store run by a local named Henry Iseman. Once passenger service started, Iseman was evicted from the shanty, having to run his shop elsewhere in the area. The name "Spring Valley" was created by Isaac Springstead, a local farmer, who suggested the new name. With the new name change, a station sign was nailed to a nearby tree with the name "Spring Valley".[5]
On October 26, 1983, the $244,500 renovation of the station was dedicated. As part of the renovation the station received new ceilings, a new floor and a ticket booth.[7]
Station layout
The station has one track and one low-level side platform.
Permit parking is operated by Allright Parking and accommodates 207 vehicles.
Bibliography
- Mott, Edward Harold (1899). Between the Ocean and the Lakes: The Story of Erie. New York, New York: John S. Collins. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
References
- ^ a b "Spring Valley station". Metro-North Railroad. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
- ^ "List of Station Names and Numbers". Jersey City, New Jersey: Erie Railroad. May 1, 1916. Retrieved November 23, 2010.
- ^ Mott 1899, p. 331.
- ^ Seymour, HC (October 28, 1841). "Eastern Division of the New York and Erie Railroad". The Evening Post. New York, New York. p. 1. Retrieved July 29, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c Mott 1899, p. 391.
- ^ Castellucci, John (June 30, 1981). "The Ticket Agent - Just a Memory?". The Journal-News. White Plains, New York. p. 13. Retrieved March 17, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "S.V. station dedication". The Journal-News. October 26, 1983. Retrieved June 4, 2018.