Jamestown (Erie Railroad station)

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JAMESTOWN
Erie Railroad Station Jamestown NY Jan 10.jpg
The station depot at Jamestown, as seen in August 2010 facing the front facade of the depot constructed in 1930.
Location 211-217 West Second Street
Jamestown, New York 14701
Owned by Erie Railroad (1851–1960)
Erie Lackawanna Railroad (1960–1976)
Conrail (1976–1999)
City of Jamestown (2000–present)
Line(s) Main Line (Meadville Division)
Buffalo and Southwestern Railroad
Platforms 1 island platform
Tracks 3
Construction
Platform levels 2
Other information
Station code 5017[1]
History
Opened 1851; 174 years ago (1851)
Closed January 6, 1970; 55 years ago (1970-01-06)
Rebuilt 1897; 128 years ago (1897), 1924; 101 years ago (1924), 1930; 95 years ago (1930)[2]
Services
Preceding station   Erie Railroad   Following station
Main Line
Terminus Buffalo and Southwestern Railroad
toward Buffalo
Erie Railroad Station
Jamestown (Erie Railroad station) is located in New York
Jamestown (Erie Railroad station)
Location 211-217 W. Second St., Jamestown, New York
Coordinates Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Area 1.4 acres (0.6 ha)
Built 1931
Architectural style Art Deco
NRHP Reference # 03000045[3]
Added to NRHP May 2, 2003

The Jamestown Erie Railroad station, also known as the Erie-Lackawanna Railroad Station, is a historic train station located at Jamestown in Chautauqua County, New York. It was constructed in 1931-1932, for the Erie Railroad, as a replacement for a much older station.[4] It passed on to successor Erie Lackawanna in 1960 and continued to serve as a station for the railroad's long distance trains operating between Hoboken and Chicago. The last train to use the station was the Lake Cities, discontinued in January 1970. Local RR offices continued to occupy the building. Erie Lackawanna became part of the Conrail system on April 1, 1976.

The station passed to private ownership and was slowly stripped of salvageable materials. In 2000, the city of Jamestown took ownership of the building and considered plans for its future use. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.[3] Senator Charles Schumer announced grant monies to help restore the station as a commercial and transit hub on August 23, 2010. The Chautauqua Area Regional Transit System and Coach USA will use the facility upon its completion. Upon completion of the $12 million (2012 USD) restoration, the restored station was opened to the public on October 26, 2012.[5]

As of March 2013, the station provides no Amtrak or commuter rail service. However, it is a stop for Amtrak's Thruway Motorcoach buses at a Chautauqua Area Regional Transportation Service bus shelter taking commuters to Buffalo's Exchange Street Station.[6]

Gallery

  • 1909 postcard of older Erie Station Building.

See also

References

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External links

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  6. ↑ Jamestown, NY - Bus Stop (JMN); Amtrak Thruway Motorcoach
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