Oscawana station

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Oscawana
Former New York Central Hudson Line station
General information
Line(s) Empire Corridor
History
ClosedJuly 2, 1973;51 years ago (1973-07-02)
Former services
Preceding station New York Central Railroad Following station
Crugers
toward Peekskill
Hudson Division Croton North
toward New York

The Oscawana station was a commuter rail stop on the New York Central's Hudson Line, located in the hamlet of Crugers, New York. The station closed in 1973.

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History

This station was closed by Penn Central on July 2, 1973, along with Manitou, Chelsea and New Hamburg, due to low ridership. [1]

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References

  1. Borak, Jeffrey (June 7, 1973). "Penn Central Cuts Service on Hudson, Harlem Lines". The Poughkeepsie Journal. p. 1. Retrieved September 13, 2018 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg