Sharon | |||||||||||
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 An early postcard of Sharon station | |||||||||||
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| Location | 396 Sharon Station Road, Amenia, New York 12501 | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41°53′00″N73°31′11″W / 41.8834°N 73.5196°W | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 12 | ||||||||||
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| Opened | Mid-1870s | ||||||||||
| Closed | March 20, 1972 (passenger service); [1] March 27, 1980 (freight) | ||||||||||
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The Sharon station was one of two former New York Central Railroad (NYC) stations that served the residents of Amenia, New York via the Harlem Line.
This station was named for and served the nearby town of Sharon, Connecticut. Despite its name, Sharon station is not actually located in Sharon but is located over the state border and catered to the residents of Sharon. It was a much closer commute to Sharon station than to the Danbury station to the south.
Depending on the source, Sharon station began serving both passengers and freight in either 1873 or 1875. It was one of the stations on the Harlem Line to serve the Berkshire Hills Express and other limited stop trains that went from New York City all the way to Pittsfield, Massachusetts and North Adams, Massachusetts in the Berkshires. [2] [3] Such through trains were replaced by shuttle transfers in 1950. [4]
Service ended in March 20, 1972 [1] and freight only until March 27, 1980 when Conrail abandoned service on that segment of the line. The station building was damaged by a fire in 1997, but was bought by a local family and restored. [5] Sharon Station still exists today and has been converted into a residence, while the railroad line was converted into the Harlem Valley Rail Trail. [6]
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The Ghent station was a former New York Central Railroad station that served the residents of Ghent, New York.
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The Berkshire Hills Express was a full-service passenger train of the New York Central Railroad that went from New York City to North Adams, Massachusetts, in the Berkshires. It served as a channel for tourist travel from downstate New York, through the Taconic Mountains, to resorts and other attractions in the Berkshires and for students traveling to Williams College, 11 miles west of North Adams. The train operated from 1919 to 1934. However, it continued in unnamed form for nearly two decades longer.
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