Jamestown (Erie Railroad station)

JAMESTOWN

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 (1851)
Closed January 6, 1970 (1970-01-06)
Rebuilt 1897 (1897), 1924 (1924), 1930 (1930)[2]
Services
Preceding station   Erie Railroad   Following station
Falconer
Main Line
Lakewood
TerminusBuffalo and Southwestern Railroad
Falconer
toward Buffalo
Erie Railroad Station
Location 211-217 W. Second St., Jamestown, New York
Coordinates 42°5′40″N 79°14′41″W / 42.09444°N 79.24472°W / 42.09444; -79.24472Coordinates: 42°5′40″N 79°14′41″W / 42.09444°N 79.24472°W / 42.09444; -79.24472
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.[5] 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.[6]

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.[7]

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See also

References

  1. ↑ "List of Station Names and Numbers". Baggage Department. Jersey City, New Jersey: Erie Railroad. May 1, 1916. Retrieved July 7, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Jamestown, New York". Western New York Archive. Industry, New York: Rochester & Genesee Valley Railroad Museum. 2011. Retrieved July 7, 2012.
  3. ↑ Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  4. ↑ Claire L. Ross (September 2002). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Erie Railroad Station". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved June 14, 2009. See also: "Accompanying seven photos".
  5. ↑ Staff (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  6. ↑ Tabor, Brian (October 26, 2012). "Railroad station restored in Jamestown". WIVB-TV (Buffalo, New York). Retrieved November 7, 2012.
  7. ↑ Jamestown, NY - Bus Stop (JMN); Amtrak Thruway Motorcoach

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