Spring Valley station (New York)

Spring Valley
Train #1629 leaves the Spring Valley Station, going over the Main Street (NY 45) crossing.
Location	Municipal Plaza, 1 North Main Street Spring Valley, New York, 10977
Coordinates	41°06′43″N 74°02′38″W / 41.1119°N 74.0440°WCoordinates: 41°06′43″N 74°02′38″W / 41.1119°N 74.0440°W
Owned by	Village of Spring Valley (station)[1] New Jersey Transit (line) (leased to Metro-North Railroad)
Line(s)	Pascack Valley Line
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Connections	Transport of Rockland: 59, 91, 92, 94, Monsey Loop 3, Tappan ZEExpress Rockland Coaches: 11, 45
Construction
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	815 (Erie Railroad)[2]
History
Previous names	Pascac[3]
Services
Preceding station   NJ Transit Rail   Following station Terminus Pascack Valley Line Nanuet toward Hoboken Preceding station   Erie Railroad   Following station Nanuet toward Pavonia Terminal New Jersey and New York Railroad Union toward Haverstraw Monsey toward Suffern Piermont Branch Nanuet toward Piermont

The Spring Valley station is an intermodal transit station in Spring Valley, New York. It serves Metro-North Railroad and NJ Transit trains as well as buses as the Spring Valley Bus Terminal. It is located at Main Street, 1/8 mile from Route 59.

This line runs north-south to Hoboken Terminal with connections via the Secaucus Junction transfer station to New Jersey Transit one-stop service to New York Penn Station and to other NJ Transit rail service. Connections are available at the Hoboken Terminal to other New Jersey Transit rail lines, the PATH train at the Hoboken PATH station, New York Waterways ferry service to the World Financial Center and other destinations and Hudson-Bergen Light Rail service.

Station layout

1	■ Pascack Valley Line	Exit platform only (to yard)
	■ Pascack Valley Line	for Hoboken

The station has one track and one low-level side platform.

History

During construction of the New York, Lake Erie and Western Railroad, residents of what would later become Spring Valley demanded a station at the site of a farm road crossing. The residents felt that Eleazar Lord had chosen to give preference to the area at Monsey (formerly Kakiat) because he owned 8.5 acres (3.4 ha) in the area. They wanted access to shipping via the railroad, but the railroad would not promise service, even if the farmers built their own waiting shanty.^[3]

The farmers did indeed construct their own station, a 10-foot (3.0 m) x 11-foot (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".^[3]

Parking

Permit parking is operated by Allright Parking and accommodates 207 vehicles.

References

1. The Pascack Valley Line: West of Hudson (World Rail Photos by Pierce Haviland)
2. "List of Station Names and Numbers". Jersey City, New Jersey: Erie Railroad. May 1, 1916. Retrieved November 23, 2010.
3. Mott, Edward Harold (1901). Between the Ocean and the Lakes: The Story of Erie. New York: John S. Collins Publishing. p. 391.

External links

• MTA station information for Spring Valley
• Spring Valley Station (Existing Railroad Stations in New York State)
• Station from Main Street from Google Maps Street View