Amenia station (New York)
The Amenia station was a New York Central Railroad station that served the residents of Amenia, New York via the Harlem Line. It was 85 miles (136 km) from Grand Central Terminal and travel time to Grand Central was approximately two hours, sixteen minutes.
Amenia | |||||||||||
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Amenia station site, c. 2009. A former platform light remains on the right side of the trail. | |||||||||||
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| Location | 15 Railroad Avenue and Depot Hill Road Amenia, New York 12501 | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41.8465°N 73.5518°W | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 0 (formerly 1) | ||||||||||
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| Accessible | No | ||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 10 | ||||||||||
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| Opened | May 10, 1852 | ||||||||||
| Closed | March 20, 1972 (passenger service); March 27, 1980 (freight) | ||||||||||
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The station consisted of a single low-level platform, on the west side of the single track line. Amenia was the only station on the Harlem Division named for one of the senses as opposed to a name derived from a person or object. Amenia means "pleasant", or pleasing to the eye.
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