Salisbury Mills–Cornwall station is a commuter rail stop owned by Metro-North Railroad serving trains on the Port Jervis Line, located in the Beaver Dam Lake section of the town of Cornwall, New York. The station is located at the northern end of the Moodna Viaduct, accessible from NY 94.
Salisbury Mills– Cornwall | |||||||||||
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General information | |||||||||||
Location | 1600 State Highway 94 Salisbury Mills, New York | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 41°26′15″N 74°06′12″W / 41.4375°N 74.1032°W | ||||||||||
Owned by | Metro-North Railroad | ||||||||||
Line(s) | NS Southern Tier Line | ||||||||||
Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
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Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||
Parking | 677 spaces[1] | ||||||||||
Accessible | Yes[1] | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | April 18, 1983[2] | ||||||||||
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History
editThe station, located on the former Erie Railroad Graham Line, a former freight-only bypass route, opened on April 18, 1983 when the Metropolitan Transportation Authority moved service off the former Erie main line to the Graham Line.[2] The Erie formerly served the hamlet of Salisbury Mills via its Newburgh Branch from January 8, 1850 to April 25, 1936, and served Cornwall via the Newburgh Shortcut.[3]
Station layout
editThe station has one track and a low-level side platform.
Parking fees are charged on weekdays, with both permit and metered spaces available. Salisbury Mills–Cornwall station contains a large parking lot, lighting, elongated canopy and a mini high-level platform for wheelchair access to trains.
References
edit- ^ a b "Salisbury Mills–Cornwall station". Metro-North Railroad. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
- ^ a b "New Port Jervis Service - April 18, 1983". New York, New York: Metro-North Railroad. April 18, 1983. Archived from the original on September 26, 2018. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
- ^ "Business Men Hear Talk on Erie Branch". Middletown Times Herald. June 13, 1936. p. 12. Retrieved September 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
External links
editMedia related to Salisbury Mills–Cornwall (Metro-North station) at Wikimedia Commons
- Happy 100th Birthday Moodna Viaduct Video taken August 2007 showing the span.