Salisbury Mills–Cornwall station
Salisbury Mills– Cornwall | |||||||||||
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Salisbury Mills–Cornwall station platform | |||||||||||
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| 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 | 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] | ||||||||||
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| Opened | April 18, 1983[2] | ||||||||||
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Salisbury Mills–Cornwall station is a commuter railroad station in the Beaver Dam Lake section of the town of Cornwall, Orange County, New York. Located on State Route 94 (NY 94), the station serves trains of Metro-North Railroad's Port Jervis Line, operated by NJ Transit between Hoboken Terminal in Hoboken, New Jersey to Port Jervis station in Port Jervis, New York. The station sits at the northern end of the Moodna Viaduct, a 3,200-foot (980 m) steel trestle through the Moodna Creek valley. Salisbury Mills–Cornwall station has a single canopy-covered low-level side platform and small high-level platform via a ramp for handicap accessibility. The station serves as a park and ride with a 677 space parking lot.
History
The 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
The 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
- ^ a b "Salisbury Mills–Cornwall station". mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved February 14, 2026.
- ^ 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
Media related to Salisbury Mills–Cornwall (Metro-North station) at Wikimedia Commons
- Happy 100th Birthday Moodna Viaduct Video taken August 2007 showing the span.