Salisbury Mills–Cornwall
Salisbury Mills–Cornwall station platform
General information
Location1600 State Highway 94
Salisbury Mills, New York
Coordinates41°26′15″N 74°06′12″W / 41.4375°N 74.1032°W / 41.4375; -74.1032
Owned byMetro-North Railroad
Line(s)NS Southern Tier Line
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Parking677 spaces[1]
AccessibleYes[1]
History
OpenedApril 18, 1983 (April 18, 1983)[2]
Services
Preceding station Metro-North Railroad Following station
Campbell Hall
toward Port Jervis
 Port Jervis Line Harriman
toward Hoboken

Salisbury Mills–Cornwall station is a commuter rail stop on the Metro-North Railroad's 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. 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.

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.

References

  1. 1 2 "Salisbury Mills–Cornwall station". Metro-North Railroad. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
  2. 1 2 "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.
  3. ↑ "Business Men Hear Talk on Erie Branch". Middletown Times Herald. June 13, 1936. p. 12. Retrieved September 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon

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