Columbus Avenue station
Columbus Avenue | |||||||||||||
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| Location | Lorraine Ave, Mt Vernon, NY 10553 | ||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°54′44″N 73°49′13″W / 40.9122626306792°N 73.82020582439179°WCoordinates: 40°54′44″N 73°49′13″W / 40.9122626306792°N 73.82020582439179°W ⧼validator-fatal-error⧽ | ||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Northeast Corridor | ||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1872 | ||||||||||||
| Closed | December 20, 1972 | ||||||||||||
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Columbus Avenue was a station on the New York, New Haven, and Hartford Railroad main line, now the Northeast Corridor. It was served by the New York, New Haven, and Hartford Railroad. It also served the New York, Westchester and Boston Railway from 1912 to 1937.
History[edit]
The station opened in 1912, as part of the opening of the New York, Westchester and Boston Railway.
Columbus Avenue station was located about 0.5 miles (0.80 km) to the east from Mount Vernon East station at Columbus Avenue. It was a transfer point to the New York, Westchester and Boston Railway – one of five NYW&B stations within the city. [1] The station building was destroyed by a fire on March 31, 1957, though trains continued to stop.[2]
The Columbus Avenue station in Mount Vernon, New York was closed in the Penn Central era, or on December 20, 1972, due to its proximity to Mount Vernon station and the expense of converting it to high-level platforms.[citation needed] The station was then demolished and replaced by Mount Vernon East station.[3]
References[edit]
- ↑ Columbus Avenue NHRR and NYW&B station; October 1937 (TrainsAreFun)
- ↑ "Railroad Depot Razed by Blaze". New York Daily News. April 1, 1957. p. 5. Retrieved September 13, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Penn Central to Consolidate Two Stations". The Hartford Courant. December 19, 1972. p. 52. Retrieved September 15, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
| Former services | ||||
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| Preceding station | New York, Westchester and Boston Railway | Following station | ||
| East 3rd Street toward Harlem River |
Main Line | Terminus | ||
| Terminus | White Plains Branch | East Lincoln Avenue toward White Plains | ||
| Port Chester Branch | Fifth Avenue toward Port Chester | |||
