Ghent station (New York Central Railroad)

Ghent
General location of former station. Note the former railroad hotel which is on the National Register of Historic Places.
General information
LocationNew York State Route 66 and Railroad Avenue
Ghent, New York, 12075
Coordinates42°19′37″N 73°37′07″W / 42.3270°N 73.6187°W / 42.3270; -73.6187
Tracks0
History
OpenedMay 10, 1852[1]
ClosedMarch 20, 1972 (passenger service)[2]
March 27, 1980 (freight)
Former services
Preceding station New York Central Railroad Following station
Philmont
toward New York
Harlem Division Chatham
Terminus
Mellenville
toward Hudson
Hudson Branch Payn's
toward Chatham
Location
Map

The Ghent station was a former New York Central Railroad station that served the residents of Ghent, New York.

  1. ^ "Railroad Hopes to Realize $432,386 in Millerton - Chatham Line Abandonment". The Poughkeepsie Journal. August 26, 1962. p. 9B. Retrieved December 30, 2019 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ Layton, Preston (March 21, 1972). "PC Ends Run, Strands Riders". New York Daily News. p. 22. Retrieved December 5, 2019 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon

© MMXXIII Rich X Search. We shall prevail. All rights reserved. Rich X Search