List of Ulster and Delaware Railroad Stations
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This is a list of railroad stations on the former Ulster and Delaware Railroad
and their present day condition. For more information see the main article
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Ulster and Delaware Railroad
The Ulster and Delaware Railroad Company was a Class I railroad located in New York State, headquartered in Rondout and founded in 1866. It was often advertised as "The Only All-Rail Route To the Catskill Mountains." At its greatest extent, the U&D ran from Kingston Point, on the Hudson River,...
and their present day condition. For more information see the main article
Ulster and Delaware Railroad
The Ulster and Delaware Railroad Company was a Class I railroad located in New York State, headquartered in Rondout and founded in 1866. It was often advertised as "The Only All-Rail Route To the Catskill Mountains." At its greatest extent, the U&D ran from Kingston Point, on the Hudson River,...
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Main Line Stations
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Kingston Point Kingston Point Railroad Station The Kingston Point Station, MP 0.0, was one of the last stations built on the Ulster and Delaware Railroad . It was built to permit passengers and cargo to be transferred between the U&D and boats transiting the Hudson River between Albany and New York... |
Kingston Point | 1895 | 1924 | Constructed for easier access to steamboats on Hudson River Hudson River The Hudson is a river that flows from north to south through eastern New York. The highest official source is at Lake Tear of the Clouds, on the slopes of Mount Marcy in the Adirondack Mountains. The river itself officially begins in Henderson Lake in Newcomb, New York... . |
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Rondout Rondout Railroad Station The Rondout Station, MP 1.0, was the first station built on the Ulster and Delaware Railroad . The station was located on East Strand in Rondout , NY, constructed in 1868, and demolished in the 1970s.... |
Rondout Rondout, New York Rondout was a village located on the north side of Rondout Creek near its mouth on the Hudson River in Ulster County and includes the Rondout-West Strand Historic District.... |
1868 | 1979 | Headquarters of the U&D. Received considerable business from the Delaware and Hudson Canal Delaware and Hudson Canal The Delaware and Hudson Canal was the first venture of the Delaware and Hudson Canal Company, which later developed the Delaware and Hudson Railway... . |
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Kingston Kingston Railroad Station (New York) There were four stations built to serve the city of Kingston, New York. The first station was known as "Higginsville Station" built by the Rondout & Oswego . The second station was served by three different railroads, all of which eventually became part of the New York Central... |
Kingston Kingston, New York Kingston is a city in and the county seat of Ulster County, New York, USA. It is north of New York City and south of Albany. It became New York's first capital in 1777, and was burned by the British Oct. 16, 1777, after the Battles of Saratoga... |
1883 | 1954 | Replaced original "Fair Street Station". Torn down in 1960s. | |
Stony Hollow Stony Hollow Railroad Station The Stony Hollow Station, MP 8.3 on the Ulster and Delaware Railroad, was a small, station-agent-lacking flagstop/shelter that served the small town of Stony Hollow, between West Hurley and Kingston, New York, and had very little business. It was located halfway up the Hurley Mountain Grade, and... |
Stony Hollow | none present | 1868 | 1920s | Served as flagstop for most of its later life. |
West Hurley West Hurley Railroad Station The West Hurley Station, MP 9.8, later MP 10.2, was a railroad station on the Ulster and Delaware Railroad that was made in the late nineteenth century and rebuilt during the construction of the Ashokan Reservoir. The original station was made of wood, and later torn down and temporarily replaced... |
West Hurley West Hurley, New York West Hurley is a hamlet in Ulster County, New York, United States. The population was 2,105 at the 2000 census.West Hurley is located in the Town of Hurley and is inside the Catskill Park. The community is northwest of Kingston, New York on Route 28.It was one of many villages that were flooded... |
1869 | 1954 | Original wood station demolished after construction of the Ashokan Reservoir Ashokan Reservoir The Ashokan Reservoir is a reservoir in Ulster County, New York, USA. The reservoir is in the eastern end of the Catskill Park, and is one of several reservoirs created to provide the City of New York with water. However, it is one of only two reservoirs in the Catskill Watershed. It is also New... . New station constructed of cement bricks. Located on West Hurley Dike of the Ashokan Reservoir. |
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Olive Branch Olive Branch Railroad Station This Ulster and Delaware Railroad station, MP 12.6, used to be located in the town of Olive Branch, which was sunk under the Ashokan Reservoir. People, especially tourists, stopped at the station to go vacationing, considering it was a popular vacation spot and had a lot of well-maintenanced... |
Olive Branch | 1869 | 1912 | Demolished after construction of Ashokan Reservoir. | |
Brown's Station Brown's Railroad Station Brown's Station, MP 15.8, was one of the pre-fabricated stations that was built for the Ulster and Delaware Railroad in the early 1900s, this on being constructed in 1900, the same year the railroad got to Oneonta... |
Brown's Station Brown's Station, New York Brown's Station, New York is a village that no longer exists. It was located in the Esopus Valley of southeastern Ulster County, New York , and it was submerged by the waters of the Ashokan Reservoir, an artificial lake built between 1906 and 1915 to supply fresh water to New York City.The... |
1869 | 1912 | Relocated to town of Ashokan to make way for Ashokan Reservoir. Currently in Woodstock, New York Woodstock, New York Woodstock is a town in Ulster County, New York, United States. The population was 5,884 at the 2010 census, down from 6,241 at the 2000 census.The Town of Woodstock is in the northern part of the county... . |
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Ashokan Ashokan Railroad Station The Ashokan Station was a station location located at MP 16.2 on the Ulster & Delaware Railroad in Ulster County, New York. The location was selected as a station site in 1913 a part of the realignment of the Ulster & Delaware as a result of the construction of New York City's Ashokan... |
Ashokan | none present | 1912 | 1954 | Formerly Brown's Station. Moved six miles uphill during construction of Ashokan Reservoir. Moved to Woodstock, New York in the 1970s. |
Brodhead's Bridge Brodhead's Bridge Railroad Station The railway station of the village of Brodhead's Bridge, New York was at milepost 18.1 on the Ulster and Delaware Railroad. It was a destination for tourists and vacationers from New York City who would stay at local resort homes and use the nearby Esopus Creek to swim and fish... |
Brodhead's Bridge | 1869 | 1912 | Demolished after construction of Ashokan Reservoir. | |
Shokan Shokan Railroad Station This Ulster and Delaware train station, MP 19.2, was a busy station, serving an even busier town. This station was actually located in the village of West Shokan, with the actual town of Shokan being a mile east of the station itself. This station was the stop for summer residents staying at... |
Shokan Shokan, New York Shokan is a hamlet located in the Town of Olive in Ulster County, within the Catskill Park. The population was 1,252 at the 2000 census.-History:... |
1869 | 1912 | Demolished after construction of Ashokan Reservoir. | |
Boiceville Boiceville Railroad Station Boiceville Railroad Station was the old station at Boiceville, MP 21.3, and was the westernmost depot to be destroyed during the flooding of the Ashokan Reservoir... |
Boiceville | 1870 | 1912 | Demolished after construction of Ashokan Reservoir. | |
Cold Brook Cold Brook Railroad Station Cold Brook Station, MP 22.1, was built by the U&D about 1900. It replaced an earlier flagstop at Cold Brook Bridge, MP 22.38.After the flooding of the Ashokan Reservoir, six stations were submerged forever, and one of these was the Boiceville Station... |
Cold Brook | none present | 1870 2005 |
1954 Open |
Original station replaced by pre-fabricated version in 1899. Current version being used as hunting club and the Catskill Mountain Railroad. |
Mount Pleasant Mount Pleasant Railroad Station The Mount Pleasant Station, MP 24.9 on the Ulster and Delaware Railroad, served the town of Mount Pleasant, New York, and was three miles from the site where the Stony Clove and Kaaterskill Branch separate from the main line at the Phoenicia Station.... |
Mount Pleasant Mount Pleasant, New York Mount Pleasant is a town in Westchester County, New York, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the town population was 43,724.-Geography:... |
1870 1983 |
1954 Open |
New Mount Pleasant station built at Route 28 New York State Route 28 New York State Route 28 is a state highway extending for in the shape of a "C" between the Hudson Valley city of Kingston and southern Warren County in the U.S. state of New York. Along the way, it intersects several major routes, including Interstate 88 , U.S. Route 20 , and the... grade crossing in 1983; currently used by Catskill Mountain Railroad. |
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Phoenicia Phoenicia Railroad Station The Phoenicia Railroad Station is located on High Street just south of Phoenicia, New York, United States. It is a frame building dating to the end of the 19th century.... |
Phoenicia Phoenicia, New York Phoenicia is a hamlet in Ulster County, New York, United States. The population was 381 at the 2000 census.Phoenicia is located in the northeast part of Town of Shandaken, on Route 28. It is the largest community in the town... |
1870 1983 |
1954 Open |
Original station built by Rondout & Oswego made of cement; replaced by pre-fabricated station in 1899. Junction with Stony Clove & Kaaterskill branch line. Current headquarters of the Catskill Mountain Railroad. On National Register of Historic Places National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation... . |
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Shandaken Shandaken Railroad Station This station, MP 32.1, was located where the site of the old Allaben station. The old Allaben station was a big masonry building that served the village of Allaben. It was torn down in 1899, and replaced with a new pre-fabricated station. This was placed in the area where the depot before it was... |
Allaben | none present | 1870 | 1954 | Pre-fabricated station replaced previous bluestone-made "Allaben Station" in 1899. |
Big Indian Big Indian Railroad Station The station at Big Indian, MP 36.4, was another Ulster and Delaware Railroad station. It served the town of Big Indian, New York, and was at the bottom of the Pine Hill Grade. At this stop, a second or third locomotive was coupled to the train to help it up the grade to Grand Hotel Station... |
Big Indian | 1870 | 1954 | Intentionally razed by State of New York in 1960's. | |
Pine Hill | Pine Hill Pine Hill, New York Pine Hill is a hamlet in the western part of the town of Shandaken in Ulster County, New York, United States. As of the 2000 census, the CDP had a total population of 308.- History :... |
none present | 1871 | 1954 | Station halfway up the Pine Hill Grade. |
Grand Hotel Station Grand Hotel Railroad Station Grand Hotel Station, MP 41.4 of the Ulster and Delaware Railroad, was located in the small mountain hamlet of Highmount, New York, at the summit between Big Indian and Arkville. A turntable was located here, allowing pusher engines to be turned before descending to Arkville or Big Indian. It... |
Highmount | none present | 1871 | 1977 | Station also served Grand Hotel on Monka Hill, hence its name. Former site of station is current eastern terminus of the Delaware & Ulster Railride. |
Fleischmann's Fleischmann's Railroad Station The station at Fleischmann's, MP 44.1 of the Ulster and Delaware Railroad, was originally called Griffin's Corners Station, as that was the town's original name. It was situated on a hill high above the busy town, and, like the town, was always very busy itself... |
Fleischmann's | none present | 1871 1983 |
1976 Open |
Originally called Griffin's Corners station until the town it served was renamed. Freight house currently used by Delaware & Ulster Railride. |
Arkville Arkville Railroad Station The Arkville Station, MP 48.1 on the Ulster and Delaware Railroad , and MP 37.52 on the Delaware and Northern Railroad , was another busy station, as this served as a junction between the two railroads... |
Arkville | 1871 1983 |
1954 Open |
Junction with Delaware and Northern Railroad Delaware and Northern Railroad The Delaware and Northern Railroad was a small railroad in Delaware County that was founded in 1905, and was planned to go from East Branch, where it would make a connection with the New York, Ontario and Western Railway, to Arkville, where it would connect with the Ulster and Delaware... . Originally known as Dean's Corners station until town received name change. Destroyed by runaway milktruck in 1960's. Arkville freight house currently used as headquarters of the Delaware & Ulster Railide. |
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Kelly's Corners Kelly's Corners Railroad Station Kelly's Corners Station, MP 51.4 on the Ulster and Delaware Railroad, served a rural farming community, which there were plenty of in Delaware County. The station was located north of Kelly's Corners between New York State Route 30 and the railroad tracks, just opposite the cemetery... |
Kelly's Corners | none present | 1871 | 1870 | Originally a flagstop. Shut down and became a flagstop again in 1923. |
Halcottville | Halcottville | 1871 | 1957 | Split in half after disuse. One half located a few hundred feet from original location; used as privately-owned shed. Other half in Arkville, New York; used as a tool shed for Delaware & Ulster Railride. | |
Roxbury Roxbury Railroad Station Roxbury Station, also known as the Ulster and Delaware Railroad Depot, is located at MilePost 59.1 on the Ulster and Delaware Railroad / West Shore "Catskill Mountain Branch" in the hamlet of Roxbury, New York... |
Roxbury Roxbury, New York Roxbury is a town in Delaware County, New York, United States. The population was 2,509 at the 2000 census.The Town of Roxbury is at the eastern end of the county.- History :... |
1872 | 1954 | Currently serves as northern terminus of Delaware & Ulster Railride. Under restoration by Ulster & Delaware Railroad Historical Society. | |
Grand Gorge | Grand Gorge | none present | 1872 1983 |
1954 Open |
Originally known as Moresville station until town received name change. Original station burnt down in 1895.New station torn down by Penn Central in 1970s. |
South Gilboa South Gilboa Railroad Station The original South Gilboa Station, MP 70.4, was a spartan station with a long platform on the end for ice from Mayhem's Pond, which the station was on the shores of, to be loaded on to. The ice would then be shipped to the ice houses in Kingston, New York... |
South Gilboa | none present | 1872 | 1954 | Original station replaced with pre-fabricated version in 1900. Current plans for restoration by Town of Gilboa Historical Society. On National Register of Historic Places National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation... . |
Stamford Stamford Railroad Station (New York) The Stamford Station, MP 74.0, was another important railroad station. The town it served, Stamford, New York, was home to the Stamford Country Club and the elegant Churchill Hall, and was, not surprisingly, a popular tourist stop, especially for people coming up from New York City... |
Stamford Stamford, New York Stamford may refer to two municipalities in Delaware County, New York in the United States:*Stamford , New York*Stamford , New York, located entirely within the town... |
none present | 1872 | 1954 | Restored by Catskill Revitalization Corporation. |
Hobart Hobart Railroad Station The Hobart Station, MP 77.5, was another station on the Ulster and Delaware Railroad that had a lot of freight income. There was a Sheffield Farms Creamery right next door to the Hobart freight house, and there were many farms in the area, along with boarding houses and churches... |
Hobart | none present | 1884 | 1950s | Burnt down in 1970s. |
South Kortright | South Kortright | none present | 1885 | 1954 | Currently being used as a house. |
Bloomville | Bloomville | none present | 1887 | 1954 | Temporarily served as western terminus of U&D until 1895. |
Kortright | Kortright | none present | 1890 | 1920s | Shut down in 1920s and used as flagstop. |
East Meredith | East Meredith | none present | 1895 | 1954 | Shut down in 1954 and used as tool shed until 1990s. Currently used as house. |
Davenport Center | Davenport Center | none present | 1897 | 1954 | Currently used as house. |
West Davenport | West Davenport | none present | 1899 | 1923 | Junction with Cooperstown and Charlotte Valley Railroad Cooperstown and Charlotte Valley Railroad The Cooperstown and Charlotte Valley Railroad Company is a heritage railroad in New York operated by the Leatherstocking Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society since 1996.-History:... . Original station burnt down in 1903. Cooperstown and Charlotte Valley station moved and used until it was shut down in 1923. It burnt down in 1933. |
Oneonta | Oneonta Oneonta, New York Oneonta is a city in southern Otsego County, New York, USA. As of the 2010 U.S. Census, had a population of 13,901. Its nickname is "City of the Hills." While the word "oneonta" is of undetermined origin, it is popularly believed to mean "place of open rocks" in the Iroquois language... |
none present | 1900 | 1954 | Largest station on U&D except one at Kingston. Currently a restaurant/pub called "The Depot". |
Stony Clove and Kaaterskill Branch
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Phoenicia Phoenicia Railroad Station The Phoenicia Railroad Station is located on High Street just south of Phoenicia, New York, United States. It is a frame building dating to the end of the 19th century.... |
Phoenicia Phoenicia, New York Phoenicia is a hamlet in Ulster County, New York, United States. The population was 381 at the 2000 census.Phoenicia is located in the northeast part of Town of Shandaken, on Route 28. It is the largest community in the town... |
1870 1983 |
1954 Open |
Original station built by Rondout & Oswego made of cement; replaced by pre-fabricated station in 1899. Junction with Stony Clove & Kaaterskill branch line. Current headquarters of the Catskill Mountain Railroad. On National Register of Historic Places National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation... . |
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Chichester Chichester Railroad Station Chichester Railroad Station was the Ulster and Delaware Railroad's small station that served the village of Chichester, New York, branch MP 1.6. The old Chichester station was a lot like a small shack with a platform on it that was two miles away from the Phoenicia Station, and 29.5 miles from... |
Chichester Chichester, New York The hamlet of Chichester, New York, formerly referred to as Chichesterville, is one of the northernmost communities in the town of Shandaken, New York, being right next to the borderline between Ulster County and Greene County.... |
none present | 1881 | 1932 | Burnt down in 1903. Replaced with shelter. Run as flagstop by New York Central until branches were abandoned in 1939. |
Lanesville Lanesville Railroad Station This small station, branch MP 5.0, owned by the Ulster & Delaware, was never that busy, as the town of Lanesville was pretty small, too. This station was five miles from the Phoenicia Station, and 33.5 miles from Kingston Point Station. This station changed little over its lifetime, and was... |
Lanesville | 1883 | 1954 | Run as flagstop by New York Central. Burnt down in 1960s. | |
Edgewood Edgewood Railroad Station This Ulster and Delaware station, branch MP 7.9, was the absolute smallest station on the line, serving the small community of Edgewood, New York. This station had a saw mill and a furniture factory nearby, along with a few boarding houses, and the Stony Clove Station was 1.9 miles away. This... |
Edgewood | none present | 1881 | 1932 | Smallest station on railroad. Run as flagstop by New York Central. |
Stony Clove Notch Stony Clove Notch Railroad Station This Ulster and Delaware station, branch MP 9.8, was at the summit of a grade that went to the Stony Clove Notch, where the Stony Clove Valley came to a pinch, and was but a few yards wide. It was a flagstop, where people would have to signal a train to stop for them. This station never made much... |
none | none present | 1881 | 1932 | Flagstop for its entire life. Completely shut down by New York Central. |
Kaaterskill Junction Kaaterskill Junction Railroad Station The Kaaterskill Junction Station, branch MP 11.8, was one of the smallest stations on the Ulster & Delaware, and served as the station at the junction between the Stony Clove and Kaaterskill Branch and the Hunter Branch, hence the word "junction" in its name... |
none | 1882 | 1932 | Junction with Hunter branch line. Extremely busy under U&D ownership. Run as flagstop by New York Central. Transformed into home, but burnt down in 1980s. | |
Tannersville Tannersville Railroad Station A list of railroad stations that served a town called "Tannnersville":* Tannersville Railroad Station * Tannersville Railroad Station... |
Tannersvile Tannersville, New York Tannersville is a village in Greene County, New York, USA. The village is in the east-central part of the town of Hunter on Route 23A. The population was 539 at the 2010 census.- History :... |
1883 | 1939 | Original station replaced with pre-fabricated designed station. One of only two branch line stations left open by New York Central. Converted to Town Center/snow plow garage. Burnt down in 1970s. | |
Haines Falls Haines Falls Railroad Station There were two stations that served the once-busy town of Haines Falls, New York. One was owned by the Ulster and Delaware Railroad, and the other was owned by the Catskill and Tannersville Railway.-Kaaterskill Railroad:... |
Haines Falls | 1883 | 1932 | Formerly known as Haines Corners Station until town received name change. Run as flagstop by New York Central. Currently the headquarters of the Mountain Top Historical Society. | |
Laurel House Station Laurel House Railroad Station The Laurel House Station, branch MP 18.5, was built as part of the three-foot gauge Kaaterskill Railroad, an extension of the Stony Clove and Catskill Mountain Railroad. It was built so passengers could stop there and take a horse and carriage to the Laurel House, a hotel that was nearby... |
none | none present | 1883 | 1932 | Formerly a platform. Converted tp pre-fabricated station in 1900. Run as flagstop by New York Central. Burnt down by State of New York in 1960s. |
Kaaterskill Kaaterskill Railroad Station The Kaaterskill Railroad Station, branch MP 19.1, was one of the busiest railroad stations on the branch lines of the Ulster and Delaware Railroad... |
Kaaterskill | none present | 1884 | 1932 | Burnt down in 1960s. |
Hunter Branch
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Hunter Hunter Railroad Station The railroad station at Hunter, New York, branch MP 2.5, was a former station on the Hunter Branch of the Ulster and Delaware Railroad and was the busiest station on the branch lines of the U&D. Within several yards of the station were the Standard Oil Co... |
Hunter Hunter (village), New York Hunter is a village in Greene County, New York, USA. The population was 502 at the 2010 census.The Village of Hunter is in the northwest part of the Town of Hunter on Route 23A.- History :... |
1882 | 1939 | One of only two branch line stations left open by New York Central. Currently a private dwelling. |