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Shandaken station

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Shandaken
General information
LocationShandaken, Ulster County. New York
Tracks1
History
ClosedMarch 31, 1954[1]
Services
Preceding station New York Central Railroad Following station
Big Indian
toward Oneonta
Catskill Mountain Branch Phoenicia

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. This station was destroyed soon after the end of passenger service on the Ulster & Delaware in 1954.

The railroad tracks next to the former station site are leased to the Catskill Mountain Railroad.

References

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  1. ^ "Final Old U.&D. Passenger Train Trip Wednesday". The Kingston Daily Freeman. March 30, 1954. pp. 1, 8. Retrieved May 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
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