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Coordinates: 41°13′59″N 80°30′44″W / 41.233070°N 80.512215°W / 41.233070; -80.512215
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Sharon
The former Sharon station in July 2013. The depot was in the building across the street while the sidewalk served as the platform.
General information
LocationState (PA 718) and Railroad Streets, Sharon, Mercer County, Pennsylvania,
Coordinates41°13′59″N 80°30′44″W / 41.233070°N 80.512215°W / 41.233070; -80.512215
Line(s)Main Line (Meadville Division)
PlatformsNone (State Street sidewalk)
Tracks2
Other information
Station code4607[1]
History
OpenedOctober 27, 1862 (Atlantic and Great Western Railway)[2]
ClosedJanuary 6, 1970 (Erie-Lackawanna Railroad)[3]
Services
Preceding station Erie Railroad Following station
Coles
toward Chicago
Main Line Ferrona

Sharon was a railroad station for the Erie Railroad in Main and State Streets, Sharon, Mercer County, Pennsylvania. The station is located at the intersection of State Street (Route 718) and Railroad Street in Sharon.

References

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  1. ^ "List of Station Names and Numbers". Jersey City, New Jersey: Erie Railroad. May 1, 1916. Retrieved January 18, 2015.
  2. ^ "Timeline of the Atlantic & Great Western Railroad". Western New York Railroad Archive. Rochester & Genesee Valley Railroad Museum. Retrieved January 18, 2015.
  3. ^ "Erie Lackawanna Time Table - Effective June 15, 1969" (PDF). Erie Lackawanna Railway. June 15, 1969. Retrieved January 18, 2015.