Aurora station (Ohio)

Aurora
The Aurora station depot in July 2013, paralleled by the abandoned tracks.
Location 13 New Hudson Road (SR 82), Aurora, Ohio
 United States
Line(s) Mahoning Division
Platforms 1 side platform
Tracks 1
Other information
Station code 5585[1]
History
Opened 1872[2]
Closed January 14, 1977[3]
Rebuilt 1906[2]
Services
Preceding station   Conrail   Following station
Erie Railroad (1948–1960)
toward Cleveland
Cleveland – Youngstown
Until 1977
toward Youngstown
Geauga Lake
toward Cleveland
Mantua
toward Youngstown
Aurora Train Station
Location 13 New Hudson Road
Aurora, Ohio
Coordinates 41°19′01″N 81°20′0″W / 41.31694°N 81.33333°W / 41.31694; -81.33333Coordinates: 41°19′01″N 81°20′0″W / 41.31694°N 81.33333°W / 41.31694; -81.33333
Built 1904
Architectural style Stick/eastlake
NRHP reference # 86001131[4]
Added to NRHP May 22, 1986

Aurora is the former train station serving the residents of Aurora, Ohio, located within Portage County, Ohio, USA. The station was constructed in 1872 by the New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio Railroad, which had absorbed the former Cleveland and Mahoning Valley Railroad, which ran from Cleveland, Ohio to Leavittsburg, Ohio. The next station to the northwest was Geauga Lake, serving the Geauga Lake amusement park. The next station to the southeast was Mantua. The line was entirely acquired by the Erie Railroad in 1941 after dissolution of the New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio. The last train left Aurora station on January 14, 1977.[3] After the line was abandoned, the rails were taken up. The station depot, one of three still standing along the branch (along with Solon and Mantua), was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on May 22, 1986.

References

  1. ↑ "List of Station Names and Numbers". Jersey City, New Jersey: Erie Railroad. May 1, 1916. Retrieved September 22, 2011.
  2. 1 2 Camp 2007, p. 38.
  3. 1 2 Camp 2007, p. 33.
  4. ↑ National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.

Bibliography

  • Camp, Mark (2007). Images of Rail: Railroad Depots of Northeast Ohio. Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7385-5115-9.


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