Depew station (Lehigh Valley Railroad)

Depew
Bird's eye view of Depew, New York, in 1898
1898 map of Depew, New York, showing the parallel lines of the Lehigh Valley Railroad and New York Central Railroad
Coordinates 42°54′36″N 78°41′50″W / 42.910111°N 78.697170°W / 42.910111; -78.697170Coordinates: 42°54′36″N 78°41′50″W / 42.910111°N 78.697170°W / 42.910111; -78.697170
Line(s)
History
Closed February 4, 1961 (1961-02-04)
Former lines
Preceding station   Lehigh Valley Railroad   Following station
Terminus
Main Line
toward Jersey City
North Tonawanda
toward Suspension Bridge
Niagara Falls BranchTerminus

Depew station was a Lehigh Valley Railroad station in Depew, New York, a suburb of Buffalo. It was the first station east of Niagara Junction, where Lehigh Valley trains left the Buffalo–Jersey City, New Jersey main line for Tonawanda, New York, and thence to Niagara Falls. Passengers heading for Toronto, Ontario would transfer at Depew.[1] The station also handled Canada-bound freight; replacing an interchange operation with the New York Central Railroad at Batavia.[2]

Depew was one of several stations in a tight corridor leading the Buffalo: it lay approximately 14 mile (0.40 km) from the New York Central's station and 1 mile (1.6 km) from the Erie Railroad's station.[3] The station was located on the west side of Transit Road (now New York State Route 78), adjacent to the New York Central main line.[4]

Service to Depew ended on February 4, 1961, with the end of passenger service on the Lehigh Valley.[5]

Notes

  1. Simon, Elbert (2017). "Passenger Trains of the Lehigh Valley". Passenger Train Journal. 41 (1): 38.
  2. Archer 1977, pp. 135–138
  3. Official Guide of the Railways. New York: National Railway Publication Co. March 1950. p. 1313. OCLC 6340864.
  4. Domino & Wolfe 2015, p. 44
  5. Archer 1977, p. 275

References

  • Archer, Robert F. (1977). The History of the Lehigh Valley Railroad. Berkeley: Howell-North Books. ISBN 978-0-8310-7113-4.
  • Domino, Arthur J.; Wolfe, Theresa L. (2015). Depew. Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4396-5044-8.
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