Nanuet station

Nanuet
Station from south
Coordinates	41°05′25″N 74°00′53″W / 41.0903°N 74.0148°W / 41.0903; -74.0148Coordinates: 41°05′25″N 74°00′53″W / 41.0903°N 74.0148°W / 41.0903; -74.0148
Owned by	New Jersey Transit (leased to Metro-North Railroad)
Line(s)	Pascack Valley Line
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Connections	Transport of Rockland: 59 93 Rockland Coaches: 11
Construction
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	805 (Erie Railroad)[1]
History
Opened	1839[2]
Rebuilt	1849[2]
Previous names	Red Tavern (1839–1849) Clarkstown (1849–1856)[2]
Services
Preceding station   NJ Transit Rail   Following station Spring Valley Terminus Pascack Valley Line Pearl River toward Hoboken Preceding station   Erie Railroad   Following station Pearl River toward Pavonia Terminal New Jersey and New York Railroad Spring Valley toward Haverstraw Spring Valley toward Suffern Piermont Branch Blauvelt toward Piermont Terminus New City Branch Bardonia toward New City

Nanuet is a train station in Nanuet, New York, serving Metro-North Railroad and New Jersey Transit trains on the Pascack Valley Line. Its official address is 1 Prospect Street, but in reality, it is located on Orchard Street West, diagonally off the southwest corner of Prospect Street and Middletown Road. This line runs north-south to Hoboken Terminal with connections via the Secaucus Junction transfer station to New Jersey Transit one-stop service to New York Penn Station and to other New Jersey Transit rail service. Connections are available at the Hoboken Terminal to other New Jersey Transit rail lines, the PATH train at the Hoboken, New York Waterways ferry service to the World Financial Center and other destinations, and Hudson-Bergen Light Rail service.

The station originated as a lumberyard known as Red Tavern and operated by David Demarest. In 1846, the station was upgraded and renamed Clarkstown. The station was renamed in 1856 to Nanuet, four years after ticketed service began.

History

The station at Nanuet began as a location for the pickup of ties for the New York and Erie Railroad in 1839. Known as Red Tavern, the location was run by David Demarest. At the location would board thirty-five men to help move the ties up the line. By 1849, Demarest was named the station agent at Red Tavern and the station was renamed as Clarkstown. Demarest also used this occasion to construct two steam locomotives. The depot constructed at Clarkstown was part of Demarest's house, constructed in 1849. No tickets were sold at Clarkstown until 1852, and then the details were written in ink by Demarest himself. In 1856, the station was renamed Nanuet after a local Native American chief. Demarest remained in charge of the Nanuet station until his death in 1881, at which point his son, Joseph, took over as station agent.^[2]

Station layout

The station has one track and one low-level side platform.

Parking

There are three parking lots available at Nanuet.

For residents of the Town of Clarkstown, parking is available for free, by permit only, closest to the station. Permits are issues by the Town Clerk of the Town of Clarkstown. This lot accommodates 339 vehicles. The LAZ permits are not valid in this parking lot.

Paid parking (either daily, or by permit) is available at the Metro-North parking facility, which is operated by LAZ Parking and accommodates 226 vehicles. This parking lot is located behind the Nanuet post Office. The Town of Clarkstown permits are not valid in the parking lot, you must purchase a permit from LAZ.

For commuters who are not residents of the Town of Clarkstown and wish to park without charge, there is a third parking facility which is operated by the town which can accommodate 229 vehicles. This lot is located west of the train station on the north side of Prospect. No permit is required for this parking lot.

References

External links

• Station from Prospect Avenue from Google Maps Street View
• Nanuet Post Cards and Other Images (including Nanuet Erie Railroad Station) (Daniel Silverman)