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Phoenicia station
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Phoenicia station is a repurposed train station located on High Street just south of Phoenicia, New York, United States. It is a frame building that opened in 1899.
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![]() West elevation and north profile of Phoenicia station in 2008 | ||||||||||||||||
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Location | Station Road, Phoenicia, Ulster County, New York 12464 | |||||||||||||||
Tracks | 1 | |||||||||||||||
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Opened | May 23, 1870[1] | |||||||||||||||
Closed | March 31, 1954[2] | |||||||||||||||
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Phoenicia Railroad Station | ||||||||||||||||
![]() Postcard view of Phoenicia station. | ||||||||||||||||
Location | Phoenicia, NY | |||||||||||||||
Nearest city | Kingston | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 42°04′49″N 74°18′30″W | |||||||||||||||
Area | less than one acre | |||||||||||||||
Built | 1899[3] | |||||||||||||||
Architectural style | Shingle Style | |||||||||||||||
NRHP reference No. | 95000474[4] | |||||||||||||||
Added to NRHP | April 20, 1995 | |||||||||||||||
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It was built by the Ulster and Delaware Railroad to replace an earlier station, primarily serving the patrons of hotels in the surrounding Catskill Mountains. It remained in use for about 55 years, after the New York Central Railroad bought the U&D on February 1, 1932, and ultimately ran its last passenger train on March 31, 1954. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995 as the Phoenicia Railroad Station, and today is home to the Empire State Railway Museum.