Nanuet station

Nanuet station is a train station in Nanuet, New York, serving commuter 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.

Nanuet
Nanuet station platform
General information
Location	25 Prospect Street Nanuet, New York
Coordinates	41°05′25″N 74°00′53″W
Owned by	NJ Transit
Operated by	Metro-North Railroad
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Connections	Transport of Rockland: 59, 93 Rockland Coaches: 11
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Parking	126 spaces[1]
Accessible	Yes[1]
Other information
Station code	805 (Erie Railroad)[2]
History
Opened	June 30, 1841 (June 30, 1841)[3][4]
Rebuilt	1849[5]
Previous names	Red Tavern (1841–1849) Clarkstown (1849–1856)[5]
Key dates
1964	Station agency closed[6]
1991	Station depot burned[7]
Services
Preceding station NJ Transit Following station Spring Valley Terminus Pascack Valley Line Pearl River toward Hoboken
Former services Preceding station Erie Railroad Following station Spring Valley toward Haverstraw New Jersey and New York Railroad Pearl River toward Jersey City Spring Valley toward Suffern Piermont Branch Blauvelt toward Sparkill Bardonia toward New City New City Branch Terminus
Location

The station originated as a lumberyard known as Red Tavern 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. The station depot built by the Erie Railroad for its New Jersey and New York Railroad and its main line (later Piermont Branch), burned on March 14, 1991.^[7]

History

The former station depot at Nanuet, built by the Erie Railroad

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.^[5]

Station layout

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

There are three parking lots available at Nanuet. Free permit parking is available for residents of the Town of Clarkstown at the station's closest parking lot. Permits are issues by the Town Clerk of the Town of Clarkstown. The lot accommodates 339 vehicles. 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. The lot is located behind the Nanuet post office. A third parking facility operated by the town can accommodate 229 vehicles. The lot located west of the station and does not require payment or resident permit.

In April 2022, a new train shelter was installed with a bench named after transportation advocate Orrin Getz. The new shelter contains Help Points, USB charging and LED lights.^[8]

Bibliography

• Mott, Edward Harold (1899). Between the Ocean and the Lakes: The Story of Erie. New York, New York: John S. Collins. Retrieved July 29, 2020.

References

1. "Nanuet station". Metro-North Railroad. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
2. "List of Station Names and Numbers". Jersey City, New Jersey: Erie Railroad. May 1, 1916. Retrieved November 23, 2010.
3. Mott 1899, p. 331.
4. Seymour, HC (October 28, 1841). "Eastern Division of the New York and Erie Railroad". The Evening Post. New York, New York. p. 1. Retrieved July 29, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Mott 1899, p. 391.
6. "Rails Release Ticket Agent". The Record. Hackensack, New Jersey. May 1, 1964. p. 35. Retrieved March 17, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Historic Nanuet Train Station Destroyed by Fire". The Journal News. March 14, 1991. p. B1. Retrieved October 10, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "MTA Metro-North Railroad Reveals New Platform Shelter and Station Enhancements at Nanuet".

External links

• Metro-North station page for Nanuet

• NJ Transit DepartureVision real-time train status for Nanuet

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