Bardonia (Erie Railroad station)

BARDONIA
The former Bardonia station depot in September 2011.
Location	22 Bardonia Road, Bardonia, Clarkstown, New York 10954
Coordinates	41°06′34″N 73°59′43″W / 41.109436°N 73.995271°WCoordinates: 41°06′34″N 73°59′43″W / 41.109436°N 73.995271°W
Line(s)	New City Branch
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Other information
Station code	807[1]
History
Opened	1875[2]
Closed	1939[3]
Services
Preceding station   Erie Railroad   Following station Nanuet Terminus New City Branch Germonds toward New City

Bardonia was a station on the Erie Railroad in Bardonia, New York.^[4] It was originally built along the New Jersey and New York Railroad's New City Branch,^[5] which was later incorporated into the Erie Railroad system. Rather than construct a station at Bardonia, the railroad just rented a three-story general store owned by a local entrepreneur at the compensation of $50–$60 (1916 USD).^[6]

Both pedestrian and freight service was terminated on the New City Branch ended in 1939,^[2] and the tracks were quickly removed thereafter. The old station house remained intact near the corner of Bardonia Road and NY 304 until 2014,^[7] when it was demolished to make way for a CVS.

References

1. "List of Station Names and Numbers". Jersey City, New Jersey: Erie Railroad. May 1, 1916. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
2. "Erie Branch To End 64 Years of Service". The New York Times. New York, New York: TimeWarner. July 5, 1939. p. 19.
3. "Wheels Roll on Pennies On Railroad's Last Trip". The New York Times. New York, New York: TimeWarner. July 6, 1939. p. 21.
4. Lawson, Joseph Albert; Erving, William Van Rensselaer; Wilson, Joseph H. (1916). The State Department Reports of the State of New York, Volume 9, Issues 49-54. Albany, N.Y: J.B. Lyon Co. p. 138. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
5. Erie Railroad Branches and Connections (Map). Cartography by M.B. Brown, P & B Co. Erie Railroad. 1923. Retrieved July 28, 2015.
6. Lawson, Joseph Albert; Wilson, Joseph H.; Van Rensselaer Erving, William (1916). The State Department Reports of the State of New York,. J.B. Lyon Company. p. 138–139.
7. Google (July 28, 2015). "Street View imagery of 22 Bardonia Road, Bardonia, NY, 10954" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved July 28, 2015.

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