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Andes Station, branch MP 8.45, was the busiest
railroad station A train station, railway station, railroad station or depot is a railway facility where trains stop to load or unload passengers, freight or both. It generally consists of at least one platform, one track and a station building providing such ...
on the Delaware and Northern's Andes Branch, serving the bustling Village of Andes, and was also at the branch's northern terminus. It was fully erected, including minor details, in 1907, a year after the branch opened up. The station was abandoned when the Delaware & Northern abandoned the Andes branch in 1925, and was left to a poor fate. It was then purchased by the Decker family for their lumber, hardware and feed store and was used to store inventory. The Decker family donated the depot building and property to the
Town of Andes Andes is a town in Delaware County, New York, United States. The population was 1,114 at the 2020 census.2020 US Census, Andes, Delaware County, New York https://www.census.gov/search-results.html?searchType=web&cssp=SERP&q=Andes%20town,%20D ...
. It has been restored by the town and now houses an auditorium type space to be used to show historical movies and programming. ''See also:'' It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004. The Depot building is a few steps away from the trailhead of th
Andes Rail Trail


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Railway stations in the Catskill Mountains Railway stations in the United States opened in 1907 Railway stations closed in 1921 Railway stations on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state) National Register of Historic Places in Delaware County, New York Railway stations in Delaware County, New York Former railway stations in New York (state) {{NewYork-railstation-stub