Spring Valley station (sometimes referred as the Spring Valley Transit Center) is an
intermodal transit
Intermodal passenger transport, also called mixed-mode commuting, involves using two or more modes of transportation in a journey. Mixed-mode commuting is often used to combine the strengths (and offset the weaknesses) of various transportati ...
station in
Spring Valley, New York
Spring Valley is a village in the towns of Ramapo and Clarkstown in Rockland County, New York, United States. It is located north of Chestnut Ridge, east of Airmont and Monsey, south of Hillcrest, and west of Nanuet. The population was 33, ...
. It serves
Metro-North Railroad and
NJ Transit
New Jersey Transit Corporation, branded as NJ Transit, and often shortened to NJT, is a state-owned public transportation system that serves the U.S. state of New Jersey, along with portions of New York State and Pennsylvania. It operates bu ...
trains as well as buses as the Spring Valley Bus Terminal. The buses that serve the Spring Valley Bus Terminal are
Rockland Coaches
Rockland Coaches Inc., also known as The Red and Tan Lines, is a commuter coach company owned by Coach USA based in Westwood, New Jersey, United States, that operates commuter bus service between New York City and points in Bergen County, New Je ...
(provided by Coach USA),
Hudson Link, and
Transport of Rockland. It is located on Main Street (
Route 45), from
Route 59.
History
During construction of the
New York, Lake Erie and Western Railroad
The Erie Railroad was a railroad that operated in the northeastern United States, originally connecting New York City — more specifically Jersey City, New Jersey, where Erie's Pavonia Terminal, long demolished, used to stand — with Lake Eri ...
, residents of what would later become
Spring Valley demanded a station at the site of a farm road crossing. The residents felt that
Eleazar Lord had chosen to give preference to the area at
Monsey (formerly Kakiat) because he owned in the area. They wanted access to shipping via the railroad, but the railroad would not promise service, even if the farmers built their own waiting shanty.
The farmers did indeed construct their own station, a platform with a wooden shanty. The station, which was named Pascac by the railroad, soon became a store run by a local named Henry Iseman. Once passenger service started, Iseman was evicted from the shanty, having to run his shop elsewhere in the area. The name "Spring Valley" was created by Isaac Springstead, a local farmer, who suggested the new name. With the new name change, a station sign was nailed to a nearby tree with the name "Spring Valley".
On October 26, 1983, the $244,500 renovation of the station was dedicated. As part of the renovation the station received new ceilings, a new floor and a ticket booth.
Station layout
The station has one track and one low-level
side platform
A side platform (also known as a marginal platform or a single-face platform) is a platform positioned to the side of one or more railway tracks or guideways at a railway station, tram stop, or transitway. A station having dual side platform ...
.
Permit parking is operated by Allright Parking and accommodates 207 vehicles.
Bibliography
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References
External links
Spring Valley Station (Existing Railroad Stations in New York State)Station from Main Street from Google Maps Street View
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NJ Transit Rail Operations stations
Railway stations in Rockland County, New York
Former Erie Railroad stations
Railway stations in the United States opened in 1841
1841 establishments in New York (state)