Spring Valley station (sometimes referred as the Spring Valley Transit Center) is an

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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

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and

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trains as well as buses as the Spring Valley Bus Terminal. The buses that serve the Spring Valley Bus Terminal are

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(provided by Coach USA),

Hudson Link Hudson Link is a bus service operating between several locations in Rockland County and Westchester County, in New York. It replaced the former Tappan Zee Express bus, which ran between White Plains, Tarrytown, and Suffern. The bus is operated ...

, and

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. It is located on Main Street ( Route 45), from Route 59.

History

During construction of the

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, residents of what would later become Spring Valley demanded a station at the site of a farm road crossing. The residents felt that

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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

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. Permit parking is operated by Allright Parking and accommodates 207 vehicles.

Bibliography

References

External links

Spring Valley Station (Existing Railroad Stations in New York State)

Station from Main Street from Google Maps Street View
{{DEFAULTSORT:Spring Valley (Metro-North St) 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)