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Wellsville Erie Depot is a historic train station located at Wellsville in Allegany County, New York. It was constructed in 1911, for the Erie Railroad. It is a one-story, 132-foot (40 m) by 33-foot (10 m) structure displaying elements of the Queen Anne and Romanesque Revival styles popular in the late 19th and early 20th century. It is located across the street from the US Post Office-Wellsville.[5]

Wellsville
The Wellsville depot in May 2016.
General information
Line(s)Main Line (Allegany Division)
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks2
Construction
Platform levels1
Other information
Station code4413[1]
History
OpenedMay 14, 1851; 171 years ago (May 14, 1851)[2]
ClosedJanuary 6, 1970; 52 years ago (January 6, 1970)[3]
Rebuilt1911; 111 years ago (1911)
Former services
Preceding station Erie Railroad Following station
Salamanca
toward Chicago
 Main Line Corning
toward Jersey City
Scio
toward Chicago
 Andover
toward Jersey City
Wellsville Erie Depot
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Wellsville station as seen in April 2012, 101 years after construction of the current depot.
LocationDepot St., Wellsville, New York
Coordinates42°7′24″N 77°56′54″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1911
ArchitectHenry, William
Architectural styleQueen Anne, Romanesque
NRHP reference No.87001426[4]
Added to NRHPAugust 27, 1987

Being on the Erie mainline, into the 1960s, the Erie Limited and the Atlantic Express/Pacific Express passenger trains made stops there.[6][7] The last train making stops there was the Erie Lackawanna's Lake Cities which was discontinued on January 6, 1970.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.[4]


See also



References


  1. "List of Station Names and Numbers". Jersey City, New Jersey: Erie Railroad. May 1, 1916. Retrieved October 11, 2016.
  2. "Erie Railroad Gave Lift Which Brought Wellsville to Success and Growth". The Wellsville Daily Reporter. June 29, 1957. p. 17. Retrieved September 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Erie Lackawanna Timetables - Effective June 15, 1969" (PDF). Erie Lackawanna Railway. Cleveland, Ohio: Erie Lackawanna Railway. June 15, 1969. p. 2. Retrieved October 20, 2016.
  4. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  5. Nancy L. Todd (July 1987). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Wellsville Erie Depot". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2009-06-14. See also: "Accompanying nine photos".
  6. Erie Railroad timetable, April 27, 1958, Tables 1, 4
  7. Erie Lackawanna timetable, October 29, 1961, Table 1



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