Disabled access Yes Platforms in use 1 | Tracks 1 Station code 815 (Erie Railroad) | |
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Location Municipal Plaza, 1 North Main StreetSpring Valley, New York, 10977 Owned by Village of Spring Valley (station)New Jersey Transit (line)(leased to Metro-North Railroad) Connections Address Spring Valley, NY 10977, United States Similar Port Jervis, Ramsey Route 17 station, New Bridge Landing s, Suffern station, Highland Avenue station | ||
The Spring Valley station (sometimes referred as the Spring Valley Transit Center) is an intermodal transit station in Spring Valley, New York. It serves Metro-North Railroad and NJ Transit trains as well as buses as the Spring Valley Bus Terminal. The buses that serve the Spring Valley Bus Terminal are Rockland Coaches (provided by Coach USA) and Transport of Rockland. It is located at Main Street, 1/8 mile from Route 59.
Contents
This line runs north-south to Hoboken Terminal with connections via the Secaucus Junction transfer station to New Jersey Transit one-stop service to New York Penn Station and to other NJ Transit rail service. Connections are available at the Hoboken Terminal to other New Jersey Transit rail lines, the PATH train at the Hoboken PATH station, New York Waterways ferry service to the World Financial Center and other destinations and Hudson-Bergen Light Rail service.
Station layout
The station has one track and one low-level side platform.
History
During construction of the New York, Lake Erie and Western Railroad, 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 8.5 acres (3.4 ha) 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 10-foot (3.0 m) x 11-foot (3.4 m) 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".
Parking
Permit parking is operated by Allright Parking and accommodates 207 vehicles.