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Wilkes Barre station

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Tracks
  
2

Electrified
  
No

Opened
  
1868

Added to NRHP
  
12 May 1975

Disabled access
  
No

Built
  
1868

Area
  
4,000 m²

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Location
  
31-35 South Baltimore Street, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania

Architect
  
Central Railroad of New Jersey

The Central Railroad of New Jersey Station is a historic railway station located at Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1868, by the Central Railroad of New Jersey. It is a 2 1/2-story, brick building with 1 1/2-story wings on either side, in the Victorian style. It features an overhanging hipped and gable roof, with a large wooden cupola. Passenger service ceased in 1963, and the station closed in 1972.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.

References

Wilkes-Barre station Wikipedia