Wellsville station

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.[4]

Wellsville
The Wellsville depot in May 2016.
Line(s)	Main Line (Allegany Division)
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Platform levels	1
Other information
Station code	4413[1]
History
Opened	1851
Closed	January 6, 1970[2]
Rebuilt	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.
Location	Depot St., Wellsville, New York
Coordinates	42°7′24″N 77°56′54″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1911
Architect	Henry, William
Architectural style	Queen Anne, Romanesque
NRHP reference No.	87001426[3]
Added to NRHP	August 27, 1987

Being on the Erie mainline, into the 1960s, the Erie Limited and the Atlantic Express/Pacific Express passenger trains made stops there.[5][6] The last train making stops there was the Erie Lackawanna's Lake Cities which was discontinued in 1970.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.[3]

See also

• List of Erie Railroad structures documented by the Historic American Engineering Record

References

1. "List of Station Names and Numbers". Jersey City, New Jersey: Erie Railroad. May 1, 1916. Retrieved October 11, 2016.
2. "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.
3. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
4. 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".
5. Erie Railroad timetable, April 27, 1958, Tables 1, 4
6. Erie Lackawanna timetable, October 29, 1961, Table 1

External links

• Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. NY-103, "Erie Railway, Wellsville Station, Pearl & Depot Streets, Wellsville, Allegany County, NY", 7 photos, 1 photo caption page