Tuxedo station

Tuxedo
Tuxedo station in August 2024 from the abandoned westbound platform.
General information
Location240 Route 17
Tuxedo Park, New York
Coordinates41°11′38″N 74°11′05″W / 41.1940°N 74.1848°W / 41.1940; -74.1848
Owned byMetro-North Railroad
LineNS Southern Tier Line
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Connections Short Line Bus: 17M/MD
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Parking245 spaces
AccessibleNo
Other information
Station code2511 (Erie Railroad)
History
OpenedSpring 1880
Rebuilt1885, c. 2010s
Previous namesLorillard's
Key dates
August 1966Station agent eliminated
Services
Preceding station Metro-North Railroad Following station
Harriman Port Jervis Line Sloatsburg
toward Hoboken
Former services
Preceding station Erie Railroad Following station
Southfields
toward Chicago
Main Line Sloatsburg
Preceding station Metro-North Railroad Following station
Harriman
Closed 1983
Port Jervis Line Sloatsburg
toward Hoboken
Tuxedo Park Railroad Station
Tuxedo station building, built in 1885 and renovated in the early 2010s
Arealess than one acre
Built1886
ArchitectBruce Price
Architectural styleLate Victorian
NRHP reference No.00001529
Added to NRHPDecember 13, 2000
Location

Tuxedo station is an active commuter railroad station in the town of Tuxedo, Orange County, New York. Located on the eastern side of State Route 17 south of East Village Road, the station serves trains of Metro-North Railroad's Port Jervis Line, which operates between Port Jervis station in Port Jervis, New York and Hoboken Terminal in Hoboken, New Jersey. The Port Jervis Line is operated by NJ Transit under contract with Metro-North Railroad. Tuxedo station contains a single low-level side platform and a single operating track. Tuxedo station contains a 245-station parking lot and a nearby lot for the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC). The station also serves as the western terminus of the Ramapo–Dunderberg Trail, a hiking trail through Harriman State Park.

A station in the area was established in the spring of 1880 on the Erie Railroad main line on land owned by the Lorillard family, a tract of 11,000 acres (4,500 ha). This station would be named Lorillard's. In late 1885, the Lorillard family began construction of a new sportsman's park known as Tuxedo Lake. Tuxedo Lake would involve 6,000 acres (2,400 ha) in Sterling Forest for people to perform recreational activities. The station depot at Lorillard's would be replaced with a new structure that would be considered one of the better ones on the Erie Railroad.