Haines Falls station
Haines Falls | |||||||||||
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Postcard of the former Haines Falls station | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Haines Falls, Greene County. New York | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | June 1883 | ||||||||||
| Closed | January 22, 1940 | ||||||||||
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Ulster and Delaware Railroad Station | |||||||||||
| Location | NY 23A, Hamlet of Haines Falls, Hunter, New York | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 42°11′45″N 74°5′29″W / 42.19583°N 74.09139°W | ||||||||||
| Area | 1.5 acres (0.61 ha) | ||||||||||
| Built | 1913 | ||||||||||
| NRHP reference No. | 96000861 | ||||||||||
| Added to NRHP | August 08, 1996 | ||||||||||
Haines Falls is an abandoned train station in Haines Falls, New York. It was owned by the Ulster and Delaware Railroad. The abandoned station was restored in 1999 and is one of two surviving U&D branch stations. It is now the headquarters of the Mountain Top Historical Society. It is also the start of the Kaaterskill Rail Trail, a scenic hiking trail along the former railway.