Wilkes-Barre station
Historic American railway station in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
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The Central Railroad of New Jersey Station is an historic railway station in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States.
Wilkes-Barre | |||||||||||||
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Central Railroad of New Jersey Station, October 2011 | |||||||||||||
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| Location | 31-35 South Baltimore Street, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania | ||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41°14′31″N 75°52′47″W | ||||||||||||
| System | Central Railroad of New Jersey Station | ||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||
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| Accessible | No | ||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1868 | ||||||||||||
| Closed | 1963 (Passenger) 1972 (Freight) | ||||||||||||
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Central Railroad of New Jersey Station | |||||||||||||
  Location within Pennsylvania  Location within the United States | |||||||||||||
| Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) | ||||||||||||
| Built | 1868 | ||||||||||||
| Architect | Central Railroad of New Jersey | ||||||||||||
| NRHP reference No. | 75001652[1] | ||||||||||||
| Added to NRHP | May 12, 1975 | ||||||||||||
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It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.[1]
History and architectural features
Built in 1868 by the Central Railroad of New Jersey, this historic train station is a two-and-one-half-story, brick building with one-and-one-half-story wings on either side. Designed 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.[2]
Wilkes-Barre was also served by another station that hosted Delaware and Hudson Railway, Lehigh Valley Railroad and Pennsylvania Railroad trains.[3] That station was built in 1884 and demolished in 1965.[4]
The Central Railroad of New Jersey Station was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.[1] It was renovated in 2021 to become Luzerne County's new visitors center, which opened in 2022.[5][6][7]