Jamestown station facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Jamestown
Location	211-217 West Second Street Jamestown, New York 14701
Owned by	Erie Railroad (1895–1960) Erie Lackawanna Railroad (1960–1976) Conrail (1976–1992) City of Jamestown (1992–2017) National Comedy Center (2017–present)
Line(s)	Main Line (Meadville Division) Buffalo and Southwestern Railroad
Platforms	1 island platform (former)
Tracks	3 (former)
Connections	Chautauqua Area Regional Transit System Coach USA Amtrak Thruway Motorcoach
Construction
Platform levels	2
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	5017
History
Opened	August 25, 1860; 164 years ago (1860-08-25)
Closed	January 6, 1970; 54 years ago (1970-01-06)
Rebuilt	1897; 127 years ago (1897) 1924; 100 years ago (1924) June 7, 1932; 92 years ago (June 7, 1932) 2011; 13 years ago (2011)
Former services
Preceding station Erie Railroad Following station Cambridge Springs toward Chicago Main Line Salamanca toward Jersey City Lakewood toward Chicago Falconer toward Jersey City Terminus Buffalo and South Western Railroad Falconer toward Buffalo
Erie Railroad Station
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location in New York Show map of New York Location in the United States Show map of the United States
Location	211-217 W. Second St., Jamestown, New York
Area	1.4 acres (0.6 ha)
Built	1931
Architectural style	Art Deco
NRHP reference No.	03000045
Added to NRHP	May 2, 2003

Jamestown station is a historic train station located at Jamestown in Chautauqua County, New York. Although no longer an active railroad station due to a lack of passenger service in the area after a restoration done in 2011 the building currently serves as a bus transportation center and community space for Jamestown. The first train arrived at Jamestown on August 25, 1860 as part of the Atlantic and Great Western Railroad.

The station is part of the National Comedy Center.

History

The station was constructed in 1931-1932, for the Erie Railroad, as a replacement for a much older station. It passed on to successor Erie Lackawanna in 1960 and continued to serve as a station for the railroad's long distance trains operating between Hoboken and Chicago. The last trains to use the station were the Atlantic Express/Pacific Express (discontinued, 1965) and the Lake Cities (discontinued, January 1970). On April 1, 1976 Erie Lackawanna became part of the Conrail system, which was taken over in turn by CSX Transportation and the Norfolk Southern Railway on June 1, 1999. Local railroad offices continued to occupy the building.

The station passed to private ownership and was slowly stripped of salvageable materials. In 1992, the Jamestown Urban Renewal Agency took ownership of the station with $120,000 in funding from the federal Community Development Block Grant program. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003 as the Erie Railroad Station. Senator Charles Schumer announced grant monies to help restore the station as a commercial and transit hub on August 23, 2010. Upon completion of the $12 million (2012 USD) restoration, the restored station was opened to the public on October 26, 2012. At this point the station was re-named the Jamestown Gateway Station.

In 2017, the National Comedy Center took over ownership of the station from the city and it's associated agencies. The Jamestown station and surrounding area is now part of the National Comedy Center, which was opened in 2018.

Services

The Chautauqua Area Regional Transit System (CARTS) and Coach USA use the facility.

The station provides no Amtrak or commuter rail service. However, it is a stop for Amtrak's Thruway Motorcoach buses at a Chautauqua Area Regional Transportation Service bus shelter taking commuters to Buffalo's Exchange Street Station.

Gallery

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  1909 postcard of older Erie Station Building.

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  Jamestown Gateway Station interior

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  Jamestown Gateway Station interior

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  Jamestown Gateway Station hallway

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  Jamestown Gateway station front prior to the 2011 renovation