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{{Short description|Historic railroad station in Jim Thorpe, PA}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Mauch Chunk
| style = Central Railroad of New Jersey
| type = [[Central Railroad of New Jersey]] station
| image = Central Railroad of New Jersey Station, Jim Thorpe, PA 01.JPG
| image_size =
| image_caption = Central Railroad of New Jersey station
| address = 1 Susquehanna Street, [[Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania]]
| coordinates = 40°51′46″N 75°44′19″W
| line = [[Central Railroad of New Jersey]]:<br/>[[Lehigh and Susquehanna Railroad|Lehigh and Susquehanna Division]]
| other =
| structure = Railroad Station
| platform =
| depth =
| levels = 1
| tracks = 2
| parking = Yes
| bicycle =
| passengers =
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| opened = 1888, re-opened 1983
| closed = 1976
| rebuilt = No
| electrified = No
| accessible = No
| code =
| owned = Lehigh Gorge Scenic Railway
| zone =
| former =
| connections = Lehigh Gorge Scenic Railway
| services =
| other_services_header = Former services
| other_services = {{Adjacent stations|system=Central Railroad of New Jersey|line=Main Line|left=Wilkes-Barre|right=Allentown
|left2=Penn Haven Junction|right2=Lehighton}}
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| nrhp = {{Infobox NRHP
| embed        = yes
| name         = Central Railroad of New Jersey Station
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| coordinates  = {{coord|40|51|46|N|75|44|19|W|display=inline,title}}
| locmapin     = Pennsylvania#USA
| built        = 1888
| architect    = [[Wilson Brothers & Company]]<br>Neast & Co.
| architecture = Queen Anne
| added        = January 1, 1976
| area         = {{convert|0.5|acre}}
| refnum       = 76001615<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|2009a}}</ref>
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The '''Central Railroad of New Jersey Station''', also known as the Jersey Central Station and Jim Thorpe Station, is a historic [[train station|railroad station]] located at [[Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania|Jim Thorpe]], [[Carbon County, Pennsylvania]]. It was designed by [[Wilson Brothers & Company]] of [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]], and built in 1888 by the [[Central Railroad of New Jersey]].  It is a {{frac|1|1|2}}-story, five-bay, red brick building in the [[Queen Anne style architecture in the United States|Queen Anne]] style.  It features a {{frac|3|1|2}}-story, cylindrical corner tower with a cylindrical roof. It is owned by the [[Lehigh Gorge Scenic Railway]] and served as a visitor center.<ref name="arch">{{cite web| url = https://www.dot7.state.pa.us/ce/SelectWelcome.asp| title = National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania| publisher = CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System| format = Searchable database}} ''Note:'' This includes {{cite web| url = {{NRHP-PA|H001307_01H.pdf}}| title = National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Central Railroad of New Jersey Station| accessdate = 2012-10-30| author = David M. Berman| format = PDF| date= 1975}}</ref> The station was one of two serving the community; the [[Lehigh Valley Railroad]] had [[Jim Thorpe station (Lehigh Valley Railroad)|a station]] on the opposite side of the river.
The station was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] on January 1, 1976.<ref name="nris"/>  It is located in the [[Old Mauch Chunk Historic District]]. [[Lehigh Gorge Scenic Railway]] operates passenger excursions out of the station.
==See also==
*[[List of stations on the Central Railroad of New Jersey]]
==References==
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==External links==
* {{commons category-inline|Central Railroad of New Jersey Station (Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania)}}
*{{HAER |survey=PA-170 |id=pa1885 |title=Central Railroad of New Jersey, Jim Thorpe Station, Jim Thorpe, Carbon County, PA |photos=1 |cap=1}}
{{National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania}}
[[Category:Historic American Engineering Record in Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Railway stations on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Queen Anne architecture in Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Railway stations in the United States opened in 1888]]
[[Category:Former Central Railroad of New Jersey stations]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Carbon County, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Transportation in Carbon County, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:National Register of Historic Places in Carbon County, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Railway stations closed in 1976]]