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The Deep River Freight Station is a historic railroad depot at 152 River Street in Deep River,
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. Built in 1915 by the
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(NYNH&H), it is one of two surviving early 20th century stations on the southern end of the former Connecticut Valley Railroad (CVR) line. The building was listed on the
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on December 21, 1994. It is now a station on the Valley Railroad, a heritage steam railroad.


Description and history

The Deep River Freight Station is located in eastern Deep River, between River Street and the former CVR railroad tracks, which run parallel to the
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. It is a single-story wood frame structure, about . It is mounted on brownstone piers, which support massive wooden sills. Original period loading docks are on the buildings north and south side, and the building has a low-pitch roof with wide eaves supported by large brackets. The station was built about 1915 by the NYNH&H, as part of a government-mandated program to update railroad infrastructure. The station was originally built to serve both passengers and freight. Passenger service on the line was decimated by competition from the automobile, and ended in 1933. Freight service continued until 1961, when the NYNH&H went bankrupt. A portion of the CVR track was revived as a heritage railroad in 1971.


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{{National Register of Historic Places Railway stations on the National Register of Historic Places in Connecticut Transport infrastructure completed in 1915 Transportation buildings and structures in Middlesex County, Connecticut Deep River, Connecticut Former New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad stations National Register of Historic Places in Middlesex County, Connecticut 1915 establishments in Connecticut Former railway stations in Connecticut