The railroad between Dover Plains (to the south) and the end of the line at Chatham (to the north) was constructed between 1848 and 1852.

[dubious – discuss] In 1968, the station and the railroad became part of Penn Central.

After a tumultuous court battle, passenger service north of Dover Plains to Chatham came to an end on March 20, 1972,[2][4] and the station was closed (although a clause in the building's lease states that if passenger service ever resumes, space must be provided in the building for a waiting area).

The building currently houses a small, seasonal convenience store, catering primarily to visitors to the nearby Copake Falls portion of Taconic State Park and nearby Bash Bish Falls.

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