The town it served, Stamford, New York, was home to the Stamford Country Club and the elegant Churchill Hall, and was, not surprisingly, a popular tourist stop, especially for people coming up from New York City.
There were more hotels, apart from the Churchill Hall, along with many boarding houses.
The New York Central Railroad acquired the railroad line on February 1, 1932, under pressure by the Interstate Commerce Commission.
[2][3] This station, like many others, was left to fall-apart after passenger service ended.
It was in sorry shape until the Catskill Revitalization Corporation came and restored it.