Aurora station (Ohio)

Aurora
The Aurora station depot in July 2013, paralleled by the abandoned tracks.
General information
Location	13 New Hudson Road (SR 82), Aurora, Ohio United States
Line(s)	Mahoning Division
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Other information
Station code	5585
History
Opened	1872
Closed	January 14, 1977
Rebuilt	1906
Former services
Preceding station Erie Railroad Following station Geauga Lake toward Cleveland Cleveland – Youngstown Mantua toward Youngstown
Aurora Train Station
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	13 New Hudson Road Aurora, Ohio
Coordinates	41°19′01″N 81°20′0″W
Built	1904
Architectural style	Stick/eastlake
NRHP reference No.	86001131
Added to NRHP	May 22, 1986

Aurora is the former train station serving the residents of Aurora, Ohio, located within Portage County, Ohio, USA. The station was constructed in 1872 by the New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio Railroad, which had absorbed the former Cleveland and Mahoning Valley Railroad, which ran from Cleveland, Ohio to Leavittsburg, Ohio. The next station to the northwest was Geauga Lake, serving the Geauga Lake amusement park. The next station to the southeast was Mantua. The line was entirely acquired by the Erie Railroad in 1941 after dissolution of the New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio. The last train left Aurora station on January 14, 1977. After the line was abandoned, the rails were taken up. The station depot, one of three still standing along the branch (along with Solon and Mantua), was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on May 22, 1986.

Bibliography

• Camp, Mark (2007). Images of Rail: Railroad Depots of Northeast Ohio. Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7385-5115-9.