Colon Station II

Second Passenger station building in Colon, this station was built between October 1908 and July 1909. Designed by P.O. Wright had a “old English style”, had a central structure with the main entrances at the end of 8th street and parallel to Front Avenue. A simple building with waiting rooms for the first class to the south and for the second class to the north, and with V-shaped roofing over the platforms. It housed the telegraph office and had a coach area later converted as parking spots.

The first train that departed this station was on July 23rd, 1909, and it was opened as a station until 1958 when the Remon-Eisenhower treaty became effective. Between 1976 and 1988 it housed the José Irene de León public library and the school of fine arts afterwards. Nowadays the building is closed. After it closure, the railroad moved its Atlantic passenger terminal to the station located between 11th and 13th street parallel to Front Avenue.