Cochecton, New York, is located on the Delaware River. Its town name comes from the Lenape word "cushetunk," meaning "place of red stone hills." The town is located just across the Delaware River from the Pennsylvania town of Damascus. The population of Cochecton is approximately 1,370. Its official name is Cochecton Center City.
The city is home to a railroad station. Cochecton was on the Delaware Division of the Erie Railroad between 1960 and 1976. Passenger service ceased on November 27, 1966. The Cochecton train station was acquired by Norfolk Southern Railway in 1999, and is now operated by the Central New York Railroad under a lease from NS. It is the oldest railroad passenger station in New York State. Locals have saved the station from destruction through a group of residents.