Croton–Harmon (Metro-North station)

Croton–Harmon Metro-North Hudson Line station Amtrak station
Station statistics
Address	1 Croton Point Avenue Croton-on-Hudson, NY 10520
Coordinates	41°11′23″N 73°52′58″W / 41.1898°N 73.8827°W / 41.1898; -73.8827Coordinates: 41°11′23″N 73°52′58″W / 41.1898°N 73.8827°W / 41.1898; -73.8827
Lines	Amtrak:   Maple Leaf   Adirondack   Empire Service   Lake Shore Limited   Ethan Allen Express Metro North:   Hudson Line
Connections	Bee-Line: 10, 11, 14
Platforms	3 island platforms
Tracks	4
Parking	1,903 spaces
Other information
Electrified	700V (DC) third rail
Accessible
Code	CRT (Amtrak)
Owned by	Metro-North Railroad
Fare zone	5 (Metro North)
Formerly	Harmon
Traffic
Passengers (2006)	875,680  0% (Metro-North)
Passengers (2010)	41,570[1]  1% (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station Poughkeepsie toward Montreal Adirondack Yonkers toward New York City Poughkeepsie toward Niagara Falls, NY Empire Service Poughkeepsie toward Rutland Ethan Allen Express Poughkeepsie toward Toronto Maple Leaf Poughkeepsie toward Chicago Lake Shore Limited New York City Terminus Metro-North Railroad Ossining toward Grand Central Hudson Line Cortlandt toward Poughkeepsie Hudson Line Crugers (Closed 1995) toward Poughkeepsie

The Croton–Harmon Metro-North Railroad station serves the residents of Croton-on-Hudson, New York via the Hudson Line. It is the main transfer point between the Hudson Line's local and express service, and it is also served by almost all Amtrak trains on the line. Metro-North trains leave for New York City about every 30 minutes. It is 32.5 miles from Grand Central Terminal. Travel times to Grand Central range from 42 minutes (super-express runs) to 71 minutes (trains making all local stops).

The Metro-North shops, formerly those of the New York Central Railroad, are located at Croton–Harmon. It is also the northern limit of electrification. Metro-North traditionally hosts an open house of the maintenance facilities every October, though a hiatus of future events may take place due to renovations of the Harmon shops.^[2]

During the days of the New York Central Railroad, the station and shops were known as Harmon. Trains continuing north of Harmon, including the flagship 20th Century Limited would exchange their electric locomotive for a steam or diesel locomotive to continue the journey to points north and west.

The Village of Croton-on-Hudson operates the station parking lot. A great number of spots are reserved for long-term permit holders and village residents. There is also ample parking for daily use. The station is easily accessed via the Croton Point Ave exit from US 9.

As of August 2006, daily commuter ridership was 3368 and there are 1903 parking spots.^[3]

On March 18, 2008, 75-year-old Theresa Fiorentino fell off the platform into the path of an oncoming Amtrak train and was killed. After reviewing a surveillance camera's record of the incident, investigators for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority Police came to the conclusion that it had been an accident — she had not been pushed, and there were no indications she had been considering suicide. They theorized that Fiorentino, who was blind, had been following an unfamiliar route to the newsstand she ran in the overpass since the elevator she normally used was out of service.^[4]

Platforms and tracks

The station has three high-level island platforms each 10 cars long. The west platform is between Tracks 2 and 4, the middle platform is between Tracks 1 and 2, and the east platform is between Tracks 1 and 3. The Hudson Line has four tracks.

Notes

1. ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2010, State of New York" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2010. http://www.amtrak.com/pdf/factsheets/NEWYORK10.pdf. Retrieved 2011-01-06. 
2. ^ Metro North's annual open house at Harmon shop
3. ^ The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/packages/html/nyregion/commutemetro-north.html. 
4. ^ Santos, Fernanda (2008-03-19). "Mainstay at Westchester Train Station Falls on Tracks and Is Killed". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/19/nyregion/19train.html. Retrieved 2008-03-22. 

External links

• Amtrak – Stations – Croton-Harmon, NY
• Metro-North Railroad - Croton-Harmon
• List of upcoming Metro-North train arrival and departure times and track assignments from MTA
• The Subway Nut - Croton-Harmon
• Village of Croton Train Station Parking
• Station from Croton Point Avenue from Google Maps Street View