- Croton–Harmon (Metro-North station)
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Croton–Harmon
Metro-North Hudson Line station
Amtrak stationStation statistics Address 1 Croton Point Avenue
Croton-on-Hudson, NY 10520Coordinates 41°11′23″N 73°52′58″W / 41.1898°N 73.8827°WCoordinates: 41°11′23″N 73°52′58″W / 41.1898°N 73.8827°W Lines Amtrak:
AdirondackMetro North:
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 toward MontrealAdirondack toward New York Citytoward Niagara Falls, NYEmpire Service toward RutlandEthan Allen Express toward TorontoMaple Leaf toward ChicagoLake Shore Limited TerminusMetro-North Railroad toward Grand CentralHudson Line toward PoughkeepsieHudson Line (Closed 1995)toward PoughkeepsieThe 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
- ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2010, State of New York" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2010. http://www.amtrak.com/pdf/factsheets/NEWYORK10.pdf. Retrieved 2011-01-06.
- ^ Metro North's annual open house at Harmon shop
- ^ The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/packages/html/nyregion/commutemetro-north.html.
- ^ 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
Categories:- Metro-North Railroad stations in New York
- Stations along New York Central Railroad lines
- Amtrak stations in New York
- Transportation in Westchester County, New York
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