Croton Falls station

Croton Falls
Location	5 Front Street, between West Cross and Center Streets Croton Falls, NY, 10519
Coordinates	41°20′52″N 73°39′44″W / 41.3479°N 73.6622°W / 41.3479; -73.6622Coordinates: 41°20′52″N 73°39′44″W / 41.3479°N 73.6622°W / 41.3479; -73.6622
Line(s)	Harlem Line
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Putnam Transit: Croton Falls Shuttle
Construction
Parking	202 spaces
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	7
History
Opened	1847
Rebuilt	1870, 1910, 1984
Electrified	1984 700V (DC) third rail
Traffic
Passengers (2007)	179,036  0%
Services
Preceding station   Metro-North Railroad   Following station Purdy's toward Grand Central Harlem Line Brewster toward Wassaic   Former services   New York Central Railroad Brewster toward Chatham Harlem Division Purdy's toward New York

The Croton Falls Metro-North Railroad station serves the residents of Croton Falls, New York, via the Harlem Line. It is 47.7 miles (77 km) from Grand Central Terminal and the average travel time to Grand Central is 1 hour, 16 minutes.

This station is located in the Zone 7 Metro-North fare zone on the Harlem Line.

The station, the northernmost on the line in Westchester County, is not far from the Putnam County line. Putnam runs a shuttle to the station for commuters closer to its location than those of Brewster and Southeast stations. While Interstate 684 is further away from the station than at Purdy's and Golden's Bridge, the next two stations to the south, it is a short drive away via Hardscrabble Road (Exit 8).

It is somewhat smaller than some of the other stations on the line, located on the hamlet's main street. Only four cars can platform at Croton Falls. Service to Manhattan is provided approximately every 15–30 minutes during peak hours and approximately every hour during off-peak hours. Some parking is located at the station with more spaces available a short walk away.

History

Rail service in Croton Falls can be traced as far back as 1847 with the establishment of the New York and Harlem Railroad. The station was the terminus of the line until it was extended to Dover Plains in 1848.^[1] The New York and Harlem Railroad was acquired by the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad in 1864, and converted the original station house into a freight house in 1870, then built a newer station house on the opposite side of the tracks. A second track was installed through the community by 1907, and the second station house was replaced by a third brick station house in 1910, before the NYC&HR was eventually taken over by the New York Central Railroad. The 1847-built former freight house,^[2] and 1910-built former passenger depot ^[3] still exist to this day. As with most of the Harlem Line, the merger of New York Central with Pennsylvania Railroad in 1968 transformed the station into a Penn Central Railroad station. Penn Central's continuous financial despair throughout the 1970s forced them to turn over their commuter service to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority which made it part of Metro-North in 1983. Metro-North electrified the line and added a standard high-level platform with staircases, a pedestrian bridge and elevators shortly after acquisition.

Station layout

This station has one four-car-long high-level island platform serving trains in both directions.

M	Mezzanine	Exit/entrance and parking
P Platform level	Track 2	← Harlem Line toward Grand Central (Purdy's)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left or right
	Track 1	Harlem Line toward Southeast or Wassaic (Brewster) →

References

External links

Media related to Croton Falls (Metro-North station) at Wikimedia Commons

• Metro-North Railroad - Croton Falls
• List of upcoming train departure times and track assignments from MTA
• Croton Falls Metro-North Station (TheSubwayNut)
• Station from Google Maps Street View