Larchmont station

Larchmont
Northbound train
Location 1 Railroad Way,
Larchmont, NY 10538
Coordinates 40°56′04″N 73°45′35″W / 40.934444°N 73.759782°W / 40.934444; -73.759782Coordinates: 40°56′04″N 73°45′35″W / 40.934444°N 73.759782°W / 40.934444; -73.759782
Owned by Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Line(s) Northeast Corridor
  New Haven Line
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 4
Connections Bee-Line Bus System: 60, 61, 66, 70, 71
Construction
Parking 1,015 spaces
Bicycle facilities Yes
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Fare zone 13
Electrified 12,500V (AC) overhead catenary
Traffic
Passengers (2006) 948,480[1] Increase 17%
Services
Preceding station   Metro-North Railroad   Following station
New Haven Line
Former services
Preceding station   New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad   Following station
toward New York
Main Line
toward New Haven

The Larchmont station is a Metro-North Railroad stop on the New Haven Line in Larchmont, New York. It is mostly served by local trains originating or terminating at Stamford. The New England Thruway (Interstate 95) runs alongside the station, underneath a parking ramp for rail commuters. Larchmont Station was originally built by the New York and New Haven Railroad and was rebuilt by the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad twice during the 20th century: first in the 1920s in order to facilitate a separate New York, Westchester and Boston Railway station,[2] and again in the mid-1950s for construction of the New England Thruway.[3]

West of the station, a small NYNH&H yard used to exist close to the New Rochelle-Larchmont border. As of August 2006, weekday commuter ridership was 3,648, and there are 1,015 parking spots.[4]

It is the busiest Metro-North station between Stamford and New Rochelle. In 2001, average weekday inbound boardings were 3,584.[5]

Station layout

The station has two high-level side platforms each 10 cars long.

M Mezzanine Crossover between tracks
P
Platform level		 Side platform, doors will open on the right
Track 3 ← New Haven Line toward Grand Central (New Rochelle)
Track 1 ← Northeast Corridor, New Haven Line express trains do not stop here
Track 2 Northeast Corridor, New Haven Line express trains do not stop here →
Track 4 New Haven Line toward Stamford, New Canaan, New Haven or New Haven–State Street (Mamaroneck) →
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Street level Exit/entrance and parking

References

  1. ↑ Using 260 weekdays in a year multiplied by number of weekday passengers (3,648)
  2. ↑ Chatsworth Avenue Station, Larchmont, New York (New York, Westchester and Boston Railway website)
  3. ↑ "Did Larchmont Take The Wrong Path? Planning the Thruway 50 years ago," by Ned Benton (Larchmont Gazette; May 13, 2004)
  4. ↑ Metro-North Station Statistics (The New York Times; August 2006)
  5. ↑ City of New Haven Comprehensive Transportation Plan

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