Otisville station

Otisville
Hoboken-bound train arriving at Otisville station.
Location	1 Kelley Hill Road, just off NY 211 Otisville, New York
Coordinates	41°28′19″N 74°31′51″W / 41.4720°N 74.5308°W / 41.4720; -74.5308Coordinates: 41°28′19″N 74°31′51″W / 41.4720°N 74.5308°W / 41.4720; -74.5308
Line(s)	Port Jervis Line
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	2
Services
Preceding station   Metro-North Railroad   Following station Port Jervis Terminus Port Jervis Line Middletown–Town of Wallkill toward Hoboken Erie Railroad Port Jervis toward Chicago Main Line Middletown toward Jersey City Graham toward Chicago Howells toward Jersey City

The Otisville Metro-North station serves the residents of that community and the town of Mount Hope in Orange County, New York. Trains depart regularly for Hoboken, 81.6 miles (131 km) away; travel time is about an hour and 50 minutes.

It is located a short distance off NY 211 near the eastern village line. The station has long been among the least developed on the Metro-North system, with a shelter on the bare concrete low-level platform but no roof, and minimal parking. However, as of 2006 the MTA, Metro-North's governing body, has addressed at least the last and built a new 104 space parking lot across the street.

A short distance west of the station, trains enter the mile-long (1.6-km) Otisville Tunnel under the Shawangunk Ridge, the longest in the Metro-North system and one of only two outside of the city. There is thus a long siding beginning just west of the station to allow trains to wait if another one is coming through the tunnel the other way, and as a result Otisville appears to be a double-track station. When trains coming the other direction are near, in fact, one will board on the siding via a wooden platform on the tracks (see photo).

Station layout

This station has two tracks and a low-level side platform with a pathway connecting the platform to the bypass track.

External links

• Railfan page