Otisville station
The Otisville station is a commuter rail stop on the Metro-North Railroad's Port Jervis Line, serving the community of Otisville 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.
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Hoboken-bound train arriving at Otisville station. | |||||||||||||||
Location | 1 Kelley Hill Road, just off NY 211 Otisville, New York | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 41.4720°N 74.5308°W | ||||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||
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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.
Ground/ Platform level |
Bypass track | ← Port Jervis Line toward Port Jervis (Terminus) Port Jervis Line toward Hoboken (Middletown – Town of Wallkill) → |
Platform track | ← Port Jervis Line toward Port Jervis (Terminus) Port Jervis Line toward Hoboken (Middletown – Town of Wallkill) → | |
Side platform, doors will open on the left or right | ||
Street level | Ticket machine and parking |