Croton–Harmon station

Croton–Harmon
Metro-North Hudson Line station Amtrak station
Location	1 Croton Point Avenue Croton-on-Hudson, NY 10520
Coordinates	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
Owned by	Metro-North Railroad
Line(s)	Amtrak:   Maple Leaf   Adirondack   Empire Service   Lake Shore Limited   Ethan Allen Express Metro North:   Hudson Line
Platforms	3 island platforms
Tracks	4
Connections	Bee-Line: 10, 11, 14
Construction
Parking	1,903 spaces
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	CRT (Amtrak)
Fare zone	5 (Metro North)
History
Electrified	700V (DC) third rail
Previous names	Harmon (????-1963)
Traffic
Passengers (2006)	875,680  0% (Metro-North)
Passengers (2015)	48,773[1]  3.1% (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station Poughkeepsie toward Montreal Adirondack Yonkers toward New York City Poughkeepsie toward Niagara Falls, NY Empire Service Poughkeepsie toward Rutland Ethan Allen Express Poughkeepsie toward Toronto Maple Leaf Poughkeepsie toward Chicago Lake Shore Limited New York City toward New York City or Boston South Station Metro-North Railroad Ossining toward Grand Central Hudson Line Cortlandt toward Poughkeepsie Crugers (Closed 1995) toward Poughkeepsie   Former services   New York Central Railroad Peekskill toward Chicago Water Level Route Ossining toward New York City Croton-on-Hudson toward Peekskill Hudson Division

The Croton–Harmon station (/kroʊtɪnhɑːrmɪn/) is a train station in Croton-on-Hudson, New York. It serves the Metro-North Railroad's Hudson Line and several Amtrak lines. 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 (52.3 km) 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.^[3] 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.^[4]

Platforms and tracks

4	■ Hudson Line	for Grand Central
2	■ Hudson Line	for Grand Central
	■ Empire Service	for Penn Station
1	■ Hudson Line	for Poughkeepsie
	■ Empire Service	for Albany, Niagara Falls, Rutland, Montreal, Toronto, or Chicago
3	■ Hudson Line	for Poughkeepsie

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.

References

1. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2015, State of New York" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
2. Come One – Come All To Harmon Shops's Open House (MTA Press Releases; September 25, 2008)
3. Village of Croton Train Station Parking
4. The New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/packages/html/nyregion/commutemetro-north.html. Missing or empty |title= (help)

External links

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

• 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
• Station from Croton Point Avenue from Google Maps Street View
• Croton-Harmon, NY (CRT) (Amtrak's Great American Stations)
• Railroad History: New York Central Railroad Harmon Shops (Penny Vanderbilt)