Larchmont (Metro-North station)
Larchmont | |||||||||||
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 Northbound train | |||||||||||
| Location |
1 Railroad Way, Larchmont, NY 10538 | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°56′04″N 73°45′35″W / 40.934444°N 73.759782°WCoordinates: 40°56′04″N 73°45′35″W / 40.934444°N 73.759782°W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Metropolitan Transportation Authority | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | |||||||||||
| 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]  17% | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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Larchmont is a Metro-North Railroad station 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]
Platforms and tracks
| 3 | ■ New Haven Line | for Grand Central
For Meadowlands (Game Days Only) |
| 1 | ■ New Haven Line | no stop |
| ■ Northeast Corridor | no stop | |
| 2 | ■ New Haven Line | no stop |
| ■ Northeast Corridor | no stop | |
| 4 | ■ New Haven Line | for New Haven – State Street |
The station has two high-level side platforms each 10 cars long. The north platform next to Track 3 is generally used by westbound trains. The south platform next to Track 4 is generally used by eastbound trains.
The New Haven Line has four tracks here. The two inner tracks, not next to either platform, are used by express trains, including Amtrak Northeast Corridor trains.
References
- ↑ Using 260 weekdays in a year multiplied by number of weekday passengers (3,648)
- ↑ Chatsworth Avenue Station, Larchmont, New York (New York, Westchester and Boston Railway website)
- ↑ "Did Larchmont Take The Wrong Path? Planning the Thruway 50 years ago," by Ned Benton (Larchmont Gazette; May 13, 2004)
- ↑ Metro-North Station Statistics (The New York Times; August 2006)
- ↑ City of New Haven Comprehensive Transportation Plan
External links
Media related to Larchmont (Metro-North station) at Wikimedia Commons
- Metro-North Railroad - Larchmont
- List of upcoming train departure times and track assignments from MTA
- Station from New England Thruway from Google Maps Street View