Nanuet station

Nanuet
Station from south
Coordinates	41°05′25″N 74°00′53″W / 41.0903°N 74.0148°WCoordinates: 41°05′25″N 74°00′53″W / 41.0903°N 74.0148°W
Owned by	New Jersey Transit (leased to Metro-North Railroad)
Line(s)	Pascack Valley Line
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Connections	Transport of Rockland: 59 93 Rockland Coaches: 11
Construction
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	805 (Erie Railroad)[1]
Services
Preceding station   NJ Transit Rail   Following station Spring Valley Terminus Pascack Valley Line Pearl River toward Hoboken Preceding station   Erie Railroad   Following station Pearl River toward Pavonia Terminal New Jersey and New York Railroad Spring Valley toward Haverstraw Spring Valley toward Suffern Piermont Branch Blauvelt toward Piermont Terminus New City Branch Bardonia toward New City

The Nanuet station is a train station in Nanuet, New York. It serves Metro-North Railroad and NJ Transit trains on the Pascack Valley Line. Its official address is 1 Prospect Street, but in reality, it is located on Orchard Street West, diagonally off the southwest corner of Prospect Street and Middletown Road.

This line runs north-south to Hoboken Terminal with connections via the Secaucus Junction transfer station to New Jersey Transit one-stop service to New York Penn Station and to other NJ Transit rail service. Connections are available at the Hoboken Terminal to other New Jersey Transit rail lines, the PATH train at the Hoboken PATH station, New York Waterways ferry service to the World Financial Center and other destinations and Hudson-Bergen Light Rail service.

History

At the height of the Erie Railroad, Nanuet served as a junction between the main line of the New Jersey and New York Railroad, as well as the New City Branch and the Piedmont Branch.^[2]

Station layout

1	■ Pascack Valley Line	for Spring Valley
	■ Pascack Valley Line	for Hoboken

The station has one track and one low-level side platform.

Parking

There are three parking lots available at Nanuet.

For residents of the Town of Clarkstown, parking is available for free, by permit only, closest to the station. Permits are issues by the Town Clerk of the Town of Clarkstown. This lot accommodates 339 vehicles. The LAZ permits are not valid in this parking lot.

Paid parking (either daily, or by permit) is available at the Metro-North parking facility, which is operated by LAZ Parking and accommodates 226 vehicles. This parking lot is located behind the Nanuet post Office. The Town of Clarkstown permits are not valid in the parking lot, you must purchase a permit from LAZ.

For commuters who are not residents of the Town of Clarkstown and wish to park without charge, there is a third parking facility which is operated by the town which can accommodate 229 vehicles. This lot is located west of the train station on the north side of Prospect. No permit is required for this parking lot.

References

1. "List of Station Names and Numbers". Jersey City, New Jersey: Erie Railroad. May 1, 1916. Retrieved November 23, 2010.
2. Erie Railroad System Map: New York Division

External links

• Station from Prospect Avenue from Google Maps Street View
• Nanuet Post Cards and Other Images (including Nanuet Erie Railroad Station) (Daniel Silverman)