Rye (Metro-North station)

Rye
From southbound platform
Location	2 Station Plaza, Rye, NY 10580
Coordinates	40°59′16″N 73°40′45″W / 40.987803°N 73.679123°WCoordinates: 40°59′16″N 73°40′45″W / 40.987803°N 73.679123°W
Owned by	Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Line(s)	New Haven Line
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	4
Connections	Bee-Line Bus System: 61, 75 (summer only)
Construction
Parking	675 spaces
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	14
Electrified	12,500V (AC) overhead catenary
Traffic
Passengers (2006)	642,200[1]  0%
Services
Preceding station   Metro-North Railroad   Following station Harrison toward Grand Central New Haven Line Port Chester toward New Haven State Street

Rye is a Metro-North commuter rail station that serves Rye, New York via the New Haven Line.

Between 1928 and 1937,^[2] Rye's New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad station also served as the penultimate stop on the Port Chester Branch of the New York, Westchester and Boston Railway, on a separate platform from the rest of the station. The NYW&B station closed on October 31, 1937, and the New Haven removed the rails in 1940. The New England Thruway was built on the site of the NYW&B station during the 1950s.

For many years, Rye was the eastern Westchester County station for Amtrak,^[3] with trains such as the Connecticut Yankee and Mail Express,^[4] until it was replaced by New Rochelle in October 1987.^[5]

Rye is 24.1 miles from Grand Central Terminal and the average travel time from Grand Central is 50 minutes.

As of August 2006, weekday commuter ridership was 2,470, and there are 696 parking spots.^[6]

Platform and track configuration

3	■ New Haven Line	for Grand Central
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

This station has two high-level side platforms each 10 cars long. The northern platform, adjacent to Track 3, is generally used by westbound trains. The southern platform, adjacent to Track 4, is generally used by eastbound trains.

The New Haven Line has four tracks at this location. The two inner tracks, not adjacent to either platform, are used only by express trains.

References

1. Using 260 weekdays in a year multiplied by number of weekday passengers (2,470)
2. [http://nywbry.com/nywbrr/station_rye.php Rye NYW&B Station; (New York, Westchester and Boston Railway website)
3. Amtrak June 11, 1972 Schedule (Museum of Railway Timetables)
4. Amtrak April 5, 1987 Schedule (Museum of Railway Timetables)
5. Amtrak October 25, 1987 Schedule (Museum of Railway Timetables)
6. The New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/packages/html/nyregion/commutemetro-north.html. Missing or empty |title= (help)

External links

Media related to Rye (Metro-North station) at Wikimedia Commons

• Metro-North Railroad - Rye
• List of upcoming train departure times and track assignments from MTA
• Station from Google Maps Street View