Scarsdale (Metro-North station)

Scarsdale

Scarsdale Railroad Station
Location 1 Depot Place
Scarsdale, NY, 10583-3707
Line(s)
  Harlem Line
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 2
Connections Bee-Line Bus System: 63, 64, 65, 66
Construction
Parking 919 spaces
Other information
Fare zone 4
History
Opened 1846
Rebuilt 1904,[1] 2007
Electrified 700V (DC) third rail
Traffic
Passengers (2006) 1.060 million Steady 0%
Services
Preceding station   Metro-North Railroad   Following station
Harlem Line
toward Wassaic
  Former services  
New York Central Railroad
Harlem Division
toward Chatham
Scarsdale Railroad Station
Location Scarsdale, New York, USA
Coordinates 40°59′23.64″N 73°48′29.88″W / 40.9899000°N 73.8083000°W / 40.9899000; -73.8083000Coordinates: 40°59′23.64″N 73°48′29.88″W / 40.9899000°N 73.8083000°W / 40.9899000; -73.8083000
Built 1902
Architect Nichols, Grant[2]
Architectural style Tudor Revival
NRHP Reference # 00000837
Added to NRHP July 27, 2000

The Scarsdale Metro-North Railroad station serves Scarsdale, New York via the Harlem Line. It is 19 miles (31 km) from Grand Central Terminal. Scarsdale is the southernmost station on the two-track section of the Harlem Line; a third track begins to the south. Because of this, Scarsdale and the next station to the south, Crestwood, are the first/last stops outside New York City limits for most Harlem Line express trains.

Scarsdale is the second busiest Metro-North station in Westchester County, after White Plains. It is the southernmost station in the Zone 4 Metro-North fare zone. As of August 2006, weekday commuter ridership was 4,080, and there are 919 parking spots.[3]

History

Interior

The New York and Harlem Railroad laid tracks through Scarsdale during the 1840s, and established a station in Scarsdale as far back as 1846.[4][5] The existing station house was built by the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad in 1904 (although some evidence dates it back to 1902) in the Tudor Revival style. As with the rest of the Harlem Line, the merger of New York Central with Pennsylvania Railroad in 1968 transformed the station into a Penn Central Railroad station. Penn Central's continuous financial despair throughout the 1970s forced them to turn over their commuter service to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, and it officially became part of Metro-North in 1983. The station has been on the National Register of Historic Places since the year 2000, and faced a restoration project in 2007.[6]

Platform and track configuration

2 ■ Harlem Line for Grand Central
1 ■ Harlem Line for Wassaic

This station has two high-level side platforms. The western platform, 11 cars long and adjacent to Track 2, is generally used by southbound trains. The eastern platform, 12 cars long and adjacent to Track 1, is generally used by northbound trains.

The Harlem Line has two tracks at this location.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Existing Railroad Stations in Westchester County, New York
  2. ↑ Westchester County Listings -- National Register of Historic Places
  3. ↑ New York Times 2006 Metro-North commuuter rail info
  4. ↑ Tuesday Tour of the Harlem Line; Scarsdale Station
  5. ↑ History of Scarsdale (Official Village Website)
  6. ↑ 2007 Restoration Project (Peter F. Gaito and Associates)

External links

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