Croton–Harmon station

{{Short description|Train station in Croton-on-Hudson, New York, US}}

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{{Infobox station

| name = Croton–Harmon

| style = MNRR

| style2 = Hudson

| image = Croton-Harmon platform view.jpg

| caption = Croton–Harmon station in 2007

| address = 1 Croton Point Avenue

| borough = Croton-on-Hudson, New York

| country = United States

| coordinates = {{coord|41.1898|N|73.8827|W|region:US-NY_type:railwaystation_scale:10000|display=inline,title}}

| owned = Metro-North Railroad

| line = Hudson Line

| platform = 3 island platforms

| tracks = 4

| other = {{bus icon}} Bee-Line: 10, 11, 14

| accessible = yes

| bicycle =

| parking = 1,903 spaces

| code = {{Amtrak code|CRT}}

| zone = 5 (Metro-North)

| former = Harmon (–April 28, 1963){{cite news |title=Station Names Changed |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/33186370/crotonharmon_april_26_1963/ |access-date=June 23, 2019 |work=New York Daily News |date=April 25, 1963 |page=532|via=Newspapers.com}} {{open access}}

| opened =

| rebuilt =

| mapframe = yes

| mapframe-custom = {{Infobox mapframe |shape=none |line=none |marker=rail |marker-color=#000 |zoom=15 }}

| mpassengers = {{rail pass box|system=Amtrak|passengers={{Amtrak ridership|Croton-Harmon}}{{Amtrak ridership|citationNY}}|pass_year={{Amtrak ridership|date}}}}

{{rail pass box|system=Metro-North|pass_year=2018|pass_rank=6 of 109|passengers=4,811{{cite book|title=METRO-NORTH 2018 WEEKDAY STATION BOARDINGS|date=April 2019|publisher=Market Analysis/Fare Policy Group:OPERATIONS PLANNING AND ANALYSIS DEPARTMENT:Metro-North Railroad|page=6}}|}}

| services = {{Adjacent stations|system1=Amtrak

|line1=Adirondack|left1=Poughkeepsie|right1=Yonkers

|line2=Berkshire Flyer|left2=Poughkeepsie|right2=Yonkers|note-mid2=(seasonal)

|line3=Empire Service|left3=Poughkeepsie|right3=Yonkers

|line4=Ethan Allen Express|left4=Poughkeepsie|right4=Yonkers

|line5=Maple Leaf|left5=Poughkeepsie|right5=Yonkers

|line6=Lake Shore Limited|left6=Poughkeepsie|right6=New York|to-right6=New York

|system7=MNRR|line7=Hudson upper|left7=Cortlandt|right7=Ossining

|right8=Ossining

}}

| other_services_header = Former services

| other_services_collapsible = yes

| other_services = {{Adjacent stations

|system1=MNRR|line1=Hudson upper|left1=Crugers|note-left1=closed 1995|right1=Ossining

|system2=Amtrak

|line2=Lake Shore|left2=Poughkeepsie|right2=New York (Grand Central)

|line3=Niagara Rainbow|left3=Poughkeepsie|right3=New York (Grand Central)

|system4=New York Central Railroad

|line4=main|left4=Peekskill|right4=Ossining

|line5=Hudson Division|left5=Croton North|right5=Ossining

}}

}}

Croton–Harmon station ({{IPAc-en|k|r|oʊ|t|ɪ|n|h|ɑr|m|ɪ|n}}) is a train station in Croton-on-Hudson, New York. It serves the Metro-North Railroad's Hudson Line and all Amtrak lines running along the Empire Corridor. It is the main transfer point between the Hudson Line's local and express service and marks the northern endpoint of third-rail electrification on the route.

Nearly all electric trains running on the Hudson Line originate and terminate here, though a handful of peak-direction rush hour trains do so further south at Greystone, Irvington, or Tarrytown.{{cite web |url=https://new.mta.info/agency/metro-north-railroad/schedules |title=Metro-North Railroad Schedules |author= |date=2022-10-16 |website=mta.info |access-date=2022-12-04}} As the line's electrification ends just north of the station, trains traveling to or from points north (primarily the northern terminus, Poughkeepsie) are powered by dual-mode (electric/diesel) GE P32AC-DM locomotives.

History

File:Croton-on-Hudson station postcard.jpg

The Hudson River Railroad, one of the forerunners of the New York Central Railroad, ran commuter trains to Poughkeepsie via Croton-on-Hudson as early as 1849. However, little is known of what became of earlier stations. The present station dates from the late 1950s, and was expanded to a multi-level facility in 1988.

Until April 1963, the station was known as simply Harmon.[https://www.nytimes.com/1963/04/26/archives/2-ny-central-stations-to-be-renamed-sunday.html "2 N.Y. Central Stations To Be Renamed Sunday"], The New York Times, April 26, 1963. Accessed April 18, 2022. 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.

As of August 2006, daily commuter ridership was 3368 and there are 1903 parking spots.{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/packages/html/nyregion/commutemetro-north.html |title=West Of Hudson Lines | work=The New York Times}}{{Better source|date=September 2014}}

The Berkshire Flyer began running on July 8, 2022, providing direct service to {{amtk|Pittsfield}} on summer weekends.{{cite news |last1=Britton-Mehlisch |first1=Meg |title='Sold out' Berkshire Flyer train is rolling towards Pittsfield, after on-time departure from New York City |url=https://www.berkshireeagle.com/news/local/berkshire-flyer-first-trip-pittsfield/article_f94ff45e-fedf-11ec-b9dd-876ac23f615c.html |access-date=8 July 2022 |work=The Berkshire Eagle |date=8 July 2022 |language=en}}

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Station layout

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.{{Cite web |url=http://village.croton-on-hudson.ny.us/Public_Documents/CrotonHudsonNY_Parking/index |title=Village of Croton Train Station Parking |access-date=April 11, 2010 |archive-date=June 22, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110622051250/http://village.croton-on-hudson.ny.us/Public_Documents/CrotonHudsonNY_Parking/index |url-status=dead }}

The station has three high-level island platforms, each 10 cars long.{{Cite web|url=https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/2647944/Operations-Metro-North-Railroad-Track-Charts.pdf|title=Metro-North Railroad Track & Structures Department Track Charts Maintenance Program Interlocking Diagrams & Yard Diagrams 2015|date=2015|publisher=Metro-North Railroad|access-date=January 28, 2019}}{{Rp|4}}

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