Tarrytown station

Tarrytown
Looking south, with the Tappan Zee Bridge in the distance.
General information
Location1 Depot Plaza
Tarrytown, New York
Coordinates41°04′32″N 73°51′56″W / 41.0755°N 73.8656°W / 41.0755; -73.8656
Line(s)Hudson Line
Platforms1 island platform
1 side platform
Tracks4
ConnectionsBus transport Bee-Line Bus System: 1T, 13
Bus transport Lower Hudson Transit Link: H03, H07, H07X
Construction
Parking909 spaces[1][2]
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zone5
History
OpenedSeptember 29, 1849[3]
Rebuilt1890, 1925, 2009–12
Passengers
20183,263[4] (Metro-North)
Rank13 of 109[4]
Services
Preceding station Metro-North Railroad Following station
Philipse Manor
toward Croton–Harmon
 Hudson Line Irvington
toward Grand Central
Ossining
toward Poughkeepsie
 Harlem–125th Street
toward Grand Central
Former services
Preceding station New York Central Railroad Following station
Ossining
toward Chicago
 Main Line Yonkers
toward New York
Philipse Manor
toward Peekskill
 Hudson Division Irvington
toward New York
Location
Map

Tarrytown station is a commuter rail stop on the Metro-North Railroad's Hudson Line, located in Tarrytown, New York. The Tappan Zee Bridge is not far from the station, resulting in its use by Rockland County commuters.

The station has two slightly offset high-level platforms, each able to accommodate 10 cars. An island platform is located between the western tracks of the four-track line, while a side platform serves the easternmost track.[5]: 3 

History

The Tarrytown station was first used by commuters in 1890.[6] The original station building, which also served as the terminus of John D. Rockefeller's private telegraph wire to his home in Pocantico Hills,[7] was destroyed in a fire caused by a cigarette in April 1922.[8] Plans for a new station were completed three years later in October 1925.[9]

Almost 120 years after the station first went into use, an announcement was made in November 2007 concerning a large scale refurbishment of the station as part of the second phase of MTA's Capital Program. The renovated building will include a ticket agent and waiting area, new heated overpasses, stairways and elevators as well as new platforms. Metro-North has set aside $3.5 million for the project with the expectation that design work would be completed by the second quarter of 2008.[10] Work at the Tarrytown station began in October 2009 and was completed, under budget and on schedule in 2012.[11] [12]

In March 2020, a bakery named The Bakehouse of Tarrytown opened inside the former station building.[13] [14]

  • Postcard of the pre-1925 station
    Postcard of the pre-1925 station
  • The 1925-built station building
    The 1925-built station building
  • The waiting room and ticket office
    The waiting room and ticket office
  • Reconstruction work in 2011
    Reconstruction work in 2011

References

  1. ^ "Hudson Line". New York Times. Retrieved May 18, 2008.
  2. ^ Brenner, Elsa (March 26, 2000). "For Fairness, Metro-North Takes Over Lots". The New York Times. Retrieved May 18, 2008.
  3. ^ "Hudson River Railroad". The Evening Post. New York, New York. October 2, 1849. p. 4. Retrieved December 8, 2019 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. ^ a b METRO-NORTH 2018 WEEKDAY STATION BOARDINGS. Market Analysis/Fare Policy Group:OPERATIONS PLANNING AND ANALYSIS DEPARTMENT:Metro-North Railroad. April 2019. p. 6.
  5. ^ "Metro-North Railroad Track & Structures Department Track Charts Maintenance Program Interlocking Diagrams & Yard Diagrams 2015" (PDF). Metro-North Railroad. 2015. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
  6. ^ Rowe, Claudia (November 21, 1999). "At The Station, Much More Than Trains". The New York Times. Retrieved May 18, 2008.
  7. ^ "Rockefeller Private Wire". The New York Times. October 6, 1911. Retrieved May 18, 2008.
  8. ^ "Tarrytown Station Burns" (PDF). The New York Times. April 29, 1922. Retrieved May 18, 2008.
  9. ^ "Big Apartment for Suburb". The New York Times. October 11, 1925. Retrieved May 18, 2008.
  10. ^ Thiesfeldt, Arnold. "Just the Ticket". River Journal Online. Retrieved May 18, 2008. [dead link‍]
  11. ^ Corporate and Public Affairs, MTA Metro North Railroad. "We're fixing up our front door(s)" (PDF). Mileposts. Retrieved May 13, 2010.
  12. ^ "Reconstruction of Tarrytown Train Station Completed". River Journal Online. September 27, 2012. Archived from the original on May 17, 2021. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
  13. ^ Viertel, Linda (December 5, 2020). "The Bakehouse of Tarrytown – A Rare Gem". The Hudson Independent. Retrieved May 7, 2021.
  14. ^ "Our Story". Bakehouse. Retrieved May 7, 2021.

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