Hastings-on-Hudson station

Hastings-on-Hudson
View north along tracks
General information
Location134 Southside Avenue, Hastings-on-Hudson,New York
Coordinates40°59′41″N 73°53′05″W / 40.9946°N 73.8847°W / 40.9946; -73.8847
Line(s)Hudson Line/Metro-North Railroad
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks4
ConnectionsBus transport Bee-Line Bus System: 6, 1C, 1T, 1W
Construction
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zone4
History
OpenedSeptember 29, 1849[1]
Rebuilt1910
Electrified700V (DC) third rail
Passengers
20181,475[2] (Metro-North)
Rank42 of 109[2]
Services
Preceding station Metro-North Railroad Following station
Dobbs Ferry
toward Croton–Harmon
 Hudson Line Greystone
toward Grand Central
Former services
Preceding station New York Central Railroad Following station
Dobbs Ferry
toward Peekskill
 Hudson Division Greystone
toward New York
Location
Map

Hastings-on-Hudson station is a commuter rail stop on the Metro-North Railroad's Hudson Line, located in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York.

History

Hastings-on-Hudson has had railroad service from as far back as the 1840s, pre-dating the Hudson River Railroad,[3] and served both passengers and a local sugar refinery. In 1875, a major fire destroyed the waterfront, and the company running the sugar refinery left town, but other industries ended up taking its place.[4]

The current Hastings-on-Hudson station building was built in 1910 by the New York Central Railroad.[citation needed] As with many NYCRR stations in Westchester County, the station became a Penn Central station upon the merger between NYC and Pennsylvania Railroad in 1968, until it was taken over by Conrail in 1976, and then by Metro-North Railroad in 1983.

Station layout

The station has two slightly offset high-level side platforms each eight cars long. The inner tracks not next to either platform are used by express trains, only one of the express tracks is powered.[5][6]: 2 

References

  1. ^ "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
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Hastings Historical Society (2008). Images of America: Hastings-on-Hudson. Mount Pleasant, SC: Arcadia Publishing. p. 28. ISBN 9780738556840. Retrieved February 5, 2013.
  4. ^ "History". Hastings-on-Hudson, NY: Atlantic Richfield Company. 2008. Retrieved February 5, 2013.
  5. ^ DanTD (June 27, 2016). Hastings-on-Hudson MNRR-005 (photograph). Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  6. ^ "Metro-North Railroad Track & Structures Department Track Charts Maintenance Program Interlocking Diagrams & Yard Diagrams 2015" (PDF). Metro-North Railroad. 2015. Retrieved January 28, 2019.