Port Chester station

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Not to be confused with Portchester railway station in Portchester, Fareham, UK.

Port Chester
Port Chester NY railroad station.jpg
The station house at Port Chester
Location3 Broad Street, Port Chester, New York
Coordinates41°00′06″N 73°39′53″W / 41.00178°N 73.664703°W / 41.00178; -73.664703Coordinates: 41°00′06″N 73°39′53″W / 41.00178°N 73.664703°W / 41.00178; -73.664703
Owned byMetropolitan Transportation Authority
Line(s)Northeast Corridor
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks4
ConnectionsLocal Transit Bee-Line Bus System: 13, 61
Local Transit CT Transit Stamford: 11A, 11B, 311, 311B
Construction
Parking811 spaces
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Fare zone14
History
OpenedDecember 25, 1848[1][2]
Rebuilt1890
Electrified12.5 kV AC overhead catenary
Passengers
20183,253
Rank15 of 124[3]
Services
Preceding station MTA NYC logo.svg Metro-North Following station
Rye
towards Grand Central
 New Haven Line Greenwich
towards Stamford
Former services
Preceding station New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Following station
Rye
toward New York
 Main Line Greenwich
toward New Haven
Preceding station New York, Westchester and Boston Railway Following station
Rye
toward
Port Chester Branch Terminus

Port Chester station is a commuter rail stop on the Metro-North Railroad's New Haven Line, located in Port Chester, New York. The station is the northernmost station on the line in New York before crossing into Connecticut.

History[]

Early-20th-century postcard of the station

Though the New York and New Haven Railroad laid tracks through Port Chester in the late-1840s, the current station house was built in 1890 by the New York, New Haven, and Hartford Railroad. Between 1929 and 1937[4] it was located across Westchester Avenue from the terminal station of the Port Chester Branch of the New York, Westchester and Boston Railway. Today that former station is the home of the Girtman Memorial Church of the Living God.[5][6]

As with all New Haven Line stations in Westchester County, the station became a Penn Central station upon acquisition by Penn Central in 1969, and eventually became part of the MTA's Metro-North Railroad in 1983. A restoration project was carried out in 2009.[7] In late 2017 an elevator was opened on the Westchester Avenue side of the station for access to the Northbound platform.[8] The station hosts a restaurant which as of 2018 includes pizza, as well as other food, baked in a coal-fired oven, and a beer garden.[9]

Under the 2015–2019 Metropolitan Transportation Authority Capital Plan, the station, along with four other Metro-North Railroad stations, received a complete overhaul as part of the Enhanced Station Initiative. Updates included cellular service, Wi-Fi, USB charging stations, interactive service advisories, and maps.[10] The renovations at Port Chester station cost $13.2 million and were completed by the end of February 2019.[11]: 62 

Station layout[]

The station has two high-level side platforms each 10 cars long.[12]: 19 

As of August 2006, weekday commuter ridership was 2,263 and there are 859 parking spots.[13]

P
Platform level 		Side platform, doors will open on the right Disabled access
Track 3 ←      New Haven Line toward Grand Central (Rye)
Track 1 ←      New Haven Line express trains do not stop here
←      Amtrak services do not stop here
Track 2 ←      Amtrak services do not stop here →
←      New Haven Line express trains do not stop here →
Track 4 ←      New Haven Line toward Stamford (Greenwich) →
Side platform, doors will open on the right Disabled access
G Street level Exit/entrance and parking

Bibliography[]

  • Jenkins, Stephen (1912). The Story of the Bronx from the Purchase Made by the Dutch from the Indians in 1639 to the Present Day. New York, New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons. Retrieved December 12, 2019.

References[]

  1. ^ Jenkins 1912, p. 235.
  2. ^ "Special Express Notice". The Evening Post. New York, New York. February 12, 1849. p. 3. Retrieved December 9, 2019 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  3. ^ METRO-NORTH 2018 WEEKDAY STATION BOARDINGS. Market Analysis/Fare Policy Group:OPERATIONS PLANNING AND ANALYSIS DEPARTMENT:Metro-North Railroad. April 2019. p. 6.
  4. ^ Port Chester NYW&B Station (New York, Westchester and Boston Railway website)
  5. ^ Girtman Memorial Church (Facebook Page)
  6. ^ 2000 Walter Hahn Photo of former Port Chester NYW&B Station (Existing Railroad Stations in Westchester County, New York)
  7. ^ "Metro-North to Begin Major Station Improvements at Port Chester and Rye" (Press release). Metro-North Railroad. July 8, 2009. Retrieved February 21, 2010.
  8. ^ "Port Chester train station elevator now open".
  9. ^ "New restaurants coming to Tarrytown, Port Chester train stations".
  10. ^ "Metro-North Railroad to Make Design Improvements to Five Stations Under Enhanced Stations Initiative Program". MTA. December 14, 2017. Retrieved December 17, 2017.
  11. ^ "Capital Program Oversight Committee Meeting" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. May 20, 2019. Retrieved May 19, 2019.
  12. ^ "Metro-North Railroad Track & Structures Department Track Charts Maintenance Program Interlocking Diagrams & Yard Diagrams 2015" (PDF). Metro-North Railroad. 2015. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
  13. ^ Metro-North Station Statistics (The New York Times; August 2006)

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