Croton–Harmon station

Croton–Harmon (/kroʊtɪnhɑːrmɪn/) 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 endpoint of third-rail electrification on the route. It is 32.5 miles (52.3 km) from Grand Central Terminal. Travel times to Grand Central range from 42 minutes (super-express runs) to 71 minutes (trains making all local stops).

Croton–Harmon
Metro-North Hudson Line station
Amtrak station
Location1 Croton Point Avenue, Croton-on-Hudson, New York
Coordinates41°11′23″N 73°52′58″W
Owned byMetro-North Railroad
Line(s)Empire Corridor
Platforms3 island platforms
Tracks4
ConnectionsBee-Line: 10, 11, 14
Construction
Parking1,903 spaces
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Station codeCRT (Amtrak)
Fare zone5 (Metro North)
History
Electrified700V (DC) third rail
Previous namesHarmon (–April 28, 1963)[1]
Traffic
Passengers (2006)875,680  0% (Metro-North)
Passengers (2017)46,057[2]  0.81% (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Poughkeepsie
toward Niagara Falls, New York
 Empire Service Yonkers
toward New York
Poughkeepsie
toward Toronto via Niagara Falls, Ontario
 Maple Leaf
Poughkeepsie
toward Montreal
 Adirondack
Poughkeepsie
toward Rutland
 Ethan Allen Express
Poughkeepsie
toward Chicago
 Lake Shore Limited New York
Terminus
Preceding station Metro-North Following station
Cortlandt
towards Poughkeepsie
 Hudson Line Ossining
towards Grand Central
Terminus
Former services
Preceding station Metro-North Following station
Crugers
closed 1995
towards Poughkeepsie
 Hudson Line Ossining
towards Grand Central
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Poughkeepsie
toward Chicago
 Lake Shore New York (Grand Central)
Terminus
Poughkeepsie
toward Detroit (Michigan Central)
 Niagara Rainbow
Preceding station New York Central Railroad Following station
Peekskill
toward Chicago
 Main Line Ossining
toward New York
Croton North
toward Peekskill
 Hudson Division

All electric multiple unit trains running on the Hudson Line originate and terminate here. Trains coming to and from the northern terminus at Poughkeepsie are powered by dual-mode GE P32AC-DM locomotives. Metro-North used to host an open house of the maintenance facilities every October. The last Open House was in 2008, with the event suspended indefinitely due to renovations of the Harmon shops.[3]

Amtrak passengers can travel between this station and New York Penn Station on all Empire routes except the New York City section of the Lake Shore Limited, which stops here only to discharge passengers southbound and to receive passengers northbound.

History

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 1963, the station was known as simply Harmon. 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.[4]

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.[5] The station is easily accessed via the Croton Point Avenue exit from US 9.

The station has three high-level island platforms each 10 cars long.[6]:4

Platforms at Croton-Harmon station
M Mezzanine Station house, connection to platforms, parking, Harmon Shops
P
Platform level		 Street level Exit/entrance, parking
Track 3 ←      Adirondack toward Montreal (Poughkeepsie)
←      Ethan Allen Express toward Rutland (Poughkeepsie)
←      Empire Service toward Niagara Falls (Poughkeepsie)
←      Maple Leaf toward Toronto (Poughkeepsie)
←      Lake Shore Limited toward Chicago (Poughkeepsie)
←      Hudson Line toward Poughkeepsie (Cortlandt)
Island platform
Track 1 ←      Hudson Line toward New York–Grand Central (Ossining) →
←      Lake Shore Limited toward New York–Penn Station (Terminus) →
←      Empire Service, Maple Leaf toward New York–Penn Station (Yonkers) →
←      Adirondack, Ethan Allen Express toward New York–Penn Station (Yonkers) →
←      Hudson Line termination track
Island platform
Track 2 ←      Hudson Line termination track
←      Hudson Line toward New York–Grand Central (Ossining) →
Island platform
Track 4 ←      Hudson Line termination track
←      Hudson Line toward New York–Grand Central (Ossining) →
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References
  1. "Station Names Changed". New York Daily News. April 25, 1963. p. 532. Retrieved June 23, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2017, State of New York" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  3. Come One – Come All To Harmon Shops's Open House (MTA Press Releases; September 25, 2008)
  4. "West Of Hudson Lines". The New York Times.
  5. Village of Croton Train Station Parking
  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.
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