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
Location	1 Croton Point Avenue, Croton-on-Hudson, New York
Coordinates	41°11′23″N 73°52′58″W
Owned by	Metro-North Railroad
Line(s)	Empire Corridor
Platforms	3 island platforms
Tracks	4
Connections	Bee-Line: 10, 11, 14
Construction
Parking	1,903 spaces
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	CRT (Amtrak)
Fare zone	5 (Metro North)
History
Electrified	700V (DC) third rail
Previous names	Harmon (–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) →

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.

External links

• Media related to Croton–Harmon station at Wikimedia Commons

• Croton-Harmon, NY – Amtrak

• Metro-North station page for Croton–Harmon
• List of upcoming Metro-North train arrival and departure times and track assignments from MTA
• The Subway Nut - Croton-Harmon
• Station from Croton Point Avenue from Google Maps Street View
• Entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Croton-Harmon, NY (CRT) (Amtrak's Great American Stations)
• Railroad History: New York Central Railroad Harmon Shops (Penny Vanderbilt)
• "Harmon Open House 2001," by Ron Yee (World Rail Photos)