Port Jervis station

The Port Jervis station is a commuter rail stop on the Metro-North Railroad's Port Jervis Line, located in Port Jervis, New York. It is the western terminus of the Port Jervis Line.

For the original Erie Railroad station, see Port Jervis station (Erie Railroad).
Port Jervis
Passengers waiting for a train at the station, 2015
Location100 Pike Street & 198 Front Street
Port Jervis, NY, 12771-1827
Coordinates41.3750°N 74.6951°W / 41.3750; -74.6951
Line(s)Port Jervis Line
Southern Tier Line
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks3
Construction
Parking110 spaces
Other information
Station code2677 (Erie Railroad)[1]
Traffic
Passengers (2006)170
Services
Preceding station Metro-North Following station
Terminus Port Jervis Line Otisville
towards Hoboken

Located slightly off US 6 and 209 in downtown Port Jervis, it is the westernmost station in the Metro-North system. It is, in fact, within two blocks' walk of the bridge over the Delaware River to Matamoras, Pennsylvania, a state which produces some regular commuters. The northwestern tip of New Jersey, also not far away, draws riders as well.

Station layout

The actual station consists of a short concrete platform, a shelter, ticket machines and a posted schedule. Renovations and improvements similar to those done elsewhere on the line have not yet reached Port Jervis; however there is ample parking. The vicinity of the station is actually quite interesting, with trains awaiting their routes in the yard just beyond (the tracks continue upriver, but only carry freight beyond here) and various features of the once extensive facilities that existed here when it was a division point on the Erie Railroad, including a still-working turntable, used when excursion trains operate from the station.

This station has two tracks and a low-level side platform with a pathway connecting the platform to the bypass tracks.

Ground/
Platform level		 Street level Ticket machine and parking
Side platform, doors will open on the left or right
Platform track ←      Port Jervis Line alighting passengers only
←      Port Jervis Line toward Hoboken (Otisville) →
Bypass track ←      Port Jervis Line alighting passengers only
←      Port Jervis Line toward Hoboken (Otisville) →
Bypass track ←      Port Jervis Line alighting passengers only
←      Port Jervis Line toward Hoboken (Otisville) →

Erie Depot
Main article: Port Jervis station (Erie Railroad)

A short distance down the tracks from the station is the Erie Depot, which served as the city's passenger station for much of the 20th century. Built by the Erie Railroad in 1892, when passenger service continued on to Binghamton,[2] it remained in service through the mid-1970s. In 1982 it was redeveloped and today houses medical offices and some small shops.

References
  1. "List of Station Names and Numbers". Jersey City, New Jersey: Erie Railroad. May 1, 1916. Retrieved November 23, 2010.
  2. Emily. "Tuesday Tour of the Port Jervis Line: Port Jervis". I Ride The Harlem Line... Retrieved 2016-01-24.
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