Ardsley-on-Hudson station
Ardsley-on-Hudson | |||||||||||
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Location | 1 Ardsley Avenue, Irvington, New York | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 41°01′37″N 73°52′37″W / 41.0270°N 73.8769°W | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Hudson Line | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||
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Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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Fare zone | 4 | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | ca. 1896 | ||||||||||
Rebuilt | 2006–07 | ||||||||||
Electrified | 700V (DC) third rail | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
2018 | 587[1] (Metro-North) | ||||||||||
Rank | 69 of 109[1] | ||||||||||
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Ardsley-on-Hudson station is a
As of August 2006, daily commuter ridership was 420 and there were 134 parking spots.[2]
History
The station was originally part of the Ardsley Casino Clubhouse, a country club created through the support of some of the most notable and successful men in the US including
The crossover ramp to southbound or
In December 2017, the Village Board of Irvington, which has jurisdiction over the station, passed local legislation which expanded the types of business which would be allowed to be situated in the station's building, while still prohibiting fast-food restaurants, drive-through type businesses and businesses which produced "odor, dust, noise, smoke, gas, fumes or radiation".[6]
Station layout
The station has two slightly offset high-level side platforms each eight cars long. Only one of the express tracks, specifically Track 2 is powered by third rail.[7]: 3
In popular culture
The station was used as a location for the 2002 film Unfaithful, starring Richard Gere and Diane Lane. It also figured in the setting of the 1984 film Falling in Love.[8] Emily Blunt's character Rachel takes the train out of Ardsley-on-Hudson in the 2016 film The Girl on the Train.
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ Staff (August 2006) "Metro-North Station Statistics" The New York Times
- ^ "Ardsley Country Club builds a court in response to APTA efforts to grow the game". Platform Tennis Hall of Fame.
- ^ "Metro-North and Villages Celebrate Completion of Station Work At Hastings, Dobbs Ferry, Ardsley and Irvington" (Press release). MTA. June 20, 2008.
- ^ "Pedestrian bridge destroyed after weekend crash (News 12 Westchester County: February 1, 2010 9:03 AM)". Archived from the original on September 18, 2016. Retrieved July 30, 2016.
- Lohud.com
- ^ "Metro-North Railroad Track & Structures Department Track Charts Maintenance Program Interlocking Diagrams & Yard Diagrams 2015" (PDF). Metro-North Railroad. 2015. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
- ^ Falling in Love (1984) part 1 (Vagebond's Movie Screen Shots)
External links
- Media related to Ardsley-on-Hudson (Metro-North station) at Wikimedia Commons