Harrison station (Metro-North)
Harrison | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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,_July_2019.JPG) Harrison station in July 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 452 Halstead Avenue Harrison, New York | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°58′12″N 73°42′40″W / 40.970°N 73.711°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Metropolitan Transportation Authority | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | MTA New Haven Line (Northeast Corridor) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections |  Bee-Line Bus System: 5, 61 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parking | 927 spaces | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | c. 1840s | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | c.1870s; 1972 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2018 | 2,829 daily boardings[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Harrison station is a
History
Railroad service through Harrison dates back to the 1840s when the New York and New Haven Railroad laid tracks through the town. Unfortunately, it was little more than a flag stop until NY&NE built a station in 1870, before the line was acquired by the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad in 1872. Between 1927 and 1937, it also served as a station for the New York, Westchester and Boston Railway (NYW&B),[3] and was one of two stations in Harrison to serve the NYW&B, the other one was at West Street and lasted just as long.[4]
As with all New Haven Line stations in Westchester County, the station became a
On September 25, 2013, a main feeder cable that provides electricity to an 8-mile (13 km) long segment of the New Haven Line failed, causing electric train service over the line to halt. Consolidated Edison and Metro-North installed a temporary substation at Harrison on September 28 in an effort to help alleviate the outage for Monday's regular services.[7][8][9][10][11]
References
- ^ Metro-North 2018 Weekday Station Boardings. Metro-North Railroad Market Analysis/Fare Policy Group. April 2019. p. 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.
- ^ Harrison (Avenue) Station; Harrison, New York (New York, Westchester & Boston Railway website)
- ^ West Street Station: Harrison, New York (New York, Westchester & Boston Railway website)
- ^ 1972 Harrison train station, building new platform; Looking west (Harrison Historical Society; Facebook page)
- ^ 1972 Harrison train station, building new platform; Looking east (Harrison Historical Society; Facebook page)
- ^ "New Haven Line Restoration Update". MTA.info. Retrieved September 29, 2013.
- ^ Malone, Scott (September 26, 2013). "Connecticut commuters struggle with crippled railroad". Reuters. Retrieved September 29, 2013.
- ^ Gurliacci, David (September 25, 2013). "Here's the New Haven Line Service Plan Starting Thursday". Darien Patch. Retrieved September 29, 2013.
- ^ Singley, Paul (September 26, 2013). "Full Railroad Service May Be Weeks Away". Oxford Patch. Retrieved September 29, 2013.
- ^ Varnon, Rob (September 28, 2013). "Metro-North pins hopes on temporary power solution". Stamford Advocate. Retrieved September 29, 2013.
External links
Media related to Harrison station (Metro-North) at Wikimedia Commons