Scarborough station (Metro-North)
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Location | 156 Scarborough Station Road, Briarcliff Manor, New York | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 41°08′19″N 73°51′59″W / 41.1385°N 73.8664°W | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Hudson Line | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||
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Parking | 420 spaces[1] | ||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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Fare zone | 5 | ||||||||||
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Rebuilt | 2007 | ||||||||||
Electrified | 700V (DC) third rail | ||||||||||
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2018 | 840[2] (Metro-North) | ||||||||||
Rank | 60 of 109[2] | ||||||||||
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Scarborough station is a
Construction of the Scarborough station dates back to the 1860s, when the first station building stood along the
History
The first
The Scarborough post office dates to December 3, 1864, when the U.S. Postal Service established a "catch and throw" office there in the same small building as the earlier established station. A hook was installed along the tracks to hang mail bags to be grabbed by workers on the passing trains for outgoing mail distribution; in turn workers threw mail bags off the train for incoming mail distribution.[6] The first postmaster of the Scarborough Post Office facility was James Van Velsor who had an annual salary of $200 ($5,100 in 2023[7]) in 1873.[8]
A large thunderstorm occurred in the area on August 4, 1898; the newly renovated station building, built in 1893, was struck by lightning and burned to the ground. At the time, the building also housed Scarborough's post office. Mail was destroyed although registered mail and money was being kept at the postmaster's house each night; damage amounted to $5,000 ($183,100 in 2023[7]) and the post office opened the next day, with mail being held in a pushcart.[9] The building was reconstructed identically to its predecessor.[6]
In 1909, after the community of Scarborough was incorporated into the village of Briarcliff Manor in 1906, the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad put up a sign reading "Briarcliff West" at the station.[5] Soon afterward, attributed to the neighborhood's pride over their name,[10]: 54 that sign was thrown into the Hudson River and replaced with the original Scarborough sign.[11]: 15 [12]: 101
In April 1931, Siamese King
The Briarcliff Manor village government purchased the 1899[16] station building in 1961[17] to house its Scarborough post office. The building was used as a filming location in 1966, in the first episode of the television soap opera Dark Shadows as the Collinsport train station.
As with the rest of the Hudson Line, the Scarborough station became a
In 2010, Metro-North began a program called
Local community members have been maintaining the inside and outside of the building through labor and monetary donations under the group name "Save Scarborough", and brought attention to the post office's 150th anniversary, celebrated on December 3, 2014.[22] About twenty members began their work around 2010, concerned that the downsizing United States Postal Service would close the Scarborough post office, which is a branch of the Briarcliff Manor post office. As of 2014[update], the group has spent almost $4,000 in various renovations, upkeep, and improvement costs.[6]
Notable passengers
Ridership is moderate, relative to the other Hudson Line stations, with an average of 865 inbound passengers on weekdays and 233 on weekends in 2007.
Station layout
The station's parking lot has had a valet service since the station overhaul in 2007. The ongoing construction took up parking spaces, which spurred the village government to institute valet parking. The parking service has remained since the construction finished. A private contractor has an agreement with the village for three employees to manage that part of the lot. An additional section of the station parking lot is privately owned. The valet service has no extra charge.[24]
Platform and track configuration
All of the tracks are powered with a third rail, except Track 1. The station has two high-level side platforms, each eight cars long.[18][25]: 3
Gallery
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Untitled with Sky
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View from tracks
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View from overpass
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Station entrance
References
- ^ "Comprehensive Plan - Village of Briarcliff Manor" (PDF). Village of Briarcliff Manor. November 2007. Retrieved May 10, 2014.
- ^ 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.
- ^ ISBN 0-89024-072-8.
- ^ "The Collision on the Hudson River Railroad.; Coroner's Inquest at Yonkers--Testimony Conflicting". The New York Times. January 24, 1860. Retrieved August 11, 2014.
- ^ a b Pattison, Robert B. (October 5, 1939). "A History of Scarborough". Briarcliff Weekly.
- ^ OCLC 35004776.
- ^ a b 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.
- ^ Register of Officers and Agents, Civil, Military, and Naval, in the Service of the United States. Washington, D.C.: United States Department of the Interior. 1874. p. 814.
- ^ a b "Post Office in a Pushcart" (PDF). The New York Times. August 5, 1898. Retrieved August 11, 2014.
- OCLC 24569093.
- OCLC 6163930.
- OL 1884671M.
- New York Evening Post. April 25, 1931. Retrieved April 4, 2015.
- ^ "King and Queen of Siam Ride on N.Y. Central Special Train" (PDF). The New York Central Lines Magazine. 12 (2): 7–8. May 1931. Retrieved April 4, 2015.
- The Schenectady Gazette. Vol. 37, no. 176. Retrieved April 4, 2015.
- ^ "NYCRR Valuation Department Pre-Inventory Field Notes, Account #16". September 16, 1920. p. 173.
- ^ Folsom, Merrill (December 4, 1961). "Old Depots Converted to Stores, Banks and Church" (PDF). The New York Times. Retrieved August 11, 2014.
- ^ a b "Station Reconstruction Begins at Ossining, Scarborough and Philipse Manor". MTA Press Releases. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. December 11, 2007. Retrieved June 17, 2014.
- ^ Valenti, Ken (July 29, 2011). "Metro-North upgrades at 3 Hudson River stations improve form, function". The Journal News. Retrieved July 13, 2014.
- ^ "Arts for Transit and Urban Design". Mta.info. Retrieved July 13, 2014.
- ^ "East Coast transit services slowly returning following hurricane". Metro Magazine. August 29, 2011. Retrieved August 11, 2014.
- Briarcliff Manor-Scarborough Historical Society. 2014. p. 3. Retrieved December 22, 2014.
- ^ "MTA Metro-North Passenger Counts 2007" (PDF). Pedestrian Observations Wordpress. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. May 2011. Retrieved August 26, 2014.
- ^ Bonvento, Robert (May 20, 2011). "V is for Valet… Taking the Stress Out of Commuting in Scarborough". River Journal. Retrieved August 11, 2014.
- ^ "Metro-North Railroad Track & Structures Department Track Charts Maintenance Program Interlocking Diagrams & Yard Diagrams 2015" (PDF). Metro-North Railroad. 2015. Retrieved January 28, 2019.