Wassaic station
Wassaic | |||||||||||
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General information | |||||||||||
Location | Wassaic, New York | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 41°48′53″N 73°33′44″W / 41.8147°N 73.5623°W | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Harlem Line | ||||||||||
Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
Connections | Harlem Valley Rail Trail | ||||||||||
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Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Fare zone | 10 | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 1857 | ||||||||||
Closed | March 20, 1972[1] | ||||||||||
Rebuilt | July 9, 2000 | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
2018 | 241[2] (Metro-North) | ||||||||||
Rank | 87 of 109[2] | ||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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Former services | |||||||||||
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Wassaic station is a
The station is located on
History
The first Wassaic train station was about a half-mile south of its current location and was situated in the actual town section of
The physical end of the track is located just north of the current Wassaic yard, at mile post 83.68, there is no track or railroad past that point, but the roadbed, which is still visible, is slowly being reclaimed by nature. The Harlem Valley Rail Trail now operates a paved trail over the existing road bed. Some 45.8 miles (35.9%) of track have been removed in two stages following some bitter court battles.
Before the station reopened on July 9, 2000,
Station layout
The station has one four-car-long high-level side platform to the east of the track.[4]: 17 A small storage yard exists to the north of the station platform.
References
- ^ a b Layton, Preston (March 21, 1972). "PC Ends Run, Strands Riders". New York Daily News. p. 22. Retrieved December 5, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Rowe, Claudia (July 9, 2000). "6 Miles for $6 Million". The New York Times. Retrieved August 15, 2009.
- ^ "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 Wassaic (Metro-North station) at Wikimedia Commons