Harrison station (Metro-North)

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Harrison
Harrison station from passing train (1), July 2019.JPG
Harrison station in July 2019
General information
Location452 Halstead Avenue
Harrison, New York
Coordinates 40°58′12″N73°42′40″W / 40.970°N 73.711°W / 40.970; -73.711
Owned by Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Line(s)MTA New Haven Line (Northeast Corridor)
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks4
ConnectionsAiga bus trans.svg Bee-Line Bus System: 5, 61
Construction
Parking709 spaces
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zone13
History
Openedc. 1840s
Rebuiltc.1870s
Passengers
20182,829 daily boardings [1]
Services
Preceding station MTA NYC logo.svg Metro-North Railroad Following station
Mamaroneck New Haven Line Rye
toward Stamford
Former services
Preceding station New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Following station
Mamaroneck
toward New York
Main Line Rye
toward New Haven
Preceding station New York, Westchester and Boston Railway Following station
West Street Port Chester Branch Rye
toward Port Chester

Harrison station is a commuter rail stop on the Metro-North Railroad's New Haven Line, located in Harrison, New York, United States. During peak hours, some local trains (namely those not subsidized by the Connecticut Department of Transportation) originate or terminate here as opposed to locals from Stamford.

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History

The former station building in 2008 Harrison MN sta house jeh.JPG
The former station building in 2008

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), [2] 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. [3]

As with all New Haven Line stations in Westchester County, the station became a Penn Central station upon acquisition by the Penn Central Railroad in 1969. The station was updated in 1972 from low-level to high-level platforms. [4] [5] This was done to accommodate the arrival of new rail cars known then as Cosmopolitans, now more commonly known as M2s. The new cars did not include boarding steps, or traps, as their predecessor 4400 Pullman "Washboard" cars did, and could only board passengers at stations with high-level platforms. This reconstruction project was taking place despite Penn Central's continuous financial despair throughout the 1970s, which forced them to turn over their commuter service to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. MTA transferred the station to Metro-North in 1983.

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. [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]

Station layout

The station has two high-level side platforms each 10 cars long. [11] :19 Both platforms were added in 1972. [12] [13]

As of August 2006, weekday commuter ridership was 2,211 and there are 739 parking spots. [14]

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  2. Harrison (Avenue) Station; Harrison, New York (New York, Westchester & Boston Railway website)
  3. West Street Station: Harrison, New York (New York, Westchester & Boston Railway website)
  4. 1972 Harrison train station, building new platform; Looking west (Harrison Historical Society; Facebook page)
  5. 1972 Harrison train station, building new platform; Looking east (Harrison Historical Society; Facebook page)
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  11. "Metro-North Railroad Track & Structures Department Track Charts Maintenance Program Interlocking Diagrams & Yard Diagrams 2015" (PDF). Metro-North Railroad. 2015. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
  12. 1972 Harrison train station, building new platform; Looking west (Harrison Historical Society; Facebook page)
  13. 1972 Harrison train station, building new platform; Looking east (Harrison Historical Society; Facebook page)
  14. Metro-North Station Statistics (The New York Times; August 2006)