Pawling station

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Pawling
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The Pawling Metro-North station
General information
Location1 Memorial Avenue, Pawling, New York
Coordinates 41°33′53″N73°36′01″W / 41.5646°N 73.6004°W / 41.5646; -73.6004
Line(s) Harlem Line
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Connections Dutchess County Public Transit : E (on Route 22)
Construction
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zone8
History
OpenedDecember 31, 1848 [1] [2]
Key dates
March 11, 1977 [3] Station agency closed
November 30, 1984Station depot burned [4]
Passengers
2018218 [5] (Metro-North)
Rank91 of 109 [5]
Services
Preceding station MTA NYC logo.svg Metro-North Railroad Following station
Patterson Harlem Line
limited service
Appalachian Trail
toward Wassaic
Patterson
toward Southeast
Harlem Line
Wassaic Branch
(weekdays)
Harlem Valley–Wingdale
toward Wassaic
Former services
Preceding station New York Central Railroad Following station
Patterson
toward New York
Harlem Division State Hospital
toward Chatham
Location
Pawling station

Pawling station is a commuter rail stop on the Metro-North Railroad's Harlem Line, located in Pawling, New York.

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History

Although the New York & Harlem Railroad traversed the Pawling community as early as the late 1840s, the town did not receive a dedicated passenger station until the construction of one by the New York Central & Hudson River Railroad in 1881. [6] Despite the establishment of a nearby "Wood station" in 1860, the Pawling station became a focal point for the town's development and continued to serve passengers following the village's incorporation in 1893.[ dubious discuss ] The station was one of the stops on the Harlem Line for trains such as the Berkshire Hills Express , offering limited-stop service between New York City and destinations in the Berkshires region, including Pittsfield and North Adams, Massachusetts. [7] [8] In 1950, these direct trains were replaced by shuttle transfers. [9]

As with the rest of the Harlem Division, the Pawling station was incorporated into the Penn Central Railroad (PC), following the 1968 merger of the New York Central and Pennsylvania railroads. PC's ongoing financial difficulties throughout the 1970s led to the transfer of its commuter services to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), which continued operations through the formation of Conrail in 1976. The station's ticket office ceased operations on March 11, 1977. [3] Additionally, the station depot was destroyed by fire on November 30, 1984. [4] Presently, the former station serves as the headquarters for the local chamber of commerce. [10]

Station layout

The station consists of a four-car-long high-level side platform to the east of the track. [11] :15

Notes

  1. Dana 1866, p. 216.
  2. "New York and Harlem Railroad ---- Winter Arrangement". The Evening Post. New York, New York. December 12, 1849. p. 4. Retrieved December 12, 2019 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  3. 1 2 "Railroad Station Closed in Pawling" (PDF). The Harlem Valley Times. Amenia, New York. March 17, 1977. p. 1. Retrieved December 29, 2019.
  4. 1 2 Liss, Caroline (December 1, 1984). "Pawling Fire Delays Trains". The Poughkeepsie Journal . pp. 1–2 . Retrieved December 29, 2019 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  5. 1 2 METRO-NORTH 2018 WEEKDAY STATION BOARDINGS. Market Analysis/Fare Policy Group:OPERATIONS PLANNING AND ANALYSIS DEPARTMENT:Metro-North Railroad. April 2019. p. 6.
  6. Grogan, Louis V. (1989). The Coming of the New York and Harlem Railroad. Self-Published. p. 177. ISBN   0-962120-65-0.
  7. "New York Central Railroad, Tables 6, 98". Official Guide of the Railways. 64 (9). National Railway Publication Company. February 1932.
  8. "New York Central Railroad, Tables 11, 90". Official Guide of the Railways. 71 (3). National Railway Publication Company. August 1938.
  9. New York Central June 1950 timetable, Table 42
  10. Former Pawling NYCRR Station (TheSubwayNut)
  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.

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