Rye station (Metro-North)

Rye
From southbound platform
General information
Location	2 Station Plaza, Rye, New York
Coordinates	40°59′16″N73°40′45″W / 40.987803°N 73.679123°W / 40.987803; -73.679123
Owned by	Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Line(s)	MTA New Haven Line (Northeast Corridor)
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	4
Connections	Bee-Line Bus System: 61, 75
Construction
Parking	675 spaces
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	14
History
Opened	December 25, 1848 [1] [2]
Electrified	12.5 kV AC overhead catenary
Passengers
2018	2,443
Rank	26 of 124 [3]
Services
Preceding station Metro-North Railroad Following station Harrison toward Grand Central New Haven Line Port Chester toward Stamford
Former services Preceding station Amtrak Following station New York toward Washington, D.C. Montrealer Stamford toward Montreal Preceding station New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Following station Harrison toward New York Main Line Port Chester toward New Haven Preceding station New York, Westchester and Boston Railway Following station Harrison toward Columbus Avenue Port Chester Branch Port Chester Terminus

Rye station is a commuter rail stop on the Metro-North Railroad's New Haven Line, located in the city of Rye, New York.

History

Early-20th-century postcard of the station

Railroad service through Rye dates back to the 1840s when the New York and New Haven Railroad laid tracks through the town and the city. The NY&NH was merged into the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad in 1872. In 1907 the main line was electrified through a major power plant across the state line in Cos Cob built by Westinghouse. Beginning on July 1, 1928, Rye became the northeastern terminus of the New Haven Railroad's affiliate, the New York, Westchester and Boston Railway, on a separate platform from the rest of the station. ^[4] By December 7, 1929 the line was extended to Port Chester and Rye served as the penultimate stop on the Port Chester Branch. ^[5] The NYW&B station closed on October 31, 1937, and the New Haven removed the rails in 1940. The New England Thruway was built on the site of the NYW&B station during the 1950s.

As with all New Haven Line stations in Westchester County, the station became a Penn Central station upon acquisition by Penn Central Railroad in 1969. The station was updated in 1972 from low-level to high-level platforms. 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. The update was done in two phases, with the eastern half of the station upgraded first; then the western half. Due to the railroad's continuous financial despair throughout the 1970s, they were forced to turn over their commuter service to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. For many years, Rye was the eastern Westchester County station for Amtrak, ^[6] with trains such as the Connecticut Yankee and Mail Express . ^[7] MTA transferred the station to Metro-North in 1983, and Amtrak moved to New Rochelle in October 1987. ^[8]

Station layout

The station has two high-level side platforms each 10 cars long. ^{[9] : 19}

As of August 2006, weekday commuter ridership was 2,470, and there are 696 parking spots. ^[10]

M	Mezzanine	Crossover between tracks
P Platform level	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Track 3	←       New Haven Line toward Grand Central (Harrison)
	Track 1	←       New Haven Line express trains do not stop here ←       Amtrak services do not stop here
	Track 2	←      Amtrak servies do not stop here → ←      New Haven Line express trains do not stop here →
	Track 4	←      New Haven Line toward Stamford (Port Chester) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Street level	Exit/entrance and parking

Bibliography

• Jenkins, Stephen (1912). The Story of the Bronx from the Purchase Made by the Dutch from the Indians in 1639 to the Present Day. New York, New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons. Retrieved December 12, 2019.

References

1. Jenkins 1912, p. 235.
2. "Special Express Notice". The Evening Post. New York, New York. February 12, 1849. p. 3. Retrieved December 9, 2019– via Newspapers.com.
3. METRO-NORTH 2018 WEEKDAY STATION BOARDINGS. Market Analysis/Fare Policy Group:OPERATIONS PLANNING AND ANALYSIS DEPARTMENT:Metro-North Railroad. April 2019. p. 6.
4. Rye NYW&B Station; (New York, Westchester and Boston Railway website)
5. Port Chester NYW&B Station (New York, Westchester and Boston Railway website)
6. Amtrak June 11, 1972 Schedule (Museum of Railway Timetables)
7. Amtrak April 5, 1987 Schedule (Museum of Railway Timetables)
8. Amtrak October 25, 1987 Schedule (Museum of Railway Timetables)
9. "Metro-North Railroad Track & Structures Department Track Charts Maintenance Program Interlocking Diagrams & Yard Diagrams 2015" (PDF). Metro-North Railroad. 2015. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
10. "Metro-North Station Statistics". The New York Times. August 2006.

External links

• Media related to Rye station (Metro-North) at Wikimedia Commons
• Metro-North station page for Rye
• List of upcoming Metro-North train departure times and track assignments from MTA
• Station from Google Maps Street View