Tuckahoe (Metro-North station)

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Tuckahoe
Tuckahoe Metro North 1.jpg
Looking southeast at the former baggage elevator of Tuckahoe Station from Main Street east of Lake Avenue.
Station statistics
Address 1 Depot Square
(Main Street @ Oak Avenue)
Tuckahoe, NY, 10707-4003
Coordinates 40°57′02″N 73°49′42″W / 40.9505°N 73.8284°W / 40.9505; -73.8284Coordinates: 40°57′02″N 73°49′42″W / 40.9505°N 73.8284°W / 40.9505; -73.8284
Lines
Connections Bee-Line Bus System: 8
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 3
Parking 314 spaces
Other information
Opened 1901
Rebuilt c. 1912, 1989
Electrified 700V (DC) third rail
Fare zone 3
Traffic
Passengers (2006) 358,280 steady 0%
Services
Preceding station   Metro-North Railroad   Following station
Harlem Line
toward Wassaic

The Tuckahoe Metro-North Railroad station serves the residents of the village of Tuckahoe, New York via the Harlem Line. It is 16 miles (25.7 km) from Grand Central Terminal. As of August 2006, daily commuter ridership was 1,378 and there are 314 parking spots.[1] This station is located in the Zone 3 Metro-North fare zone.


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[edit] History

Tuckahoe station was originally built in 1901, by the New York Central Railroad, and was given an addional baggage elevator approximatley in 1912.[2] As with the rest of the Harlem Line, the merger of New York Central with Pennsylvania Railroad in 1968 transformed it into a Penn Central station, who's service was gradually merged with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, and officially became part of Metro-North in 1983. In the Spring of 1989, the platforms were reconstructed, along with those of Fleetwood, Bronxville, and Crestwood stations.[3] Along with Hartsdale and Scarsdale, it is one of three stations on the Harlem Line that features a Starbucks coffee shop inside its station building, a location which opened in June 2006(See image below).

[edit] Platform and track configuration

This station has two high-level side platforms, each 12 cars long. The western platform, adjacent to Track 4, is generally used by southbound or Manhattan-bound trains. The eastern platform, adjacent to Track 1, is generally used by northbound or outbound trains.

The Harlem Line has three tracks at this location. The middle track, not adjacent to either platform, is used only by express trains.


[edit] References

[edit] External links

The Tuckahoe Metro North Station, which contains a Starbucks franchise added in 2006.
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