Mount Pleasant station (Metro-North)
Mt. Pleasant | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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 The inbound platform at the Mount Pleasant station in March 2013. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 1 West Stevens Avenue, Hawthorne, New York | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41°05′46″N 73°47′38″W / 41.0960°N 73.7938°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Harlem Line | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Electrified | 1984 700V (DC) third rail | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Mount Pleasant station is a commuter rail stop on the Metro-North Railroad's Harlem Line, located in Mount Pleasant, New York. It serves two adjacent cemeteries, Gate of Heaven and Kensico, the latter of which had its own station until the mid-1980s. There is one train in each direction on weekdays and three trains in each direction on weekends. The station exists largely for visitors of those buried in the cemetery, in turn there is no parking available at this station and it is not intended as a commuter station.
This station is located in the Zone 5 Metro-North fare zone.
On February 3, 2015, the Valhalla train crash occurred south of this station, in which a Metro-North train crashed into a Mercedes-Benz SUV[1] at Commerce Street near the Taconic State Parkway. The crash caused 6 deaths and at least 15 injuries, including 7 serious injuries.[2]
Station layout
This station has two offset high-level side platforms, each about 50 feet long, and can fit half a car.[3]: 11 They are accessible to only one door of a train. When trains stop here, usually the first or last car receives and discharges passengers.
| P Platform level |
Side platform, doors will open on the right | |
| Track 2 | ← Harlem Line limited service toward Grand Central (Valhalla) | |
| Track 1 | Harlem Line limited service toward Southeast (Hawthorne) → | |
| Side platform, doors will open on the right | ||
| Street level | Exit/entrance | |
References
- ^ Santora, Marc; Flegenheimer, Matt (February 4, 2015). "Investigation Underway in Metro-North Train Crash". The New York Times. Retrieved February 4, 2015.
- ^ Trott, Bill; Heavey, Susan (February 4, 2015). "Cuomo says death toll in commuter train accident revised to six". Reuters. Retrieved February 4, 2015.
- ^ "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 Mount Pleasant (Metro-North station) at Wikimedia Commons
- Metro-North station page for Mount Pleasant
- List of upcoming Metro-North train departure times and track assignments from MTA
- Station from Stevens Avenue from Google Maps Street View
- Open canopy installed over one of the platforms (Panoramio)
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