Larchmont station
Larchmont | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Northbound train | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | 1 Railroad Way, Larchmont, New York | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°56′04″N 73°45′35″W / 40.934444°N 73.759782°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Metropolitan Transportation Authority | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | MTA New Haven Line (Northeast Corridor) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections |  Bee-Line Bus System: 60, 61, 66, 70, 71 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parking | 1,015 spaces | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rebuilt | October 1959–June 21, 1960[1][2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | 12.5 kV AC overhead catenary | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | 4,104 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | 10 of 124[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Larchmont station is a commuter rail stop on the Metro-North Railroad's New Haven Line, located in Larchmont, New York.
History
Larchmont station was originally built by the New York and New Haven Railroad and was rebuilt by the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad twice during the 20th century: first in the 1920s in order to facilitate a separate New York, Westchester and Boston Railway station,[4] and again in the mid-1950s for construction of the New England Thruway.[5]
Station layout
The station has two high-level side platforms each 10 cars long.[6]: 18
West of the station, a small NYNH&H yard used to exist close to the New Rochelle-Larchmont border. As of August 2006, weekday commuter ridership was 3,648, and there are 1,015 parking spots.[7]
| M | Mezzanine | Crossover between tracks |
| P Platform level |
Side platform, doors will open on the right 
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| Track 3 | ← New Haven Line toward Grand Central (New Rochelle) | |
| Track 1 | ← New Haven Line express trains do not stop here ← Amtrak services do not stop here | |
| Track 2 | Amtrak services do not stop here → New Haven Line express trains do not stop here → | |
| Track 4 | New Haven Line toward Stamford (Mamaroneck) → | |
| Side platform, doors will open on the right
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| Street level | Exit/entrance and parking | |
References
- ^ "Larchmont Station Work to Commence". The Daily Times. Mamaroneck, New York. October 5, 1959. p. 2. Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Larchmont's New Station in Operation". The Daily Times. Mamaroneck, New York. June 22, 1960. p. 1. Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ METRO-NORTH 2018 WEEKDAY STATION BOARDINGS. Market Analysis/Fare Policy Group:OPERATIONS PLANNING AND ANALYSIS DEPARTMENT:Metro-North Railroad. April 2019. p. 6.
- ^ Chatsworth Avenue Station, Larchmont, New York (New York, Westchester and Boston Railway website)
- ^ Benton, Ned (May 13, 2004). "Did Larchmont Take The Wrong Path? Planning the Thruway 50 years ago". Larchmont Gazette.
- ^ "Metro-North Railroad Track & Structures Department Track Charts Maintenance Program Interlocking Diagrams & Yard Diagrams 2015" (PDF). Metro-North Railroad. 2015. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
- ^ Metro-North Station Statistics (The New York Times; August 2006)
External links
Media related to Larchmont station at Wikimedia Commons
