Purdy's station

Purdy's
Purdy's Metro-North station as seen from the stairs between NY 116 and the parking lot in July 2006, when the staircase was still considered safe.
Location	85 Titicus Road (NY 116) @ Interstate 684 Purdys, NY, 10578
Coordinates	41°19′32″N 73°39′32″W / 41.3256°N 73.6590°W / 41.3256; -73.6590Coordinates: 41°19′32″N 73°39′32″W / 41.3256°N 73.6590°W / 41.3256; -73.6590
Line(s)	Harlem Line
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Parking	400 spaces
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	7
History
Opened	1847
Electrified	1984 700V (DC) third rail
Traffic
Passengers (2007)	159,880  0%
Services
Preceding station   Metro-North Railroad   Following station Goldens Bridge toward Grand Central Harlem Line Croton Falls toward Wassaic   Former services   New York Central Railroad Croton Falls toward Chatham Harlem Division Goldens Bridge toward New York

The Purdy's station is a commuter rail stop on the Metro-North Railroad's Harlem Line, located in Purdys, New York. It is 46 miles (74 km) from Grand Central Terminal and the average travel time to Grand Central is 1 hour, 12 minutes.

Like its southern neighbor, Goldens Bridge, Purdy's is located next to Interstate 684, at NY 116 (Exit 7). However, unlike Goldens Bridge, trees block the view of the station from the expressway.

This station is the southernmost station in the Zone 7 Metro-North fare zone.

Contents

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  1 History
  


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  2 Station layout
  


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  3 References
  


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  4 External links
  

History

In 1847, Issac Hart Purdy agreed to allow the New York and Harlem Railroad to build their main line through the community for one dollar upon the condition that they establish a station within the community for both passengers and freight. NY&H was acquired by New York Central and Hudson River Railroad in 1864. The decline of the railroads after World War II threatened the very survival of the station until a descendant of Purdy drove to New York City with a copy of the original contract in order to thwart a potential closing in 1955.^[1] At some point, a smaller station house was built along the Grand Central Terminal-bound which still survives to this day.^[2][3] As with most of the Harlem Line, the merger of New York Central with Pennsylvania Railroad in 1968 transformed the station into a Penn Central Railroad station. Penn Central's continuous financial despair throughout the 1970s forced them to turn over their commuter service to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority which made it part of Metro-North in 1983.

Station layout

This station has one eight-car-long high-level island platform serving trains in both directions.

M	Mezzanine	Exit/entrance and parking
P Platform level	Track 2	← Harlem Line toward Grand Central (Goldens Bridge)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left or right
	Track 1	Harlem Line toward Southeast or Wassaic (Croton Falls) →

References

1. 
   ^ "The First Families Of Westchester," by Dana White (Westchester Magazine)
   


2. 
   ^ 2007 Peter Ehrlich photo (WorldNYCSubway.org)
   


3. 
   ^ Purdy's Metro-North Harlem Line station (Robert Mortell's Road and Rail Pictures)
   

External links

Media related to Purdy's (Metro-North station) at Wikimedia Commons

• Metro-North Railroad - Purdy's


• List of upcoming train departure times and track assignments from MTA


• Station from Purdys Road from Google Maps Street View


• Articles related to Purdy's Station (I Ride The Harlem Line)

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