Purdy's (Metro-North station)

Purdy's
Location 85 Titicus Road (NY 116)
@ Interstate 684
Purdy's New York, 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 (2006) 159,380 Steady 0%
Services
Preceding station   Metro-North Railroad   Following station
Harlem Line
toward Wassaic
  Former services  
New York Central Railroad
Harlem Division
toward Chatham

The Purdy's Metro-North Railroad station serves the residents of Purdy's, a hamlet in North Salem, New York, via the Harlem Line. 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, Golden's Bridge, Purdy's is located next to Interstate 684, at NY 116 (Exit 7). However, unlike Golden's Bridge, trees block the view of the station from the expressway.

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

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.

Platform and track configuration

2 ■ Harlem Line for Grand Central
1 ■ Harlem Line for Wassaic

This station has one eight-car-long high-level island platform serving trains in both directions. The Harlem Line has two tracks at this location.

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)

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