Croton-Harmon (Metro-North station)

Infobox Station
name=Croton-Harmon

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style=MNRR Hudson
type=Metro-North Hudson Line station
Amtrak station
address=1 Croton Point Avenue
Croton-on-Hudson, NY 10520
line=Amtrak:Metro North:
other=Bee-Line: 10, 11, 14
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parking=1,903 spaces
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ADA=yes
code=CRT (Amtrak)
owned=Metro-North Railroad
zone=5 (Metro North)
services=
mpassengers=rail pass box|system=Metro-North|passengers=875,680|pass_percent=0|pass_year=2006rail pass box|system=Amtrak|passengers=38,419|pass_percent=1.5|pass_year=2007The Croton-Harmon Metro-North Railroad station serves the residents of Croton-on-Hudson, New York via the Hudson Line. It is the main transfer point between the Hudson Line's local and express service, and it is also served by almost all Amtrak trains on the line (which calls it Croton-on-Hudson). Metro-North trains leave for New York City about every 30 minutes. It is 33.2 miles (53 km) from Grand Central Terminal. Travel times to Grand Central vary depending on run, ranging from 42 minutes (super-express runs) to 71 minutes (trains making all local stops).

The Metro-North shops, formerly those of the New York Central Railroad, are located at Croton-Harmon. It is also the northern limit of electrification. Metro-North traditionally hosts an Open House of the maintenance facilities every October, though a hiatus of future events may take place due to renovations of the Harmon shops. [ [http://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?4,1241266 Metro North's annual open house at Harmon shop ] ]

During the days of the New York Central Railroad, the station and shops were known as Harmon. Trains continuing north of Harmon, including the flagship "20th Century Limited" would exchange their electric locomotive for a steam or diesel locomotive to continue the journey to points north and west.

The Village of Croton-on-Hudson operates the station parking lot. A great number of spots are reserved for long-term permit holders and village residents. There is also ample parking for daily use. The station is easily accessed via the Croton Point Ave exit from US 9.

As of August 2006, daily commuter ridership was 3368 and there were 1903 parking spots. [http://www.nytimes.com/packages/html/nyregion/commutemetro-north.html]

On March 18, 2008, 75-year-old Theresa Fiorentino fell off the platform into the path of an oncoming Amtrak train and was killed. After reviewing a surveillance camera's record of the incident, investigators for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority Police came to the conclusion that it had been an accident — she had not been pushed, and there were no indications she had been considering suicide. They theorized that Fiorentino, who was blind, had been following an unfamiliar route to the newsstand she ran in the overpass since the elevator she normally used was out of service.cite news|last=Santos|first=Fernanda|title=Mainstay at Westchester Train Station Falls on Tracks and Is Killed|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/19/nyregion/19train.html|publisher="The New York Times"|date=2008-03-19|accessdate=2008-03-22]

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External links

* [http://as0.mta.info/mnr/stations/station_detail.cfm?key=38 Metro-North Railroad - Croton-Harmon]
* [http://subwaynut.com/mnr/crotonharmon/index.html The Subway Nut - Croton-Harmon]