Hastings-on-Hudson (Metro-North station)

The Hastings-on-Hudson Metro-North Railroad station serves Hastings-on-Hudson, New York via the Hudson Line. Trains leave for New York City every 25 to 35 minutes on weekdays. It is 18.7 miles from Grand Central Terminal and travel time to Grand Central, making local stops, is about 41 minutes.

As of August 2006, daily commuter ridership was 1154 and there are 783 parking spots.

History

Hastings-on-Hudson has had railroad service from as far back as the 1840s, pre-dating the Hudson River Railroad, and served both passengers and a local sugar refinery. In 1875, a major fire destroyed the waterfront, and the company running the sugar refinery left town, but other industries ended up taking its place.

The current Hastings-on-Hudson station building was built in 1910 by the New York Central Railroad. As with many NYCRR stations in Westchester County, the station became a Penn Central station upon the merger between NYC and Pennsylvania Railroad in 1968, until it was taken over by Conrail in 1976, and then by Metro-North Railroad in 1983.

Platforms and tracks

4	■ Hudson Line	for Grand Central
2	■ Hudson Line	no stop
	■ Empire Service	no stop
1	■ Hudson Line	no stop
	■ Empire Service	no stop
3	■ Hudson Line	for Poughkeepsie

This station has two offset high-level side platforms each eight cars long. The west platform next to Track 4 is generally used by southbound trains. The east platform next to Track 3 is generally used by northbound trains.

The Hudson Line has four tracks; the two inner tracks not next to either platform are used by express trains. Only one of the express tracks is powered; the other one is non-powered.

External links

• Metro-North Railroad - Hastings-on-Hudson
• List of upcoming train departure times and track assignments from MTA
• Hastings-on-Hudson Metro-North Station (TheSubwayNut)

• Metro-North Station Statistics (The New York Times; August 2006)