Montrose station (Metro-North) explained

Montrose
Style:MNRR
Style2:Hudson
Type:Former Metro-North Hudson Line station
Address:Victoria Avenue,
Montrose, New York
Line:Empire Corridor
Platform:2 low-level side platforms
Tracks:3 tracks
Parking:102 parking spaces
Closed:June 30, 1996
Other Services Header:Former services
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Marker:rail
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  1. 009B3A
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Montrose station was a station on the Metro-North Railroad's Hudson Line, serving the hamlet of Montrose, New York. It closed in 1996 when it and the next station southbound, Crugers, were replaced by the Cortlandt station between them.

History

The station, isolated and lightly used, and Crugers station were replaced as part of the last stage of expanding the Hudson Line to six-car high-level platforms. Together, they recorded 332 riders in the morning peak in 1991.[1] While they could be converted to high-level platforms, there was no space to lengthen the platforms or provide expanded parking because the station was surrounded by protected wetlands as well as a bridge abutment adjacent to the station prohibiting such expansion. The station had 102 parking spaces for commuter usage.[2] The station closed on June 30, 1996.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Transportation Research Record. 1999. Transportation Research Board, Commission on Sociotechnical Systems, National Research Council, National Academy of Sciences. 9780309071031. en.
  2. News: Cortlandt Welcomes New Train Station. Hershenson. Roberta. September 8, 1996. The New York Times. April 12, 2011.