Pearl River station explained

Pearl River
Style:Metro-North Railroad
Style2:Harlem
Address:35 South Main Street
Borough:Pearl River, New York
Coordinates:41.0581°N -74.0222°W
Owned:NJ Transit
Operator:Metro-North Railroad
Platform:1 side platform
Tracks:1
Connections: Transport of Rockland: 92
Structure:At-grade
Parking:357 spaces[1]
Accessible:No
Code:801 (Erie Railroad)[2]
Opened:[3]
Years1:1981
Events1:Station agency closed[4]
Other Services Header:Former services
Other Services Collapsible:yes
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Custom:
Shape:none
Line:none
Marker:rail
Marker-Color:
  1. 8E258D
Zoom:14

Pearl River station is a railroad station in Pearl River, New York. It serves commuter trains on the Pascack Valley Line. It is located at 35 South Main Street between West Central Avenue and Jefferson Avenue. Pearl River is the last station in New York, heading from Spring Valley towards Hoboken Terminal.

History

The land donated for the station came from Julius Braunsdorf, a local entrepreneur, who won a lawsuit against the Singer Corporation. Braunsdorf opened Central Avenue, the local post office, and the railroad station. Known as Muddy Brook, Braunsdorf suggested the hamlet be renamed for the pearls in the local river. Braunsdorf built originally two facilities at Pearl River, but some time after 1880, these were merged into one structure.

Station layout

The station has one track and one low-level side platform.

Like many Metro-North stations east of the Hudson, permit parking is operated by LAZ Parking. Pearl River's parking lot accommodates 170 vehicles.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pearl River station . July 7, 2023 . Metro-North Railroad.
  2. Web site: List of Station Names and Numbers. May 1, 1916. Erie Railroad. Jersey City, New Jersey. November 23, 2010.
  3. Adriance . Tim . Spring 2018 . A History of Bergen County Railroads . Autumn Years . . 46. August 29, 2022.
  4. News: Castellucci . John . The Ticket Agent – Just a Memory? . March 17, 2019 . The Journal-News . June 30, 1981 . . 13. Newspapers.com.