Tarrytown station explained

Tarrytown
Style:	MNRR
Style2:	Hudson
Address:	1 Depot Plaza
Borough:	Tarrytown, New York
Coordinates:	41.0755°N -73.8656°W
Line:	Hudson Line
Other:	Bee-Line Bus System: 1T, 13 Lower Hudson Transit Link: H03, H07, H07X
Platform:	1 island platform 1 side platform
Tracks:	4
Parking:	909 spaces^[1] ^[2]
Opened:	September 29, 1849^[3]
Rebuilt:	1890, 1925, 2009 - 12
Accessible:	yes
Zone:	5
Other Services Header:	Former services
Other Services Collapsible:	yes
Mapframe:	yes
Mapframe-Custom:	Shape: none Line: none Marker: rail Marker-Color: 009B3A Zoom: 14

Tarrytown station is a commuter rail stop on the Metro-North Railroad's Hudson Line, located in Tarrytown, New York. The Tappan Zee Bridge is not far from the station, resulting in its use by Rockland County commuters.

The station has two slightly offset high-level platforms, each able to accommodate 10 cars. An island platform is located between the western tracks of the four-track line, while a side platform serves the easternmost track.^[4]

History

The Tarrytown station was first used by commuters in 1890.^[5] The original station building, which also served as the terminus of John D. Rockefeller's private telegraph wire to his home in Pocantico Hills,^[6] was destroyed in a fire caused by a cigarette in April 1922.^[7] Plans for a new station were completed three years later in October 1925.^[8]

Almost 120 years after the station first went into use, an announcement was made in November 2007 concerning a large scale refurbishment of the station as part of the second phase of MTA's Capital Program. The renovated building will include a ticket agent and waiting area, new heated overpasses, stairways and elevators as well as new platforms. Metro-North has set aside $3.5 million for the project with the expectation that design work would be completed by the second quarter of 2008.^[9] Work at the Tarrytown station began in October 2009 and was completed, under budget and on schedule in 2012.^{[10] [11]}

In March 2020, a bakery named The Bakehouse of Tarrytown opened inside the former station building.^{[12] [13]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Hudson Line. New York Times. May 18, 2008.
2. News: For Fairness, Metro-North Takes Over Lots. Brenner. Elsa. March 26, 2000. The New York Times. May 18, 2008.
3. News: Hudson River Railroad . December 8, 2019 . The Evening Post . October 2, 1849 . New York, New York . 4. Newspapers.com.
4. Web site: Metro-North Railroad Track & Structures Department Track Charts Maintenance Program Interlocking Diagrams & Yard Diagrams 2015. 2015. Metro-North Railroad. January 28, 2019.
5. News: At The Station, Much More Than Trains. Rowe. Claudia. November 21, 1999. The New York Times. May 18, 2008.
6. News: Rockefeller Private Wire. October 6, 1911. The New York Times. May 18, 2008.
7. News: Tarrytown Station Burns. April 29, 1922. The New York Times. May 18, 2008 . PDF.
8. News: Big Apartment for Suburb. October 11, 1925. The New York Times. May 18, 2008.
9. News: Just the Ticket. Thiesfeldt. Arnold. River Journal Online. May 18, 2008.
10. News: We're fixing up our front door(s). Corporate and Public Affairs. MTA Metro North Railroad. Mileposts. May 13, 2010.
11. Web site: September 27, 2012. Reconstruction of Tarrytown Train Station Completed. River Journal Online. 2021-04-11. en-US. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20210517184835/https://riverjournalonline.com/news/reconstruction-of-tarrytown-train-station-completed-2/2450/. 2021-05-17.
12. Web site: Viertel. Linda. 2020-12-05. The Bakehouse of Tarrytown – A Rare Gem. 2021-05-07. The Hudson Independent . en-US.
13. Web site: Our Story. 2021-05-07. Bakehouse. en.