The Hartsdale Metro-North Railroad

Metro-North Railroad

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 station serves the residents of Hartsdale, New York

Hartsdale, New York

Hartsdale is a hamlet and a census-designated place located in the town of Greenburgh, Westchester County, New York. The population was 5,293 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Hartsdale is located at ....

 and Scarsdale, New York

Scarsdale, New York

Scarsdale is a coterminous town and village in Westchester County, New York, United States, in the northern suburbs of New York City. The Town of Scarsdale is coextensive with the Village of Scarsdale, but the community has opted to operate solely with a village government, one of several villages...

 via the Harlem Line. It is 20.6 miles (33.1 km) from Grand Central Terminal

Grand Central Terminal

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, and the average travel time varies between 42 and 48 minutes depending on if a train is local or express. The station was originally built in 1915 by the New York Central Railroad

New York Central Railroad

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. In 2011, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places

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. A Starbucks

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 is located within.

This station is located in the Zone 4 Metro-North fare zone.

Platform and track configuration

This station has two slightly offset high-level side platform

Side platform

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s, each 12 cars long. The western platform, adjacent to Track 2, is generally used by southbound or Manhattan

Manhattan

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-bound trains. The eastern platform, adjacent to Track 1, is generally used by northbound or outbound trains. The Harlem Line has two tracks with space for a third at this location.

External links

• Hartsdale Railroad Station, East Hartsdale Avenue, Hartsdale, Westchester, NY: 16 photos, 12 data pages, and 2 photo caption pages at Historic American Building Survey
• Metro-North Railroad - Hartsdale
• List of upcoming train departure times and track assignments from MTA
• Tour of the Harlem Line - Photos of Hartsdale
• Fenimore Road entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Station House from Google Maps Street View