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Irvington (Metro-North station)
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The Irvington Metro-North Railroad
station serves residents of Irvington, New York
via the Hudson Line
. Trains leave for New York City
every 25 to 35 minutes on weekdays. It is 21.9 miles from Grand Central Terminal
and travel time to Grand Central is about 51 minutes on local trains and 36 to 42 minutes on express/semi-express trains.
s each eight cars long. The west platform next to Track 4 is generally used by southbound or Manhattan
-bound trains. The east platform next to Track 3 is generally used by northbound or outbound 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.
Metro-North Railroad
The Metro-North Commuter Railroad , trading as MTA Metro-North Railroad, or, more commonly, Metro-North, is a suburban commuter rail service that is run and managed by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority , an authority of New York State. It is the busiest commuter railroad in the United...
station serves residents of Irvington, New York
Irvington, New York
Irvington, sometimes known as Irvington-on-Hudson, is an affluent suburban village in the town of Greenburgh in Westchester County, New York, United States. It is located on the eastern bank of the Hudson River, north of midtown Manhattan in New York City, and is served by a station stop on the...
via the Hudson Line
Hudson Line (Metro-North)
Metro-North Railroad's Hudson Line is a commuter rail line running north from New York City along the east shore of the Hudson River. Metro-North service ends at Poughkeepsie, with Amtrak's Empire Corridor trains continuing north to and beyond Albany...
. Trains leave for New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
every 25 to 35 minutes on weekdays. It is 21.9 miles from Grand Central Terminal
Grand Central Terminal
Grand Central Terminal —often incorrectly called Grand Central Station, or shortened to simply Grand Central—is a terminal station at 42nd Street and Park Avenue in Midtown Manhattan in New York City, United States...
and travel time to Grand Central is about 51 minutes on local trains and 36 to 42 minutes on express/semi-express trains.
Platforms and tracks
This station has two offset high-level side platformSide platform
A Side platform is a platform positioned to the side of a pair of tracks at a railway station, a tram stop or a transitway. A pair of side platforms are often provided on a dual track line with a single side platform being sufficient for a single track line...
s each eight cars long. The west platform next to Track 4 is generally used by southbound or Manhattan
Manhattan
Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...
-bound trains. The east platform next to Track 3 is generally used by northbound or outbound 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.