Tenmile River (Metro-North station)
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The Tenmile River Metro-North Railroad
station serves the residents of Amenia, New York via the Harlem Line. About every two hours trains depart bound for Southeast
which connect to trains for New York City
with service to Grand Central Terminal
. It is 80 miles (128 km) from Grand Central Terminal
and travel time to Grand Central is approximately two hours, nine minutes.
This station is the second/second-to-last station in the Zone 10 Metro-North fare zone. It is located on Sinpatch Road, next to the crossing of the creek, a short distance east of NY 22
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. Tenmile River is named for the waterway of the same name adjacent to the station and is in nearly the same spot as the State School station (named for a nearby institution for the developmentally disabled, now Taconic Developmental Center) which was closed with Penn Central's abandonment of passenger service north of Dover Plains in 1972.
to the east of the track. The Harlem Line has one track at this location. Unusually, the MTA has placed identifying signage on concrete pilings opposite the platform to complement the signs on the platform itself.
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 the residents of Amenia, New York via the Harlem Line. About every two hours trains depart bound for Southeast
Southeast (Metro-North station)
Southeast is a Metro-North Railroad station serving the residents of Southeast, New York via the Harlem Line. Trains leave for New York City every hour, and about every 30 minutes during rush hour. It is the terminus of the Harlem Line electrified service. For travel farther north to Wassaic,...
which connect to trains for New York City
New York City
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with service to 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...
. It is 80 miles (128 km) 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 approximately two hours, nine minutes.
This station is the second/second-to-last station in the Zone 10 Metro-North fare zone. It is located on Sinpatch Road, next to the crossing of the creek, a short distance east of NY 22
New York State Route 22
New York State Route 22 is a north–south state highway in eastern New York in the United States. It runs parallel to the state's eastern edge from the outskirts of New York City to a short distance south of the Canadian border. At , it is the state's longest north–south route and...
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New York State Route 343
New York State Route 343 is a state highway located entirely within central Dutchess County, in the Hudson Valley region of the U.S. state of New York. It runs east–west from the intersection of NY 82 in the village of Millbrook to the Connecticut state line in the town of Amenia, where...
. Tenmile River is named for the waterway of the same name adjacent to the station and is in nearly the same spot as the State School station (named for a nearby institution for the developmentally disabled, now Taconic Developmental Center) which was closed with Penn Central's abandonment of passenger service north of Dover Plains in 1972.
Platform and track configuration
This station has one two-car-long 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...
to the east of the track. The Harlem Line has one track at this location. Unusually, the MTA has placed identifying signage on concrete pilings opposite the platform to complement the signs on the platform itself.