Tuckahoe (Metro-North station)
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The Tuckahoe Metro-North Railroad
station serves the residents of the village of Tuckahoe, New York
via the Harlem Line. It is 16 miles (25.7 km) from Grand Central Terminal
.
As of August 2006, daily commuter ridership was 1,378 and there are 314 parking spots. http://www.nytimes.com/packages/html/nyregion/commutemetro-north.html
This station is located in the Zone 3 Metro-North fare zone. Along with Hartsdale and Scarsdale, it is one of three stations on the Harlem Line that features a Starbucks
coffee shop inside its station building, a location which opened in June 2006. http://home.flash.net/~ral1/starbucks/bigimages11/DSCN11700.htm
s, each 12 cars long. The western platform, adjacent to Track 4, is generally used by southbound or Manhattan
-bound trains. The eastern platform, adjacent to Track 1, is generally used by northbound or outbound trains.
The Harlem Line has three tracks at this location. The middle track, not adjacent to either platform, is used only by express trains.
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 the village of Tuckahoe, New York
Tuckahoe, Westchester County, New York
Tuckahoe is a village in the town of Eastchester in Westchester County, New York, United States. As of the 2010 census, the village's population was 6,486....
via the Harlem Line. It is 16 miles (25.7 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...
.
As of August 2006, daily commuter ridership was 1,378 and there are 314 parking spots. http://www.nytimes.com/packages/html/nyregion/commutemetro-north.html
This station is located in the Zone 3 Metro-North fare zone. Along with Hartsdale and Scarsdale, it is one of three stations on the Harlem Line that features a Starbucks
Starbucks
Starbucks Corporation is an international coffee and coffeehouse chain based in Seattle, Washington. Starbucks is the largest coffeehouse company in the world, with 17,009 stores in 55 countries, including over 11,000 in the United States, over 1,000 in Canada, over 700 in the United Kingdom, and...
coffee shop inside its station building, a location which opened in June 2006. http://home.flash.net/~ral1/starbucks/bigimages11/DSCN11700.htm
Platform and track configuration
This station has two 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 12 cars long. The western platform, adjacent 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 eastern platform, adjacent to Track 1, is generally used by northbound or outbound trains.
The Harlem Line has three tracks at this location. The middle track, not adjacent to either platform, is used only by express trains.