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Dobbs Ferry station

Coordinates: 41°00′45″N 73°52′46″W / 41.01250°N 73.87944°W / 41.01250; -73.87944
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Dobbs Ferry
Southbound M7A EMU train stopping at Dobbs Ferry, as seen from the High Street Bridge.
General information
Location11 Station Plaza, Dobbs Ferry, New York
Coordinates41°00′45″N 73°52′46″W / 41.01250°N 73.87944°W / 41.01250; -73.87944
Line(s)Hudson Line
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks4
ConnectionsBus transport Bee-Line Bus System: 1C, 1T, 1W, 6, 66
Construction
Parking576 spaces
Other information
Fare zone4
History
OpenedSeptember 29, 1849[1]
Rebuilt1889, 2006–2008
Electrified700V (DC) third rail
Passengers
20181,571[2] (Metro-North)
Rank40 of 109[2]
Services
Preceding station Metro-North Railroad Following station
Ardsley-on-Hudson Hudson Line Hastings-on-Hudson
Former services
Preceding station New York Central Railroad Following station
Ardsley-on-Hudson
toward Peekskill
Hudson Division Hastings-on-Hudson
toward New York
Location
Map

Dobbs Ferry station is a commuter rail stop on the Metro-North Railroad's Hudson Line, located in Dobbs Ferry, New York.

History

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The station depicted in a 1906 postcard

Dobbs Ferry station opened on September 29, 1849 with its origins as part of the Hudson River Railroad.[1] The current station house, which was built in 1889 by the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad, became a Penn Central station upon the merger between NYC and Pennsylvania Railroad in 1968 like many NYCRR stations in Westchester County, until it was taken over by Conrail in 1976, and then by Metro-North Railroad in 1983. It was restored between 2006 and 2008 by Metro-North.[3] The station house is now[when?] a local bar and grille.[4]

Station layout

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The station has two slightly offset high-level side platforms–each eight cars long. The two inner tracks not next to either platform are used by express trains, one of which does not include a third rail.[5]: 3 

References

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  1. ^ a b "Hudson River Railroad". The Evening Post. New York, New York. October 2, 1849. p. 4. Retrieved December 8, 2019 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ a b METRO-NORTH 2018 WEEKDAY STATION BOARDINGS. Market Analysis/Fare Policy Group:OPERATIONS PLANNING AND ANALYSIS DEPARTMENT:Metro-North Railroad. April 2019. p. 6.
  3. ^ "Metro-North and Villages Celebrate Completion of Station Work At Hastings, Dobbs Ferry, Ardsley and Irvington" (Press release). MTA. June 20, 2008.
  4. ^ Hudson Social (Official site)
  5. ^ "Metro-North Railroad Track & Structures Department Track Charts Maintenance Program Interlocking Diagrams & Yard Diagrams 2015" (PDF). Metro-North Railroad. 2015. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
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