Purdy's station

Purdy's station is a commuter rail stop on the Metro-North Railroad's Harlem Line, located in North Salem, New York.

Purdy's
Purdy's Metro-North station in July 2006.
General information
Location	85 Titicus Road, Purdys, New York
Coordinates	41.3256°N 73.6590°W / 41.3256; -73.6590
Line(s)	Harlem Line
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Parking	400 spaces
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	7
History
Opened	June 1, 1847[1][2]
Electrified	1984 700V (DC) third rail
Passengers
2018	492[3] (Metro-North)
Rank	74 of 109[3]
Services
Preceding station Metro-North Railroad Following station Goldens Bridge toward Grand Central Harlem Line Croton Falls toward Southeast
Former services
Preceding station New York Central Railroad Following station Goldens Bridge toward New York Harlem Division Croton Falls toward Chatham
Location

History

In 1847, Issac Hart Purdy agreed to allow the New York and Harlem Railroad to build their main line through the community for one dollar upon the condition that they establish a station within the community for both passengers and freight. NY&H was acquired by New York Central and Hudson River Railroad in 1864. The decline of the railroads after World War II threatened the very survival of the station until a descendant of Purdy drove to New York City with a copy of the original contract in order to thwart a potential closing in 1955.^[4] At some point, a smaller station house was built along the southbound track which still survives to this day.^[5][6]

As with most of the Harlem Line, the merger of New York Central with Pennsylvania Railroad in 1968 transformed the station into a Penn Central Railroad station. Penn Central's continuous financial despair throughout the 1970s forced them to turn over their commuter service to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority which made it part of Metro-North in 1983.

Work on adding an elevator began in 2022 and was completed in 2024.^[7][8]

Station layout

The station has one eight-car-long high-level island platform serving trains in both directions.^[9]: 13

Bibliography

• Dana, William B. (1866). The Merchants' Magazine and Commercial Review, Volume 55. New York, New York: William B. Dana. Retrieved December 12, 2019.

References

1. Dana 1866, p. 216.
2. "New York and Harlem Railroad ---- Winter Arrangement". The Evening Post. New York, New York. December 12, 1849. p. 4. Retrieved December 12, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
3. METRO-NORTH 2018 WEEKDAY STATION BOARDINGS. Market Analysis/Fare Policy Group:OPERATIONS PLANNING AND ANALYSIS DEPARTMENT:Metro-North Railroad. April 2019. p. 6.
4. White, Dana (January 14, 2015). "The First Families Of Westchester". Westchester Magazine.
5. 2007 Peter Ehrlich photo (WorldNYCSubway.org)
6. Purdy's Metro-North Harlem Line station (Robert Mortell's Road and Rail Pictures)
7. Reif, Carol (April 5, 2022). "Revamp Begins at Purdy's Station". TAPinno North Salem.
8. MTA News Conference - 2/22/2024, February 22, 2024, retrieved February 22, 2024
9. "Metro-North Railroad Track & Structures Department Track Charts Maintenance Program Interlocking Diagrams & Yard Diagrams 2015" (PDF). Metro-North Railroad. 2015. Retrieved January 28, 2019.

External links

• Media related to Purdy's (Metro-North station) at Wikimedia Commons
• Metro-North station page for Purdy's
• List of upcoming Metro-North train departure times and track assignments from MTA
• Station from Purdys Road from Google Maps Street View
• Articles related to Purdy's Station (I Ride The Harlem Line)