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Tenmile River station

Tenmile River
Southeast-bound train approaching station
General information
Location12 Sinpatch Road, Wassaic, New York
Coordinates41°46′46″N 73°33′32″W / 41.7795°N 73.5590°W / 41.7795; -73.5590
LineHarlem Line
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
ConnectionsDutchess County Public Transit: D
Construction
Accessibleyes
Other information
Fare zone10
History
OpenedJuly 9, 2000; 26 years ago (2000-07-09)
Former namesState School (New York Central Railroad)
Passengers
201836[1] (Metro-North)
Rank105 of 109[1]
Services
Preceding station Metro-North Railroad Following station
Dover Plains Harlem Line Wassaic
Terminus
Former services
Preceding station New York Central Railroad Following station
Dover Plains
toward New York
Harlem Division Wassaic
toward Chatham
Location
Map

Tenmile River station is an active commuter railroad station in the town of Amenia, Dutchess County, New York. Located on Sinpatch Road (County Route 105) east of the Tenmile River, the station serves trains of Metro-North Railroad's Harlem Line between Grand Central Terminal and Wassaic station. Tenmile River station is in the non-electrified section of track north of Southeast station. The station consists of a single track and a single high-level side platform.

Tenmile River station sits at the site of the former New York Central Railroad station of State School, named after the former Wassaic State School (which would later become the Taconic Development Center). Service operated until the Penn Central Railroad discontinued service to Chatham to Dover Plains on March 20, 1972. Service returned on July 9, 2000 when the Harlem Line, now under control of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, was extended back from Dover Plains to Wassaic.

History

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The station was re-opened with the Wassaic train station on July 9, 2000.[2] Passenger service was initially abandoned north of Dover Plains by Penn Central in 1972,[3] though the line remained in use for freight.

Station layout

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The station has one two-car-long high-level side platform to the east of the track.[4]: 16  Unusually, the MTA has placed identifying signage on concrete pilings opposite the platform to complement the signs on the platform itself.[5]

References

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  1. 1 2 METRO-NORTH 2018 WEEKDAY STATION BOARDINGS. Market Analysis/Fare Policy Group:OPERATIONS PLANNING AND ANALYSIS DEPARTMENT:Metro-North Railroad. April 2019. p. 6.
  2. ↑ Rowe, Claudia (July 9, 2000). "6 Miles for $6 Million". The New York Times. Retrieved August 15, 2009.
  3. ↑ Layton, Preston; Oliver, Richard (March 21, 1972). "PC Ends Run, Strands Riders". New York Daily News. p. 22. Retrieved December 5, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Metro-North Railroad Track & Structures Department Track Charts Maintenance Program Interlocking Diagrams & Yard Diagrams 2015" (PDF). Metro-North Railroad. 2015. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
  5. ↑ Image of MTA's Tenmile River signs on concrete pilings (I Ride the Harlem Line.com)
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