Garrison station (Metro-North)

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

Garrison
Garrison Metro-North station
Location1 Upper Station Road, Garrison, New York
Coordinates41.3828°N 73.9471°W / 41.3828; -73.9471
Line(s)Empire Corridor
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Fare zone7
Passengers
200690,480  0%
Services
Preceding station Metro-North Following station
Cold Spring
towards Poughkeepsie
 Hudson Line
limited service
 Manitou
towards Grand Central
Hudson Line Peekskill
towards Grand Central
Former services
Preceding station New York Central Railroad Following station
Cold Spring
toward Chicago
 Main Line Manitou
toward New York

It is known for its sweeping views of West Point across the river.

History

Rail service in Garrison can be traced as far back as the 1850s with the Hudson River Railroad. Prior to this, the only major transportation in the community was the ferry to West Point.[1] Garrison Landing was built around the station, which along with the line was acquired by the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad in 1864, and like many others on the Hudson Line, it is also right on the Hudson River. In 1892, NYC&HR rebuilt the station with elements of the Italianate, Victorian Gothic and Hudson River Bracketed styles, similar to stations such as Dobbs Ferry. On October 24, 1897, the Garrison train crash occurred 1.75-mile (2.82 km) south of the station at Kings Dock resulting in 19 deaths (mostly from drowning) and hundreds of injuries. A pedestrian tunnel was added to the station beneath the tracks in 1929. In April 1945, the station was a stop on the funeral train of Franklin D. Roosevelt, where West Pointers could pay tribute to the dead president as his body was transported to Hyde Park.[2]

Screenshot from the trailer to "Hello Dolly!" using Garrison as 1890s Yonkers.

The station house became a Penn Central station upon the merger between NYC and Pennsylvania Railroad in 1968, like many NYCRR stations in Putnam County. Bankruptcy for Penn Central in 1970 forced them to turn passenger service over to the MTA in 1972, even through the period when it was taken over by Conrail in 1976, and then by Metro-North Railroad in 1983 which rebuilt a new station south of the former NYC station house. The former station house became a contributing property to the Garrison Landing Historic District in 1982, and has been the headquarters of the Philipstown Depot Theatre since 1996.[3]

old Garrison Depot

The original Garrison Depot building (Still standing just north of the current Metro-North station), the surrounding buildings, the overpass, and the tunnel just north of the depot were prominently seen in 1969's "Hello, Dolly!" during the "Put On Your Sunday Clothes" number. The building was given some retro facade work and was "dressed up" as Yonkers, New York.[4][5][6]

Station layout

This station has two high-level side platforms each six cars long.[7]:5 The Garrison Landing Historic District is immediately to the northwest of the station.

M Mezzanine Crossover between platforms
P
Platform level		 Street level Exit/entrance and parking
Side platform
Track 1 ←      Hudson Line toward Poughkeepsie (Cold Spring)
←      Empire Corridor services do not stop here
Track 2 ←      Empire Corridor services do not stop here →
←      Hudson Line toward Grand Central (Manitou or Peekskill) →
Side platform

References
  1. "Railroad Extra -The Hudson River and Hudson River Railroad--New York Central Railroad Hudson Division". Retrieved April 25, 2016.
  2. "The Route of the F.D.R. Funeral Train, April 13-15, 1945".
  3. Saunders, Jean (1996). "History of the Garrison Train Station / Depot Theatre". Philipstown Depot Theatre. Retrieved May 3, 2009.
  4. Hello, Dolly! (film) Trailer (1969). Hello, Dolly!6 (photograph). Retrieved June 15, 2014.
  5. Barbra Archives DOLLY Pages: Posters & Behind the Scenes, Locations, DOLLY Sights and Sounds
  6. Hello, Barbara! (Penn Central Post: November 1968)
  7. "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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