Otisville station

The Otisville station is a commuter rail stop on the Metro-North Railroad's Port Jervis Line, serving the community of Otisville and the town of Mount Hope in Orange County, New York.

Otisville
Hoboken-bound train arriving at Otisville station.
Location1 Kelley Hill Road,
just off NY 211
Otisville, New York
Coordinates41.4720°N 74.5308°W / 41.4720; -74.5308
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks2
Services
Preceding station Metro-North Following station
Port Jervis
Terminus
Port Jervis Line Middletown–Town of Wallkill
towards Hoboken
Former services
Preceding station Erie Railroad Following station
Port Jervis
toward Chicago
Main Line Middletown
Graham
toward Chicago
Howells

It is located a short distance off NY 211 near the eastern village line. The station has long been among the least developed on the Metro-North system, with a shelter on the bare concrete low-level platform but no roof, and minimal parking. However, as of 2006 the MTA, Metro-North's governing body, has addressed at least the last and built a new 104 space parking lot across the street.

A short distance west of the station, trains enter the mile-long (1.6-km) Otisville Tunnel under the Shawangunk Ridge, the longest in the Metro-North system and one of only two outside of the city. There is a long siding beginning just west of the station that allows trains to wait if one is coming through the tunnel. As a result, Otisville is technically a double-tracked station. When trains coming from the other direction are approaching, in fact, one will board on the siding via a wooden platform on the tracks (see photo).

Station layout

This station has two tracks and a low-level side platform with a pathway connecting the platform to the bypass track.

Ground/
Platform level
Bypass track      Port Jervis Line toward Port Jervis (Terminus)
     Port Jervis Line toward Hoboken (Middletown – Town of Wallkill)
Platform track      Port Jervis Line toward Port Jervis (Terminus)
     Port Jervis Line toward Hoboken (Middletown – Town of Wallkill)
Side platform, doors will open on the left or right
Street level Ticket machine and parking
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