Hudson Line (Metro-North)

Hudson Line
A northbound Hudson Line train passing the Hudson Highlands
Overview
StatusOperating
OwnerMetropolitan Transportation Authority[1]
LocaleNew York City, Westchester, Putnam, and Dutchess counties
Termini
Stations29
Service
TypeCommuter rail
SystemMetro-North Railroad
Operator(s)Metro-North Railroad
Daily ridership28,828 (2022)
Ridership12,106,303 (annual ridership, 2023)[2]
Technical
Track length74 mi (119 km)
CharacterCommuter rail
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
ElectrificationThird rail750 V DC (south of Croton–Harmon)
Route map
Map
Poughkeepsie Yard
73.5 mi
118.3 km
Poughkeepsie Amtrak
Zone 9
Zone 8
66.0 mi
106.2 km
New Hamburg
Wappingers Creek
59.0 mi
95 km
Beacon Newburgh–Beacon Ferry Stewart International Airport
Fishkill Creek
Dutchess Junction (closed)
Zone 8
Zone 7
55.0 mi
88.5 km
Breakneck Ridge
Breakneck Tunnel
52.5 mi
84.5 km
Cold Spring
Garrison Tunnel (southbound)
49.9 mi
80.3 km
Garrison
46.0 mi
74 km
Manitou
Anthony's Nose Tunnel
Middle Tunnel
Little Tunnel
Roa Hook (closed)
Annsville Creek
Zone 7
Zone 6
41.2 mi
66.3 km
Peekskill
Montrose (closed)
38.4 mi
61.8 km
Cortlandt
Crugers (closed)
Oscawana (closed)
Oscawana Tunnel
Zone 6
Zone 5
Croton North (closed)
33.2 mi
53.4 km
Croton–Harmon Amtrak
Croton River
30.8 mi
49.6 km
Ossining Haverstraw–Ossining Ferry
29.5 mi
47.5 km
Scarborough
26.5 mi
42.6 km
Philipse Manor
25.2 mi
40.6 km
Tarrytown
Zone 5
Zone 4
22.7 mi
36.5 km
Irvington
21.7 mi
34.9 km
Ardsley-on-Hudson
20.7 mi
33.3 km
Dobbs Ferry
19.5 mi
31.4 km
Hastings-on-Hudson
Zone 4
Zone 3
17.8 mi
28.6 km
Greystone
16.2 mi
26.1 km
Glenwood
15.1 mi
24.3 km
Yonkers Amtrak
14.3 mi
23 km
Ludlow
Mount St. Vincent
closed
Zone 3
Zone 2
13.0 mi
20.9 km
Riverdale
13.0 mi
20.9 km
13.0 mi
20.9 km
West 125th Street (proposed)
West 62nd Street (proposed)
Penn Station Amtrak NJ Transit
11.1 mi
17.9 km
Spuyten Duyvil
9.8 mi
15.8 km
Marble Hill "1" train
BN Yard (former Putnam Line)
8.7 mi
14 km
University Heights
8.1 mi
13 km
Morris Heights
6.0 mi
9.7 km
Yankees–East 153rd Street
Mott Haven Junction
138th Street
closed
Zone 2
Zone 1
4.2 mi
6.8 km
Harlem–125th Street "4" train"5" train"6" train"6" express train
0.0 mi
0 km
0.0 mi
0 km
110th Street
86th Street
72nd Street
59th Street
0.0 mi
0 km
Grand Central Terminal
"4" train"5" train"6" train"6" express train"7" train"7" express train​​42nd Street Shuttle

The Hudson Line is a commuter rail line owned and operated by the Metro-North Railroad in the U.S. state of New York. It runs north from New York City along the east shore of the Hudson River, terminating at Poughkeepsie. The line was originally the Hudson River Railroad (and the Spuyten Duyvil and Port Morris Railroad south of Spuyten Duyvil), and eventually became the Hudson Division of the New York Central Railroad. It runs along what was the far southern leg of the Central's famed "Water Level Route" to Chicago.

Croton–Harmon station divides the line into two distinct segments. South of there, the line is electrified with third rail, serving suburban stations located relatively close together. Most of the electrified zone has four tracks, usually two express and local tracks in each direction. For a few miles in the Bronx there are only two or three tracks. Local service is usually provided by electric trains, while diesel trains run express. North of Croton–Harmon, the line is not electrified and is mostly double-tracked (with a few triple track areas); the stations are also spaced further apart. Service between Croton–Harmon and Poughkeepsie is provided by diesel trains; these generally run express and skip most of the lower stations. From just north of Spuyten Duyvil to the end of the line, the Hudson Line forms the southern portion of Amtrak's Empire Corridor, the former main line of the Central. The planned Penn Station Access project would send some Hudson Line trains to Penn Station along the Empire Connection, with two new intermediate stops along the west side of Manhattan.

The Hudson Line is colored green on Metro-North timetables and system maps, and stations on the line have green trim. The New York Central used green color-coding for the Hudson Division as early as 1965.[3]

  1. ^ "MTA to Purchase Grand Central Terminal, Harlem Line and Hudson Line for $35 Million" (Press release). New York: Metropolitan Transportation Authority. MTA Headquarters. November 13, 2018. Archived from the original on January 10, 2019. Retrieved September 21, 2019.
  2. ^ "2023 ANNUAL RIDERSHIP REPORT". mta.info. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
  3. ^ Moser, Emily (September 21, 2012). "The Harlem Line, and the color blue". I Ride The Harlem Line... Retrieved June 19, 2017.

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