Wassaic | |||||||||||
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 Train departing the station, seen from its entrance road to the south | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Wassaic, New York | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41°48′53″N73°33′44″W / 41.8147°N 73.5623°W /41.8147; -73.5623 | ||||||||||
| Line | Harlem Line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
| Connections |  Harlem Valley Rail Trail | ||||||||||
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| Accessible | yes | ||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 10 | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1857; 168 years ago (1857) | ||||||||||
| Closed | March 20, 1972; 53 years ago (1972-03-20)[2] | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | July 9, 2000; 25 years ago (2000-07-09) | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 2018 | 241[1] (Metro-North) | ||||||||||
| Rank | 87 of109[1] | ||||||||||
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Wassaic station is acommuter rail stop on theMetro-North Railroad'sHarlem Line, located in thetown ofAmenia, New York. It is the northernterminal of the Harlem Line.
The station is located onNew York State Routes 22and 343 just north of thehamlet of Wassaic.
The original Wassaic station was located approximately 0.5 miles south of the current site, within the hamlet ofWassaic, New York. It was operated by theNew York & Harlem Railroad, later by theNew York Central Railroad (NYC), and served local communities, including areas in western Connecticut. The establishment of the station led to the development of a nearby hotel and freight service for three local industries.
In 1968, NYC merged with thePennsylvania Railroad to formPenn Central Transportation Company (PC), which assumed control of the line. On March 20, 1972, PC abandoned service north ofDover Plains.[2] In 1990, tracks were removed from Millerton south to milepost 81.33, ending freight operations beyond that point.
The Harlem Line's current terminus is just north of the Wassaic Yard at milepost 83.68. No track exists beyond this point, though the former railbed remains visible. The Harlem Valley Rail Trail now occupies portions of the abandoned right-of-way. Approximately 45.8 miles (35.9%) of track were removed in two phases following legal disputes.
On July 9, 2000,[3]Metro-North Railroad reopened the Wassaic station after rehabilitating track and grade crossings north of Dover Plains. The new station was constructed 0.5 miles north of the original location, along with a rail yard. Track was reinstalled over approximately 0.75 miles of the former roadbed to extend service to the new terminus.
The station has one four-car-long high-levelside platform to the east of the track.[4]: 17 A small storage yard exists to the north of the station platform.
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