Harlem Valley–Wingdale (Metro-North station)

Harlem Valley–Wingdale
Station from the parking lot side
Location	Wheeler Road off of Route 22/55 at the Harlem Valley State Hospital
Coordinates	41°38′15″N 73°34′18″W / 41.6374°N 73.5717°WCoordinates: 41°38′15″N 73°34′18″W / 41.6374°N 73.5717°W
Line(s)	Harlem Line
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Construction
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	9
History
Previous names	State Hospital (NYC)
Services
Preceding station   Metro-North Railroad   Following station Appalachian Trail toward Grand Central Harlem Line Dover Plains toward Wassaic   Former services   New York Central Railroad Pawling toward New York City Harlem Division Dover Furnace toward Chatham

The Harlem Valley–Wingdale (formerly State Hospital) Metro-North Railroad station serves the residents of Wingdale, New York via the Harlem Line. It is adjacent to the Harlem Valley State Hospital. Trains leave for New York City every two hours, and about every 30 minutes during rush hour. It is 69 miles (111 km) from Grand Central Terminal and travel time to Grand Central is approximately one hour, 55 minutes.

This station is the southernmost station in the Zone 9 Metro-North fare zone.

The 7.5 miles (12.1 km) distance from Harlem Valley–Wingdale to Dover Plains, the next station to the north, is the longest between two stations on the Harlem Line.

History

The station was formerly known as State Hospital and was a flag stop in the 1960s.^[1][2] The Wingdale station (originally known as "Wing's Station," then "South Dover station") was approximately one half mile north in the hamlet on Dutchess CR 21 (Pleasant Ridge Road). The stations were consolidated in 1977 with the State Hospital station being renamed Harlem Valley-Wingdale and the Wingdale stop being discontinued.^[3]

Platform and track configuration

1	■ Harlem Line	for Grand Central
	■ Harlem Line	for Wassaic

This station has one four-car-long high-level side platform to the east of the track. The Harlem Line has one track at this location.

Gallery

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  Location of the former Wingdale shelter

References

1. "Harlem Division Timetable". New York Central Railroad. July 12, 1959. Retrieved April 12, 2011.
2. "Harlem Division Timetable". Penn Central Railroad. February 5, 1968. Retrieved April 12, 2011.
3. Grogan, Louis V. (1989). The Coming of the New York and Harlem Railroad. New York: L.V. Grogan. ISBN 0-9621206-5-0.

External links

• Metro-North Railroad - Harlem Valley-Wingdale
• List of upcoming train departure times from MTA
• Station from Google Maps Street View