Tenmile River (Metro-North station)

Tenmile River
Southeast-bound train approaching station
Location	12 Sinpatch Road, Amenia, NY, 12501
Coordinates	41°46′46″N 73°33′32″W / 41.7795°N 73.5590°WCoordinates: 41°46′46″N 73°33′32″W / 41.7795°N 73.5590°W
Line(s)	Harlem Line
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Connections	Dutchess County LOOP: D
Construction
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	10
History
Opened	July 6, 2000
Previous names	State School (NYC)
Services
Preceding station   Metro-North Railroad   Following station Dover Plains toward Grand Central Harlem Line Wassaic Terminus   Former services   New York Central Railroad Dover Plains toward New York City Harlem Division Wassaic toward Chatham

The Tenmile River (formerly State School) Metro-North Railroad station serves the residents of Amenia, New York via the Harlem Line. About every two hours trains depart bound for Southeast which connect to trains for New York City with service to Grand Central Terminal. It is 80 miles (130 km) from Grand Central Terminal and travel time to Grand Central is approximately two hours, nine minutes.^[1]

This station is the next northernmost station in the Zone 10 Metro-North fare zone. It is located on Sinpatch Road (Dutchess CR 5), next to the crossing of the creek, a short distance east of NY 22/343. Tenmile River is named for the waterway of the same name adjacent to the station as well as north of the grade crossing with Sinpatch Road, and is in nearly the same spot as the State School station (named for a nearby institution for the developmentally disabled, now Taconic Developmental Center) which was closed with Penn Central's abandonment of passenger service north of Dover Plains in 1972.

History

This station was re-opened with the Wassaic train station on July 9, 2000.^[2] North of Dover Plains was Penn Central territory in 1972 and was mainly used for freight. After departing Dover, the train would cross the State School Station, which the Indians knew as "Weebutook", and not far after that, arrive at a small shelter with the sign reading "State School" at Mile Post 78.90. In addition to the few passengers that came to visit the New York State-operated juvenile developmental disability center, the major amount of railroad traffic was involved the shipments of soft coal on a regular basis. On any average day numerous carloads were moved in and empties switched out. Similar to the renaming of the State Facility at Wingdale, reflecting the vogue of the era, the State School was renamed the "Wassaic Developmental Center" in the late 1970s.

Platform and track configuration

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

This station has one two-car-long high-level side platform to the east of the track. The Harlem Line has one track at this location. Unusually, the MTA has placed identifying signage on concrete pilings opposite the platform to complement the signs on the platform itself.^[3]

References

1. http://as0.mta.info/mnr/stations/station_detail.cfm?key=172
2. Rowe, Claudia (July 9, 2000). "6 Miles for $6 Million". The New York Times. Retrieved 2009-08-15.
3. Image of MTA's Tenmile River signs on concrete pilings (I Ride the Harlem Line.com)

External links

• Metro-North Railroad - Tenmile River
• List of upcoming train departure times and track assignments from MTA
• Rail Nice Views in Dutchess County (1999) and Extending The Harlem Line (2000)
• Station from Sinpatch Road entrance from Google Maps Street View