Mount Pleasant station (Metro-North)

Mount Pleasant station is a commuter rail stop on the Metro-North Railroad's Harlem Line, located in Mount Pleasant, New York. It serves two adjacent cemeteries, Gate of Heaven and Kensico, the latter of which had its own station until the mid-1980s. There is one train in each direction on weekdays and three trains in each direction on weekends. The station exists largely to serve visitors of those buried in the cemetery, in turn there is no parking available at the station and it is not intended as a commuter station.

For other uses, see Mount Pleasant station.
Mt. Pleasant
The inbound platform at the Mount Pleasant station in March 2013.
General information
Location1 West Stevens Avenue, Hawthorne, New York
Coordinates41.0960°N 73.7938°W / 41.0960; -73.7938
Line(s)Harlem Line
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Other information
Fare zone5
History
Electrified1984
700V (DC) third rail
Passengers
201813 per week
Services
Preceding station Metro-North Railroad Following station
Valhalla
toward Grand Central
 Harlem Line
limited service
 Hawthorne
toward Southeast
Former services
Preceding station Metro-North Railroad Following station
Kensico Cemetery
(closed 1984)
toward Grand Central
 Harlem Line Hawthorne
toward Wassaic
Preceding station New York Central Railroad Following station
Kensico Cemetery
toward New York
 Harlem Division Hawthorne
toward Chatham

The station is located in the Zone 5 Metro-North fare zone.

On February 3, 2015, the Valhalla train crash occurred south of the station, in which a Metro-North train crashed into a Mercedes-Benz SUV[1] at Commerce Street near the Taconic State Parkway. The crash caused 6 deaths and at least 15 injuries, including 7 serious injuries.[2]

The station is the least used station on Metro-North, with only 13 passengers per week in 2018.[3]

Station layout
A M7-train approaches Mount Pleasant station in May 2021

The station has two offset high-level side platforms, each about 50 feet long, and can fit half a car.[4]: 11  They are accessible to only one door of a train. When trains stop here, usually the first or last car receives and discharges passengers.

References
  1. Santora, Marc; Flegenheimer, Matt (February 4, 2015). "Investigation Underway in Metro-North Train Crash". The New York Times. Retrieved February 4, 2015.
  2. Trott, Bill; Heavey, Susan (February 4, 2015). "Cuomo says death toll in commuter train accident revised to six". Reuters. Retrieved February 4, 2015.
  3. "2018 Metro-North Weekend Station Boardings". Google Docs. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
  4. "Metro-North Railroad Track & Structures Department Track Charts Maintenance Program Interlocking Diagrams & Yard Diagrams 2015" (PDF). Metro-North Railroad. 2015. Retrieved January 28, 2019.


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