Pearl River station

Pearl River station is a railroad station in Pearl River, New York. It serves NJ Transit and Metro-North Railroad trains on the Pascack Valley Line. It is located at 35 South Main Street between West Central Avenue and Jefferson Avenue. Pearl River is the last station in New York, heading from Spring Valley towards Hoboken Terminal.

Pearl River
Pearl River station platform
General information
Location35 South Main Street
Pearl River, New York
Coordinates41°03′29″N 74°01′20″W
Owned byMetro-North Railroad
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
ConnectionsBus transport Transport of Rockland: 92
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Parking357 spaces[1]
AccessibleNo[1]
Other information
Station code801 (Erie Railroad)[2]
History
OpenedMay 27, 1871 (May 27, 1871)[3]
Key dates
1981Station agency closed[4]
Services
Preceding station Metro-North Railroad Following station
Nanuet
toward Spring Valley
 Pascack Valley Line Montvale
toward Hoboken
Former services
Preceding station Erie Railroad Following station
Nanuet
toward Haverstraw
 New Jersey and New York Railroad Montvale
toward Jersey City

History
Pearl River station in 1910

The land donated for the station came from Julius Braunsdorf, a local entrepreneur, who won a lawsuit against the Singer Corporation. Braunsdorf opened Central Avenue, the local post office, and the railroad station. Known as Muddy Brook, Braunsdorf suggested the hamlet be renamed for the pearls in the local river.[5] Braunsdorf built originally two facilities at Pearl River, but some time after 1880, these were merged into one structure.[6]

Station layout

The station has one track and one low-level side platform.

Like many Metro-North stations east of the Hudson, permit parking is operated by LAZ Parking. Pearl River's parking lot accommodates 170 vehicles.

Bibliography
  • Cassetta, James Vincent (2014). Images of America: Pearl River. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4671-2155-2.

References
  1. "Pearl River station". Metro-North Railroad. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
  2. "List of Station Names and Numbers". Jersey City, New Jersey: Erie Railroad. May 1, 1916. Retrieved November 23, 2010.
  3. Adriance, Tim (Spring 2018). "A History of Bergen County Railroads". Autumn Years. Bergen County, New Jersey. p. 46. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
  4. Castellucci, John (June 30, 1981). "The Ticket Agent – Just a Memory?". The Journal-News. White Plains, New York. p. 13. Retrieved March 17, 2019 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  5. Cassetta 2014, p. 7–8.
  6. Cassetta 2014, p. 11.

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