Port Chester station is a commuter rail stop on the Metro-North Railroad's New Haven Line, located in Port Chester, New York. The station is the northernmost station on the line in New York before crossing into Connecticut.

Port Chester
The station house at Port Chester
General information
Location	3 Broad Street, Port Chester, New York
Coordinates	41.00178°N 73.664703°W / 41.00178; -73.664703
Owned by	Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Line(s)	New Haven Line (Northeast Corridor)
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	4
Connections	Bee-Line Bus System: 13, 61 CT Transit Stamford: 11A, 11B, 311, 311B
Construction
Parking	811 spaces
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	14
History
Opened	December 25, 1848[1][2]
Rebuilt	1890
Electrified	12.5 kV AC overhead catenary
Passengers
2018	3,253
Rank	15 of 124[3]
Services
Preceding station Metro-North Railroad Following station Rye toward Grand Central New Haven Line Greenwich toward Stamford
Former services Preceding station New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Following station Rye toward New York Main Line Greenwich toward New Haven Preceding station New York, Westchester and Boston Railway Following station Rye toward Columbus Avenue Port Chester Branch Terminus

History

Though the New York and New Haven Railroad laid tracks through Port Chester in the late-1840s, the current station house was built in 1890 by the New York, New Haven, and Hartford Railroad. Between 1929 and 1937[4] it was located across Westchester Avenue from the terminal station of the Port Chester Branch of the New York, Westchester and Boston Railway. Today that former station is the home of the Girtman Memorial Church of the Living God.[5][6]

As with all New Haven Line stations in Westchester County, the station became a Penn Central station upon acquisition by Penn Central in 1969, and eventually became part of the MTA's Metro-North Railroad in 1983. A restoration project was carried out in 2009.[7] In late 2017 an elevator was opened on the Westchester Avenue side of the station for access to the Northbound platform.[8] The station hosts a restaurant which as of 2018 includes pizza, as well as other food, baked in a coal-fired oven, and a beer garden.[9]

Under the 2015–2019 Metropolitan Transportation Authority Capital Plan, the station, along with four other Metro-North Railroad stations, received a complete overhaul as part of the Enhanced Station Initiative. Updates included cellular service, Wi-Fi, USB charging stations, interactive service advisories, and maps.[10] The renovations at Port Chester station cost $13.2 million and were completed by the end of February 2019.[11]^: 62

Station layout

The station has two high-level side platforms each 10 cars long.[12]^: 19

As of August 2006, weekday commuter ridership was 2,263 and there are 859 parking spots.[13]

P Platform level	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Track 3	←      New Haven Line toward Grand Central (Rye)
	Track 1	←      New Haven Line express trains do not stop here ←      Amtrak services do not stop here
	Track 2	←      Amtrak services do not stop here → ←      New Haven Line express trains do not stop here →
	Track 4	←      New Haven Line toward Stamford (Greenwich) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right
G	Street level	Exit/entrance and parking

Bibliography

• Jenkins, Stephen (1912). The Story of the Bronx from the Purchase Made by the Dutch from the Indians in 1639 to the Present Day. New York, New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons. Retrieved December 12, 2019.

References

External links

• Media related to Port Chester station at Wikimedia Commons
• Metro-North station page for Port Chester
• List of upcoming Metro-North train departure times and track assignments from MTA
• May 28, 1999 Walter Hahn Photo (Existing Railroad Stations in Westchester County, New York)
• Westchester Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
• King Street entrance from Google Maps Street View