Mount Pleasant station (Metro-North)

The 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 for visitors of those buried in the cemetery, in turn there is no parking available at this 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.
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
Electrified1984
700V (DC) third rail
Services
Preceding station Metro-North Following station
Valhalla
towards Grand Central
 Harlem Line
limited service
 Hawthorne
towards Southeast
Former services
Preceding station Metro-North Following station
Kensico Cemetery
(closed 1984)
towards Grand Central
 Harlem Line Hawthorne
towards Wassaic
Preceding station New York Central Railroad Following station
Kensico Cemetery
toward New York
 Harlem Division Hawthorne
toward Chatham

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

On February 3, 2015, the Valhalla train crash occurred south of this 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]

Station layout

This station has two offset high-level side platforms, each about 50 feet long, and can fit half a car.[3]: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.

P
Platform level		 Side platform, doors will open on the right
Track 2 ←      Harlem Line limited service toward Grand Central (Valhalla)
Track 1 ←      Harlem Line limited service toward Southeast (Hawthorne) →
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Street level Exit/entrance

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. "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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