Breakneck Ridge (Metro-North station)

Breakneck Ridge
New York-bound Metro-North train passing Breakneck Ridge stop, with the ridge itself in background.
Location	1 Route 9D, one-half mile north of Breakneck Tunnel
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Line(s)
Platforms	2 gravel side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Fare zone	7
Services
Preceding station   Metro-North Railroad   Following station Cold Spring toward Grand Central Hudson Line Beacon toward Poughkeepsie

The Breakneck Ridge Metro-North Railroad station serves hikers and campers traveling to and from Breakneck Ridge, north of Cold Spring, New York, via the Hudson Line. Trains stop there on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays only. It is served by six trains daily on those days, three to Poughkeepsie in the morning and early afternoon, and two to Grand Central Terminal in the afternoon and early evening. It is 55 miles (89 km) from Grand Central Terminal and travel time to Grand Central is approximately one hour, 28 minutes.

File:Path from Breakneck Ridge station to parking area.jpg

Path between northbound platform and parking lot

It is located off an embankment from New York State Route 9D, with only one sign (on the east side of the track), merely a small path leading to the overpass and then down to the tracks about a half-mile (1 km) north of the main parking area for the Breakneck Ridge hiking trail. A small, wooden low-level platform permits disembarkation from the front of the last car on the train (i.e. the door one car length from Grand Central Terminal when boarding).

Note, due to limited availability, the Cold Spring Station can be used as an alternative to reach this location. It is approximately 2.7 miles away but trains run almost hourly.

Platform and track configuration

2	■ Hudson Line	for Grand Central
	■ Empire Service	no stop
1	■ Hudson Line	for Poughkeepsie
	■ Empire Service	no stop

This station has two low-level side platforms each long enough for one door of one car to receive or discharge passengers. The western platform, adjacent to Track 2, is generally used by southbound trains. The eastern platform, adjacent to Track 1, is generally used by northbound trains. The Hudson Line has two tracks at this location.

External links

Media related to at Wikimedia Commons

• Metro-North Railroad - Breakneck Ridge
• Metro-North runby at Breakneck Ridge on YouTube