Patterson (Metro-North station)

Patterson
Southbound train approaching Patterson station
Location	1 Front Street & Center Street Patterson, NY, 12563
Coordinates	41°30′42″N 73°36′15″W / 41.51174°N 73.60428°W / 41.51174; -73.60428Coordinates: 41°30′42″N 73°36′15″W / 41.51174°N 73.60428°W / 41.51174; -73.60428
Line(s)	Harlem Line
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Connections	Putnam Transit: PART 3
Other information
Fare zone	8
Traffic
Passengers (2006)	30,160  0%
Services
Preceding station   Metro-North Railroad   Following station Southeast toward Grand Central Harlem Line Pawling toward Wassaic   Former services   New York Central Railroad Towner's toward New York City Harlem Division Pawling toward Chatham

Patterson is a Metro-North Railroad station that serves the residents of Patterson, New York via the Harlem Line. Trains leave for New York City every two hours, and about every 30 minutes during rush hour. It is 60.2 miles (96 km) from Grand Central Terminal and travel time to Grand Central is approximately one hour, 42 minutes.

This station is the first/last station in the Zone 8 Metro-North fare zone.

It is the northernmost station on the line in Putnam County, and the first station beyond the end of electrification. Contrary to the Metro-North website, Patterson Station is farther west of New York State Route 22, and closer to New York State Route 311, which is just to the north.

The New York and Harlem Railroad built their main line through Patterson towards Dover Plains in 1848. Evidence of a station in Patterson can be traced at least as far back as 1858. NY&H was acquired by the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad in 1864 and eventually taken over by the New York Central Railroad. On August 3 1952, a derailment of milk cars and other freight at the station took place, which resulted in no injuries or deaths, but nevertheless startled the community. As with most of the Harlem Line, the merger of New York Central with Pennsylvania Railroad in 1968 transformed the station into a Penn Central Railroad station. Penn Central's continuous financial despair throughout the 1970s forced them to turn over their commuter service to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, who eventually converted into a Metro-North station in 1983.