Port Jervis
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Passengers waiting for a train at the station, 2015
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Location | 100 Pike Street & 198 Front Street Port Jervis, NY, 12771-1827 |
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Coordinates | 41°22′30″N 74°41′42″W / 41.3750°N 74.6951°WCoordinates: 41°22′30″N 74°41′42″W / 41.3750°N 74.6951°W | ||||||||||
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Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||
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Parking | 110 spaces | ||||||||||
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Station code | 2677 (Erie Railroad) | ||||||||||
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Passengers (2006) | 170 | ||||||||||
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The Port Jervis Metro-North station serves the residents of Port Jervis, New York and surrounding communities. It is the western terminus of the Port Jervis Line, with trains taking New York City-bound passengers there via Hoboken and Secaucus Junction. It is the most remote station on the network from the center of New York City, with travel time to Grand Central Terminal being approximately 2.5 hours.
Located slightly off US 6 and 209 in downtown Port Jervis, it is the westernmost station in the Metro-North system. It is, in fact, within two blocks' walk of the bridge over the Delaware River to Matamoras, Pennsylvania, a state which produces some regular commuters. The northwestern tip of New Jersey, also not far away, draws riders as well. Rail distance to Hoboken via NJ Transit's Main Line is 95 miles (153 km), the longest distance from one terminal to another on the Metro-North system.
The station sees several commuter trains a day, operated by New Jersey Transit. Until 1999, Conrail had a handful of trains traversing over the Southern Tier Line, which is now owned by Norfolk Southern. Today, the New York Susquehanna & Western operates six trains a week past the station, usually passing by during the night hours.