Scarborough (Metro-North station)

Scarborough
View from Scarborough Park
Location	156 Scarborough Station Road Scarborough, New York, 10510 United States
Line(s)	Hudson Line
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	4
Construction
Parking	420 spaces
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	5
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Coordinates	41°08′18″N 73°51′59″W / 41.138466°N 73.866395°W / 41.138466; -73.866395Coordinates: 41°08′18″N 73°51′59″W / 41.138466°N 73.866395°W / 41.138466; -73.866395
History
Rebuilt	2007
Electrified	700V (DC) third rail
Traffic
Passengers (2007)	742 (southbound during AM peak) 233 (southbound during weekends)
Services
Preceding station   Metro-North Railroad   Following station Philipse Manor toward Grand Central Hudson Line Ossining toward Poughkeepsie   Former services   New York Central Railroad Ossining toward Peekskill Hudson Division Philipse Manor toward New York City

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The Scarborough Metro-North Railroad station serves Scarborough-on-Hudson and Briarcliff Manor, New York, via the Hudson Line. Trains leave for New York City every 25 to 35 minutes on weekdays. The station is 28.7 miles (46.2 km) from Grand Central Terminal and travel time to Grand Central is about 42 minutes on the express and 61 minutes on local service. The Scarborough station is within walking distance of most houses in the hamlet. As of 2007^[update], daily commuter ridership was 865. Trains stop at the station every hour, except during peak hours, when trains stop there two to four times per hour.

Construction of the Scarborough station dates back to the 1860s, when the first station building stood along the Hudson River Railroad, which was completed in 1851 and served areas from New York City to Rensselaer. It became part of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's Metro-North Railroad in 1983, when the service was created. The station was included in a revitalization plan in 2007 to help serve its commuters. The 1899 station building has housed the Scarborough post office since 1961.

The first station building was built by the Hudson River Railroad sometime before 1860, and acquired by the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad in 1869. The station was named "Scarborough" until 1867. On July 16 of that year and until November 26, the area was officially called Weskora. The Scarborough station was accordingly changed by local government officials to "Weskora", and changed back in December 1867.