Crugers station was a commuter rail stop on the

Metro-North Railroad Metro-North Railroad , trading as MTA Metro-North Railroad, is a suburban commuter rail service run by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), a New York State public benefit corporations, public authority of the U.S. state of New Yor ...

's Hudson Line, located in the hamlet of

Crugers, New York Crugers is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) located in the town of Cortlandt, Westchester County, New York, United States. The population was 1,534 at the 2010 census. History Crugers, New York, was named for Col. John P. Cruger. The ...

. It was closed in 1996 when it and the next station northbound, Montrose, was replaced by the Cortlandt station between them.

History

The station, which still remains in part, was replaced, along with Montrose, as the last stage of expanding the Hudson Line to six-car high-level platforms and a track curvature at the station precluded such a conversion. Together, they recorded 332 riders in the morning peak in 1991. While they could be converted to high-level platforms, there was no space to lengthen the platforms or provide expanded parking because the station was surrounded by protected

wetlands A wetland is a distinct ecosystem that is flooded or saturated by water, either permanently (for years or decades) or seasonally (for weeks or months). Flooding results in oxygen-free (anoxic) processes prevailing, especially in the soils. The ...

as well as a bridge abutment adjacent to the station prohibiting such expansion. The station had 48 parking spaces for commuter usage. It also has a bridge over the south end of Crugers Station Road and the tracks that still exists. The station closed on June 30, 1996.

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Former Crugers Metro-North Station (Road and Rail Pictures)
Metro-North Railroad stations in New York (state) Former New York Central Railroad stations Railway stations in Westchester County, New York Railway stations closed in 1996 1996 disestablishments in New York (state) {{NewYork-railstation-stub