Manitou station is a limited-service stop on the
Metro-North Railroad's
Hudson Line. It serves the hamlet of Manitou in the southwestern corner of
Philipstown in
Putnam County,
New York. The station is open part-time, serving one weekday peak hour train in each direction and six weekend trains each direction. It is from
Grand Central Terminal and travel time to Grand Central is approximately one hour, 16 minutes.
The Manitou station is one of three stations – along with
Breakneck Ridge
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on the Hudson Line and
Appalachian Trail
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on the Harlem Line – that receives limited passenger service. Like these stations, it serves mainly
hikers
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visiting nearby
state parks
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in the
Hudson Highlands
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. There is no elevated
platform
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and facilities at the station, one of two on the line adjacent to a
grade crossing, are limited to a small shelter with the current schedule posted inside. The station predates the merger of
New York Central and
Pennsylvania Railroads.
This station is the least used station on the Hudson Line, with only 42 passengers per week in 2018.
History
The station closed on July 1, 1973 along with several other stations in
Penn Central
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's Metropolitan Region. It reopened in 1983.
Station layout
The station has two low-level side platforms, each long enough for just one door of one car to receive and discharge passengers.
In popular culture
The Manitou station was featured in the television series ''
Girls
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'', in the
episode "Video Games," in which
Lena Dunham
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's character Hannah accompanies Jessa on a visit to her estranged father.
References
External links
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Station from Google Maps Street View
Metro-North Railroad stations in New York (state)
Former New York Central Railroad stations
Railway stations in Putnam County, New York
Railway stations closed in 1973
Railway stations in the United States opened in 1983
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