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New York-bound Metro-North train passing Breakneck Ridge stop, with the ridge itself in background. |
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| Address | 1 Route 9D, one-half mile north of Breakneck Tunnel | ||||||||||
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| Platforms | 2 low-level side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 7 | ||||||||||
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The Breakneck Ridge Metro-North Railroad station serves hikers and campers traveling to and from Breakneck Ridge, north of Cold Spring, New York, via the Hudson Line. Trains stop there on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays only. It is served by two trains each way; two to Poughkeepsie in the morning, and two to Grand Central Terminal in the evening. It is 55 miles (89 km) from Grand Central Terminal and travel time to Grand Central is approximately one hour, 29 minutes.
It is located off an embankment from New York State Route 9D, with only one sign (on the east side of the track), merely a small path leading to the overpass and then down to the tracks about a half-mile (1 km) north of the main parking area for the Breakneck Ridge hiking trail. There is only a very small wooden platform to provide access to the trains.
This station has two low-level side platforms each long enough for one door of one car to receive or discharge passengers. The western platform, adjacent to Track 2, is generally used by southbound or inbound or Manhattan-bound trains. The eastern platform, adjacent to Track 1, is generally used by northbound or outbound trains. The Hudson Line has two tracks at this location.