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Breakneck Ridge station

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accessible ramps. A newly designed parking lot will be constructed while maintaining an existing Metro-North access point for maintenance vehicles. The platforms and other appurtenances will be paid for by the Town for $ 200,000. The land will be leased for 257 years to the Town of Fishkill. The stop and trailhead was initially planned to close for reconstruction at the beginning of 2018, with reopening planned for April 2019. However, by May 2019, the station's closure and reconstruction, along with that of the rest of the Breakneck Ridge trailhead, was slated for mid-2020 at the earliest.
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side of Metro-North's Breakneck Ridge station. To be known as the "Breakneck Connector," it is the first portion of the proposed Hudson Highland Fjord Trail to be constructed. Over the past few years, more people have been using the Breakneck Ridge station, resulting in an increase in weekend service at the station.
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In June 2017, the Town of Fishkill requested a portion of Metro-North's property to build and operate a multi-use trail from New York State Route 9D to the Hudson Line. It would run from the Breakneck Ridge Trailhead before running north to the pedestrian overpass that provides access to the inbound
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The station has low-level platforms which are connected to Route 9D by dirt paths, posing a safety risk. The Trail will directly connect the station and the trail head without meeting Route 9D at-grade. The low-level platforms at the station will be replaced with small high-level platforms with ADA
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The station closed in 2020 when the state closed Breakneck Ridge and other trails due to the number of hikers walking along Route 9D. The first round of construction began in October 2021. The station reopened on May 28, 2022, with most of the track access outside the platforms fenced off,
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In June 2022, the MTA credited the reopening of the station with Metro-North carrying 90 percent of pre-pandemic ridership on the two following weekends. However, the station is expected to close again from late 2022 to 2025 during construction of the full Breakneck Connector project.
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The station has two small, wooden low-level side platforms each long enough for one door of one car to receive or discharge passengers. It is located off an embankment from
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The current anticipated timeframe for closure of the trailhead and the Breakneck Ridge train stop is in mid-2020 and both would remain closed until the project is complete.
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on the tracks near the platforms, more visible warning and wayfinding signage, and a path from Route 9D to the overpass along the fencing.
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Italics denote closed/future stations and line segments. Asterisks indicate stations closed prior to the formation of Metro-North
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List of upcoming Metro-North train departure times and track assignments from MTA
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Station in 2022 with safety enhancements; ridge itself is in background.
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Breakneck Ridge (Metro-North station)

Route 9D
Beacon, New York
41°27′03″N 73°58′58″W / 41.4508°N 73.9829°W / 41.4508; -73.9829
Hudson Line
side platforms

Metro-North Railroad
Beacon
Poughkeepsie
Hudson Line
Cold Spring
Grand Central
Metro-North Railroad
Hudson Line
Breakneck Ridge
Fishkill, New York
New York State Route 9D
trail
anti-trespass panels
"Metro-North Railroad Track & Structures Department Track Charts Maintenance Program Interlocking Diagrams & Yard Diagrams 2015"


"June 2017 MTA Board Action Items"
"Popular Hiking Trail to Close for Construction"
the original
"Breakneck Connector Project Expected to Begin Construction in 2020"

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