Suffern station

Suffern
The station at Suffern, looking north along the tracks toward Nordkop Mountain.
General information
Location	2 Ramapo Avenue Suffern, New York
Coordinates	41°06′50″N 74°09′14″W / 41.113972°N 74.153894°W / 41.113972; -74.153894
Owned by	New Jersey Transit
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Transport of Rockland: 59, 93, Monsey Loop 3, Tappan ZEExpress Short Line Bus: 17M/MD/SF
Construction
Parking	366 spaces[1]
Accessible	No[1]
Other information
Station code	2501 (Erie Railroad)[2]
Fare zone	14[3]
History
Opened	June 30, 1841 (June 30, 1841)[4][5]
Rebuilt	1887[6] 1941[7]
Passengers
2012	830 (average weekday)[8]
Services
Preceding station NJ Transit Following station Terminus Main Line Mahwah toward Hoboken Bergen County Line weekdays Preceding station Metro-North Railroad Following station Sloatsburg toward Port Jervis Port Jervis Line Ramsey Route 17 toward Hoboken Mahwah (limited service) toward Hoboken
Former services Preceding station Erie Railroad Following station Hillburn toward Chicago Main Line Mahwah toward Jersey City Terminus Piermont Branch Tallmans toward Sparkill Dater's Crossing Flag stop toward Sparkill
Location

Suffern station is a railroad station in the village of Suffern. The station, located on Ramapo Avenue in Suffern, services trains of New Jersey Transit's Main Line and Metro-North Railroad's Port Jervis Line. Suffern station serves as the terminal for Main Line trains, as trains continue north into Hillburn Yard. The next Main Line station, located in New Jersey, is Mahwah. The next Port Jervis Line station to the north is Sloatsburg. The station consists of two low-level side platforms for trains in both directions, neither of which are handicap accessible for the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.

Railroad service in Suffern began with the construction of the New York and Erie Railroad in 1841 on land owned by the family of local settler John Suffern of Antrim, Ireland. As part of the generosity, the station at New Antrim was named Suffern in their honor. Regular passenger service in the area began on September 23, 1841 between Goshen and Piermont. Railroad service through Suffern changed on October 19, 1848 when the Paterson and Ramapo Railroad opened for passenger service, resulting in the standing Suffern station becoming part of a branch of the railroad instead of the main line. A new station was built in 1862 to help serve the two lines better. This was replaced on March 9, 1887 between the junction of the Erie Railroad main line and the Piermont Branch. The railroad replaced this station on New Year's Day of 1941 with the current structure.