Harriman is a Metro-North Station on the NJT Transit Operated Port Jervis Line. The station is located two miles south of the New York State Thruway Exit 16, (the southern most point of the ticketed portion of the Thruway), and has no sidewalk access, simply an access road Google Maps label it as 'Metro N' this leads to a gigantic parking lot with 985 parking spaces. This location isn't original, the stop was put here in 1984, when the line was moved off the main line that went through the towns to a freight cut-off, so the line became the only one in the Metro-North system with suburban stations that have large Park & Ride Lots. The simple station platform was renovated in the early 2000s. The station is located parallel to the thruway but in summer the foliage on trees nicely hide the highway, in winter the highway is visible through the bare trees. The station has a single platform, but the line becomes two tracks at the southern end of it, that is long and low-level (better for freight operations) with a mini-high level platform at its southern end. The platform is quite long (probably 8 cars) and a high painted green canopy covers it for most of its length. Towards the center of the platform, facing the kiss & ride loop is a decorative scketch of a steam engine pulling into a town. This is also where the platform's two New Jersey Transit (although they also say Metro-North Tickets on them) modern touch screen TVMs are. The platform has some outside benches but also three small enclosed shelters one has a bench in it two don't. At the entrance from the station's roadway is some landscaping and a Harriman station sign for arriving motorists.
The kiss and ride area at Harriman is right next to the train platform.
The parking lot at Harriman, there probably seven-hundred cars in it in the middle of a June Monday
The entrance sign from the roadway into Harriman Station with the large parking lot visible and the train platform in the background.
The original parking lot at Harriman is basically full, the overflow lot does have a few cars in it
The roadway from Route 17 into Harriman Station, notice the lack of side walk and thank you for riding Metro-North sign
The platform behind all the parked cars.
The Kiss & Ride area along the platform, some cars wait for an arriving train from Hoboken.
A close-up of the decorative picture of a locomotive along the platform at Harriman.
Two enclosed shelters of different vintages on the platform at Harriman.
A different enclosed shelter at Harriman, this one is quite far back from the platform, and has a bench in it and direction signs.
Looking down the modern canopied platform at Harriman, there's also an information sign.
A Harriman sign hanging from the top of the canopy (so its at eye level for passengers on the train)
Another view down the platform at Harriman with its orange tactile warning strip
Approaching the mini-high for wheelchairs at Harriman
The ramp up to Harriman's mini-high platform.
Another view of the partially canopied, simple wide platform at Harriman.
The Southern end of the platform attempts to keep people off the ROW, with some fences, the old platform still extends a bit farther
An No entry area on a portion of the ramp up to the mini-high platform at Harriman
Looking down the platform at Harriman, one of the waiting sheds is visible
A Harriman sign hanging from the station roof
Last Updated:5 July, 2015
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