Rye is a Metro-North commuter rail station that serves Rye, New York via the New Haven Line. It is the penultimate station along the New Haven Line within the State of New York. Rye is 24.1 miles from Grand Central Terminal and the average travel time from Grand Central is 50 minutes.As of August 2006, weekday commuter ridership was 2,470, and there are 696 parking spots.HistoryRailroad service through Rye dates back to the 1840s when the New York and New Haven Railroad laid tracks through the town and the city. The NY&NE was merged into the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad in 1872. In 1907 the main line was electrified through a major power plant across the state line in Cos Cob built by Westinghouse. Beginning on July 1, 1928, Rye became the northeastern terminus of the New Haven Railroad's interurban affiliate known as the New York, Westchester and Boston Railway, on a separate platform from the rest of the station. By December 7, 1929 the line was extended to Port Chester and Rye served as the penultimate stop on the Port Chester Branch. The NYW&B station closed on October 31, 1937, and the New Haven removed the rails in 1940. The New England Thruway was built on the site of the NYW&B station during the 1950s.
