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Dover Plains Metro-North Station: Tickets, Destinations & On-Time Data
Wassaic Branch · Zone 9 · Accessible · From MTA open data · Not affiliated with the MTA
How busy is Dover Plains station?
Tickets, not riders: a monthly or weekly ticket counts once however many times it is used, and a round trip counts once.
About 43 tickets a day were sold for trips starting at Dover Plains (Oct 2025 – Sep 2026), the #98 most of 112 Metro-North stations, and 4.7% fewer than in the 12 months before. Another 37 a day were sold for trips ending here.
Where do riders from Dover Plains go?
The most common destinations on tickets sold from Dover Plains, Oct 2025 – Sep 2026.
- Grand Central
60% of tickets26 a day - Harlem-125 St
7% of tickets3 a day - Brewster
6% of tickets3 a day - Pawling
5% of tickets2 a day - White Plains
4% of tickets2 a day - Patterson
3% of tickets1 a day - Mt Kisco
3% of tickets1 a day - Harlem Valley-Wingdale
2% of tickets1 a day
What tickets do Dover Plains riders buy?
Oct 2025 – Sep 2026, all ways of buying (TrainTime app, ticket machines and ticket windows).
23% of peak and off-peak tickets from Dover Plains were peak fares.
- One-way
12,741 sold81.1% - Round trip
1,082 sold6.9% - Day pass
659 sold4.2% - Other
652 sold4.1% - 10-trip
230 sold1.5% - Monthly
210 sold1.3% - Weekly
142 sold0.9%
Are Dover Plains trains on time?
On time means arriving within 5 minutes 59 seconds of schedule. The railroad reports this by branch, not by station.
From Oct 2025 – Sep 2026, 97.2% of Harlem trains were on time (97.9% the year before). Every Metro-North branch compared →
Elevators and escalators
The railroad reports elevator and escalator availability by branch, not by station.
Dover Plains is listed as accessible. Across the Harlem Branch, elevators worked 99.8% of the time over the last 12 months.
Other stations on the Wassaic Branch
- Appalachian Trail 1 tickets a day
- Harlem Valley-Wingdale 61 tickets a day
- Patterson 26 tickets a day
- Pawling 63 tickets a day
- Tenmile River 21 tickets a day
- Wassaic 231 tickets a day
Schedules, parking and station details: Dover Plains on mta.info.
Questions
How busy is Dover Plains station?
About 43 tickets a day were sold for trips starting at Dover Plains (Oct 2025 – Sep 2026), the #98 most of 112 Metro-North stations, 4.7% fewer than the year before.
Is Dover Plains station accessible?
Yes. The MTA lists Dover Plains as fully accessible.
What fare zone is Dover Plains in?
Dover Plains is in zone 9 on the Wassaic Branch.
Where do people go from Dover Plains?
The most common destination on tickets from Dover Plains is Grand Central.
Data (data.ny.gov): MTA Railroad Ticket Sales, MTA Rail Stations, Metro-North Elevator and Escalator Availability, Metro-North On-Time Performance. Updated Nov 3, 2026.
Source code: github.com/MantieReid/mta-data-analysis · Analysis by Mantie Reid II (CC BY 4.0).
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