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Pawling Metro-North Station: Tickets, Destinations & On-Time Data
Wassaic Branch · Zone 8 · Accessible · From MTA open data · Not affiliated with the MTA
How busy is Pawling station?
Tickets, not riders: a monthly or weekly ticket counts once however many times it is used, and a round trip counts once.
About 63 tickets a day were sold for trips starting at Pawling (Oct 2025 – Sep 2026), the #94 most of 112 Metro-North stations, and 6.3% fewer than in the 12 months before. Another 58 a day were sold for trips ending here.
Where do riders from Pawling go?
The most common destinations on tickets sold from Pawling, Oct 2025 – Sep 2026.
- Grand Central
63% of tickets39 a day - Brewster
6% of tickets4 a day - Harlem-125 St
5% of tickets3 a day - Patterson
5% of tickets3 a day - White Plains
5% of tickets3 a day - Southeast
4% of tickets2 a day - Mt Kisco
2% of tickets1 a day - Dover Plains
2% of tickets1 a day
What tickets do Pawling riders buy?
Oct 2025 – Sep 2026, all ways of buying (TrainTime app, ticket machines and ticket windows).
32% of peak and off-peak tickets from Pawling were peak fares.
- One-way
17,640 sold77% - Day pass
1,838 sold8% - Round trip
1,686 sold7.4% - Other
576 sold2.5% - Monthly
530 sold2.3% - 10-trip
370 sold1.6% - Weekly
255 sold1.1%
Are Pawling 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.
Pawling 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
- Dover Plains 43 tickets a day
- Harlem Valley-Wingdale 61 tickets a day
- Patterson 26 tickets a day
- Tenmile River 21 tickets a day
- Wassaic 231 tickets a day
Schedules, parking and station details: Pawling on mta.info.
Questions
How busy is Pawling station?
About 63 tickets a day were sold for trips starting at Pawling (Oct 2025 – Sep 2026), the #94 most of 112 Metro-North stations, 6.3% fewer than the year before.
Is Pawling station accessible?
Yes. The MTA lists Pawling as fully accessible.
What fare zone is Pawling in?
Pawling is in zone 8 on the Wassaic Branch.
Where do people go from Pawling?
The most common destination on tickets from Pawling 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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