Bronxville station

Bronxville station is a commuter rail stop on the Metro-North Railroad's Harlem Line, located in the village of Bronxville, New York, in Westchester County.

Bronxville
A train arriving at Bronxville in 2007
General information
Location113 Kraft Avenue (northbound)
2 Station Plaza (southbound),
Bronxville, New York
Coordinates40.9410°N 73.8351°W / 40.9410; -73.8351
Line(s)Harlem Line
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks3
ConnectionsBee-Line Bus System: 26, 30, 52
Construction
Parking331 spaces
Other information
Fare zone3
History
Opened1850s (NY&H)
Rebuilt1893, 1916 (NYC), 1989 (MNR)
Electrified700V (DC) third rail
Passengers
20183,319[1] (Metro-North)
Rank12 of 109[1]
Services
Preceding station Metro-North Railroad Following station
Fleetwood
toward Grand Central
 Harlem Line Tuckahoe
toward North White Plains
Former services
Preceding station New York Central Railroad Following station
Fleetwood
toward New York
 Harlem Division Tuckahoe
toward Chatham

History
The station house at Bronxville in 2006.

The New York and Harlem Railroad laid tracks through Bronxville during the mid-1840s, and evidence of a station in Bronxville can be found at least as far back as 1858.[2] A second station was built in 1893 by the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad, replacing a previous station which was also the home of Lancaster Underhill, a descendant of John Underhill, the man responsible for creating "Underhill's Crossing".[3]

The third and current Bronxville Station was built in 1916 by the New York Central Railroad,[4] in the Spanish-Mission Revival architecture designed to match that of the nearby Gramatan Hotel. As with the rest of the Harlem Line, the merger of New York Central with Pennsylvania Railroad in 1968 transformed it into a Penn Central station, and then its service was gradually merged with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, and officially became part of Metro-North in 1983. In the Spring of 1989, the platforms were reconstructed, along with those of Fleetwood, Tuckahoe, and Crestwood stations.[5] As of August 2006, daily commuter ridership was 3,109 and there are 331 parking spots.[6]

Station layout

The station has two high-level side platforms, each 12 cars long.[7]: 10 

References
  1. METRO-NORTH 2018 WEEKDAY STATION BOARDINGS. Market Analysis/Fare Policy Group:OPERATIONS PLANNING AND ANALYSIS DEPARTMENT:Metro-North Railroad. April 2019. p. 6.
  2. 1858 New York and Harlem Railroad Map (I Ride the Harlem Line)
  3. Grogan, Louis V. (1989). The Coming of the New York and Harlem Railroad. Self-Published. pp. 66–67. ISBN 0-962120- 65-0.
  4. "Existing Railroad Stations in Westchester County, New York". Archived from the original on December 31, 2019. Retrieved September 24, 2010.
  5. Harlem Line Schedule History (iRide the Harlem Line)
  6. New York Times 2006 Metro-North commuter rail info
  7. "Metro-North Railroad Track & Structures Department Track Charts Maintenance Program Interlocking Diagrams & Yard Diagrams 2015" (PDF). Metro-North Railroad. 2015. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
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