North White Plains station

North White Plains station is a commuter rail stop on the Metro-North Railroad's Harlem Line, located in the North White Plains neighborhood of White Plains, New York. It is the north terminal for most trains that run local to the south and, until 1984, was the northern limit of electrification.

North White Plains
Northbound view of the middle track at North White Plains station from the southbound platform.
General information
Location1 Harlem Avenue, White Plains, New York
Coordinates41°3′5″N 73°46′21″W
Line(s)Harlem Line
Platforms2 island platforms
Tracks3
ConnectionsBee-Line Bus System: 6
Construction
Parking1,182 spaces
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zone4
History
Opened1972
Electrified700V (DC) third rail
Passengers
20182,734[1] (Metro-North)
Rank22 of 109[1]
Services
Preceding station Metro-North Railroad Following station
White Plains
toward Grand Central
 Harlem Line Terminus
Valhalla
toward Southeast
Former services
Preceding station New York Central Railroad Following station
White Plains
toward New York
 Harlem Division Valhalla
toward Chatham

History

North White Plains station was originally built in 1972 by the Penn Central Railroad as a replacement for the former New York Central Railroad-built Holland Avenue station, a low-level northbound-only side platform located near the south end of the current station. It contained both high-level and low-level platforms, until electrification was expanded north of the station.[2] Once Penn Central was dissolved in 1976, Conrail took responsibility for commuter service, until the Metropolitan Transportation Authority officially established Metro-North Railroad in 1983, making the station and the line part of the new railroad.

With the extension of electrification in 1984 to Brewster North, this was no longer the northern limit of electrification on the Harlem Line.

On October 5, 2015, MTA opened a new five story parking garage for the station at the southeast corner of Bond Street and Haarlem Avenue.[3]

Station layout

The station has two slightly offset high-level island platforms, each 12 cars long. Adjacent to the station is a yard/support facility for trains, one of two on the line (Southeast is the other).[4]: 11 

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. The Station Reporter (Metro-North Harlem Line)
  3. "New Facility Includes Five Floors of Parking and Multi-Modal Access". mta.info. October 30, 2015.
  4. "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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