Yonkers station

Yonkers station is a Metro-North Railroad and Amtrak railroad station located in Yonkers, New York. It serves Metro-North commuter trains on the Hudson Line. It is one of four express stations on the line south of Croton–Harmon, but most Metro North express trains do not stop here. It is the only intercity rail station in the southwestern portion of Westchester County, connecting the region to Albany and points beyond.

Yonkers
Amtrak and Metro-North station
Main entrance to the station, facing downtown Yonkers
General information
Location5 Buena Vista Avenue
Yonkers, New York
United States
Coordinates40°56′08″N 73°54′08″W
Owned byMTA Metro-North Railroad
Line(s)Hudson Line
Platforms2 island platforms
Tracks4
ConnectionsBus transport Bee-Line Bus System: 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 25, 30, 32, 78
Construction
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeAmtrak: YNY
Fare zone3 (Metro-North)
History
RebuiltAugust 1912[1]
2004
Passengers
FY 202234,717[2] (Amtrak)
20182,221[3] (Metro-North)
Rank27 of 109[3]
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Croton–Harmon
toward Montreal
 Adirondack New York
Terminus
Croton–Harmon
toward Pittsfield
 Berkshire Flyer
(seasonal)
Croton–Harmon
toward Niagara Falls, New York
 Empire Service
Croton–Harmon
toward Burlington
 Ethan Allen Express
Croton–Harmon
toward Toronto
 Maple Leaf
     Lake Shore Limited does not stop here
Preceding station Metro-North Railroad Following station
Glenwood
toward Croton–Harmon
 Hudson Line Ludlow
toward Grand Central
Former services
Preceding station New York Central Railroad Following station
Tarrytown
toward Chicago
 Main Line 138th Street
toward New York
Glenwood
toward Peekskill
 Hudson Division Ludlow
toward New York

The station is two blocks west of the center of Getty Square in downtown Yonkers (where additional Bee-Line Bus System connections can be made), across the street from the historic Yonkers Post Office. It is also near the former Yonkers Trolley Barn.

As of August 2006, daily commuter ridership was 922.[4] Four outdoor bicycle parking racks sit across Buena Vista Avenue from the station at the edge of Van Der Donck Park.

History
Platforms at Yonkers station

The current station building was built in 1911 for the New York Central & Hudson River Railroad (NYC) in the Beaux-Arts style. The architects were Warren and Wetmore, one of the firms responsible for Grand Central Terminal. It was meant to be a smaller version of Grand Central; Guastavino tiles are featured prominently in both stations.

Upon the merger of the NYC and the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1968, the station became a Penn Central commuter rail station. By this time, intercity service to Yonkers had ended. Penn Central continued operating commuter travel until 1976, when it was taken over by Conrail, which in turn transferred the service to Metro-North in 1983. Intercity service returned to Yonkers in 1989 after a two-decade absence in an effort to revitalize the Saw Mill riverfront. In 2004, Metro-North completed a $43 million restoration of the Yonkers station.

The ticket office at the station closed on July 7, 2010, so that passengers must now buy their tickets from vending machines at street level.[5] A Metro-North Railroad Police substation is in the terminal on the ground floor.

Amtrak's Berkshire Flyer began running on July 8, 2022, providing direct service to Pittsfield on summer weekends.[6]

Station layout

The station has two high-level island platforms each 10 cars long.[7]: 2 

P
Platform level		 Track 3 ←      Hudson Line toward Croton–Harmon (Glenwood)
Island platform, doors will open on the left or right Disabled access
Track 1 ←           Lake Shore Limited and Hudson Line express trains do not stop here
←      Hudson Line limited service toward Poughkeepsie (Tarrytown)
←      Other northbound Amtrak service to Albany–Rensselaer and beyond (Croton-Harmon)
Track 2 ←           Lake Shore Limited and Hudson Line express trains do not stop here →
←      Hudson Line limited service toward New York–Grand Central (Harlem–125th Street) →
→      Other southbound Amtrak service to New York–Penn Station (Terminus) →
Island platform, doors will open on the left or right Disabled access
Track 4 ←      Hudson Line toward New York–Grand Central (Ludlow) →
G Street level Exit/entrance, station house, parking

References
  1. "New Structure is Now In Use". The Yonkers Statesman. August 20, 1912. p. 4. Retrieved November 15, 2020 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  2. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2022: State of New York" (PDF). Amtrak. June 2022. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
  3. METRO-NORTH 2018 WEEKDAY STATION BOARDINGS. Market Analysis/Fare Policy Group:OPERATIONS PLANNING AND ANALYSIS DEPARTMENT:Metro-North Railroad. April 2019. p. 6.
  4. "Hudson Line". The New York Times.
  5. "mta.info - Metro-North Railroad: Selected Ticket Offices Close On July 7th". Metro-North Railroad. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved July 10, 2010.
  6. Britton-Mehlisch, Meg (July 8, 2022). "'Sold out' Berkshire Flyer train is rolling towards Pittsfield, after on-time departure from New York City". The Berkshire Eagle. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
  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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