New Rochelle (Metro-North station)

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New Rochelle Amtrak inter-city rail station Metro-North New Haven Line commuter rail station
A platform at New Rochelle station.
Station statistics
Address	1 Railroad Plaza (Amtrak) and 24 Station Plaza North, (Metro-North) New Rochelle, NY 10801
Coordinates	40°54′49″N 73°47′11″W / 40.913707, -73.786433 (Amtrak) 40°54′42″N 73°47′02″W / 40.911599, -73.783815 (Metro-North)
Lines	Amtrak: Northeast Regional Metro-North Railroad: New Haven Line
Connections	Bee-Line Bus System: 7, 30, 42, 45, 60, 61, 66, 91
Platforms	2 island platforms
Tracks	6
Parking	1,585 spaces
Other information
Opened	1887
Rebuilt	1991
Accessible
Code	NRO (Amtrak)
Owned by	Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Fare zone	12 (Metro-North)
Traffic
Passengers (2006)	1.045 million ▬ 0% (Metro-North)
Passengers (2007)	79,100 ▲ 5% (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station New York toward Newport News Northeast Regional Stamford toward Boston (South) or Springfield Preceding station   Metro-North Railroad   Following station Pelham toward Grand Central New Haven Line Larchmont toward New Haven-State Street

Northeast Corridor
Legend Boston South Station Boston Back Bay Route 128 Providence Kingston Westerly Mystic New London Springfield Hartford New Haven Bridgeport Stamford New Rochelle New York City Newark Metropark Princeton Junction Trenton Philadephia Wilmington Baltimore BWI Airport New Carrollton Washington DC

The New Rochelle Metro-North Railroad station serves the residents of New Rochelle, New York via the New Haven Line. Amtrak's Northeast Regional also stops at the station en route to Boston and Washington, DC; this gives the station an additional base of riders from The Bronx using New Rochelle as a closer alternative to Penn Station. Also located at the station is a key stop for Bee-Line Bus System buses as well as Adirondack Trailways buses to Albany and points on Long Island.

It is 16.6 miles from Grand Central Terminal and the average travel time is 36 minutes with some peak hour runs originating/terminating at New Rochelle being up to 10 minutes shorter in duration.

As of August 2006, weekday commuter ridership was 4,020, and there were 1,381 parking spots. ^[1]

It is the busiest New Haven Line station in Westchester County.

[edit] Connections

• Westchester Bee-Line Routes: 7, 30, 42, 45, 60, 61, 66, 91 (To Playland, Summers Only)
• Trailways Transportation System: Adirondack Trailways.

[edit] Notes

[edit] External links

• Metro-North Railroad - New Rochelle

• Amtrak - Stations - New Rochelle, NY

• Ridership figures, FY 2004
• Ridership figures, FY 2005
• Ridership figures, FY 2006
• Ridership figures, FY 2007

• New Rochelle Amtrak/Metro-North Station (USA Rail Guide -- Train Web)
• New Rochelle Station (The SubwayNut)