Fleetwood (Metro-North station)

Fleetwood

Fleetwood Station
Location One North MacQuesten Parkway
at West Broad Street
Mount Vernon, NY, 10552
Coordinates 40°55′37″N 73°50′24″W / 40.9270°N 73.8400°WCoordinates: 40°55′37″N 73°50′24″W / 40.9270°N 73.8400°W
Line(s)
Platforms 1 island platform
1 side platform
Tracks 3
Connections Bee-Line Bus System: 26, 55
Construction
Parking 654 spaces
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Fare zone 3
History
Opened October 25, 1924[1]
Rebuilt 1989
Electrified 700V (DC) third rail
Traffic
Passengers (2006) 612,300 Steady 0%
Services
Preceding station   Metro-North Railroad   Following station
Harlem Line
toward Wassaic
  Former services  
New York Central Railroad
Harlem Division
toward Chatham

The Fleetwood Metro-North Railroad station serves the residents of the Fleetwood section of Mount Vernon, New York via the Harlem Line. It is 14.3 miles (23.0 km) from Grand Central Terminal.

As of August 2006, daily commuter ridership was 2,355 and there are 654 parking spots.[2] This station is located in the Zone 3 Metro-North fare zone.

History

Fleetwood Station was originally built on October 25, 1924 by the New York Central Railroad. The Cross County Parkway was built over the station, and was widened during the 1950s and 1960s.[3][4] 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, whose 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 Bronxville, Tuckahoe, and Crestwood stations.[5] A two-track girder bridge over a creek can be found north of the station. When the station was triple-tracked, a new bridge for the third track was built north of the station.[6]

Platform and track configuration

4 ■Harlem Line for Grand Central
2 ■Harlem Line for Grand Central
1 ■Harlem Line for Wassaic

This station has two slightly offset high-level platforms each 12 cars long. The western one is an island platform adjacent to Tracks 2 and 4 and generally used by southbound trains. The eastern one is a side platform adjacent to Track 1 and generally used by northbound trains.

References

  1. ↑ Historic American Buildings Survey (Fleetwood Railroad Station; Page 4)
  2. ↑ New York Times 2006 Metro-North commuuter rail info
  3. ↑ Fleetwood NYC Station, Mount Vernon, New York; 1954 (NETR Online; Historic Aerials)
  4. ↑ Fleetwood PC Station, Mount Vernon, New York; 1974 (NETR Online; Historic Aerials)
  5. ↑ Harlem Line Schedule History (iRide the Harlem Line)
  6. ↑ Peter Erlich's September 30, 2006 Photo north of Fleetwood Station (WorldNYCSubway.org)

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