Yonkers station is a Metro-North Railroad and Amtrak railroad station located near Getty Square in Yonkers, New York. It is served by Metro-North Hudson Line commuter rail service and five Amtrak intercity services. The station building was constructed in 1911–1912, replacing an older structure.

Yonkers
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 / 40.9356°N 73.9023°W / 40.9356; -73.9023
Owned byMetro-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)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Croton–Harmon
toward Montreal
Adirondack New York
Terminus
Croton–Harmon
toward Pittsfield
Berkshire Flyer
(seasonal)
Croton–Harmon 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 Hudson Line Ludlow
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
Location
Map

History edit

 
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.[4] 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.[5]

Station layout edit

The station has two high-level island platforms, each 10 cars long, serving the four-track line.[6]: 2  Metro-North trains use all four tracks, while Amtrak trains generally use the inner tracks.

References edit

  1. ^ "New Structure is Now In Use". The Yonkers Statesman. August 20, 1912. p. 4. Retrieved November 15, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.  
  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. ^ "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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "Metro-North Railroad Track & Structures Department Track Charts Maintenance Program Interlocking Diagrams & Yard Diagrams 2015" (PDF). Metro-North Railroad. 2015. Retrieved January 28, 2019.

Further reading edit

External links edit

  Media related to Yonkers station at Wikimedia Commons