Yonkers Train Station
History
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. 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.
Station layout
The station has two high-level island platforms, each 10 cars long, serving the four-track line. Metro-North trains use all four tracks, while Amtrak trains generally use the inner tracks.
References
- ^ "New Structure is Now In Use". The Yonkers Statesman. August 20, 1912. p. 4. Retrieved November 15, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2023: State of New York" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2024. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
- ^ METRO-NORTH 2018 WEEKDAY STATION BOARDINGS. Market Analysis/Fare Policy Group:OPERATIONS PLANNING AND ANALYSIS DEPARTMENT:Metro-North Railroad. April 2019. p. 6.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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
- Pepe, Phil Jr. (2019). "How the CIty of Yonkers Won an AMTRAK Stop..." (PDF). New York By Rail. pp. 37–39.
External links
Media related to Yonkers station at Wikimedia Commons
- Metro-North station page for Yonkers
- List of upcoming Metro-North train departure times and track assignments from MTA
- Governor Pataki Celebrates Restoration of Historic Yonkers Station (N.Y. State press release)
- Station House from Google Maps Street View
- Comparison of Yonkers Train Station with Grand Central Terminal