Yonkers station

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
Location	5 Buena Vista Avenue Yonkers, New York United States
Coordinates	40.9356°N 73.9023°W / 40.9356; -73.9023
Owned by	Metro-North Railroad
Line(s)	Hudson Line
Platforms	2 island platforms
Tracks	4
Connections	Bee-Line Bus System: 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 25, 30, 32, 78
Construction
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	Amtrak: YNY
Fare zone	3 (Metro-North)
History
Rebuilt	August 1912;[1] 2004
Passengers
FY 2023	40,041[2] (Amtrak)
2018	2,221[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 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
Location

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.^[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

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

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 2023: State of New York" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2024. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
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

• 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

• Yonkers, NY – Amtrak
• Yonkers, NY – Station history at Great American Stations (Amtrak)
• 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