North White Plains station
The North White Plains station is a commuter rail stop on the Metro-North Railroad's Harlem Line, located in the North White Plains neighborhood of White Plains, New York. It is the north terminal for most trains that run local to the south and, until 1984, was the northern limit of electrification. Adjacent to the station is a yard/support facility for trains, one of two on the line (Southeast is the other). It is 23.8 miles (38.3 km) from Grand Central Terminal. Travel time varies from 37 minutes to one hour depending on if the train is express or local. The station is in the city of White Plains, and lies close to the hamlet of North White Plains in North Castle.
North White Plains | ||||||||||||
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 Northbound view of the middle track at North White Plains station from the southbound platform. | ||||||||||||
| Location | 1 Haarlem Avenue, White Plains, New York | |||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41°3′5″N 73°46′21″W | |||||||||||
| Line(s) | Harlem Line | |||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 island platforms | |||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | |||||||||||
| Connections | Bee-Line Bus System: 6 | |||||||||||
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| Parking | 1,182 spaces | |||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | |||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 4 | |||||||||||
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| Opened | 1972 | |||||||||||
| Electrified | 700V (DC) third rail | |||||||||||
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| Passengers (2007) | 703,456  | |||||||||||
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This station is the northernmost station in the Zone 4 Metro-North fare zone.
History
North White Plains station was originally built in 1972 by the Penn Central Railroad as a replacement for the former New York Central Railroad-built Holland Avenue station, a low-level northbound-only side platform located near the south end of the current station. It contained both high-level and low-level platforms, until electrification was expanded north of the station.[1] Once Penn Central was dissolved in 1976, Conrail took responsibility for commuter service, until the Metropolitan Transportation Authority officially established Metro-North Railroad in 1983, making the station and the line part of the new railroad.
On October 5, 2015, MTA opened a new five story parking garage for the station at the southeast corner of Bond Street and Haarlem Avenue.[2]
Station layout
This station has two slightly offset high-level island platforms, each 12 cars long.[3]:11
| M | Mezzanine | Crossover between platforms, exit/entrance, buses |
| P Platform level |
Track 2 | ← Harlem Line toward Grand Central (White Plains) |
Island platform, doors will open on the left or right  | ||
| Track 1 | ← Harlem Line toward Grand Central (White Plains) Harlem Line toward Southeast (Valhalla) → | |
| Island platform, doors will open on the left or right | ||
| Track 3 | Harlem Line termination track → | |
References
- The Station Reporter (Metro-North Harlem Line)
- New Facility Includes Five Floors of Parking and Multi-Modal Access (MTA Info news; October 30th, 2015)
- "Metro-North Railroad Track & Structures Department Track Charts Maintenance Program Interlocking Diagrams & Yard Diagrams 2015" (PDF). Metro-North Railroad. 2015. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
