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°W / 40.9270; -73.8400Coordinates: 40°55′37″N 73°50′24″W / 40.9270°N 73.8400°W / 40.9270; -73.8400
Line(s)	Harlem Line
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  0%
Services
Preceding station   Metro-North Railroad   Following station Mount Vernon West toward Grand Central Harlem Line Bronxville toward Wassaic   Former services   New York Central Railroad Mount Vernon toward New York City Harlem Division Bronxville 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

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

External links

• Metro-North Railroad - Fleetwood
• List of upcoming train departure times and track assignments from MTA
• West Broad Street entrance from Google Maps Street View