Fleetwood station

The Fleetwood station is a commuter rail stop on the Metro-North Railroad's Harlem Line, located in the Fleetwood section of Mount Vernon, New York. It is 14.3 miles (23.0 km) from Grand Central Terminal and travel time there is approximately 34 minutes.

Fleetwood
Fleetwood station
Location1 North MacQuesten Parkway, Mount Vernon, New York
Coordinates40.9270°N 73.8400°W / 40.9270; -73.8400
Line(s)Harlem Line
Platforms1 island platform
1 side platform
Tracks3
ConnectionsBee-Line Bus System: 26, 55
Construction
Parking654 spaces
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Fare zone3
History
OpenedOctober 25, 1924[1]
Rebuilt1989
Electrified700V (DC) third rail
Passengers
2007654,316  0%
Services
Preceding station Metro-North Following station
Mount Vernon West
towards Grand Central
 Harlem Line Bronxville
towards North White Plains
Former services
Preceding station New York Central Railroad Following station
Mount Vernon
toward New York
 Harlem Division Bronxville
toward Chatham

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 the Bronx River 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]

Station layout

This station has two slightly offset high-level platforms each 12 cars long.[7]:10

G Street level Exit/entrance and buses
P
Platform level		 Track 4 ←      Harlem Line toward Grand Central (Mount Vernon West)
Island platform, doors will open on the left or right
Track 2 ←      Harlem Line toward Grand Central (Wakefield)
←      Harlem Line toward North White Plains (Bronxville) →
←      Harlem Line express service does not stop here →
Track 1 ←      Harlem Line toward North White Plains (Bronxville) →
Side platform, doors will open on the right

References
  1. Historic American Buildings Survey (Fleetwood Railroad Station; Page 4)
  2. New York Times 2006 Metro-North commuuter rail info
  3. Fleetwood NYC Station, Mount Vernon, New York; 1954 (NETR Online; Historic Aerials)
  4. "Fleetwood PC Station, Mount Vernon, New York; 1974 (NETR Online; Historic Aerials)". Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved December 19, 2012.
  5. Harlem Line Schedule History (iRide the Harlem Line)
  6. Peter Erlich's September 30, 2006 Photo north of Fleetwood Station (WorldNYCSubway.org)
  7. "Metro-North Railroad Track & Structures Department Track Charts Maintenance Program Interlocking Diagrams & Yard Diagrams 2015" (PDF). Metro-North Railroad. 2015. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
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