White Plains (Metro-North station)
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 View of White Plains station from the intersection of Main Street and Bank Street |
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| Address | 16 Ferris Avenue White Plains, New York, 10601 |
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| Coordinates | 41°02′02″N 73°46′29″W / 41.0338°N 73.7747°WCoordinates: 41°02′02″N 73°46′29″W / 41.0338°N 73.7747°W | ||||||||||
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| Connections | Bee-Line: 1W, 3, 5, 6, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 20, 21, 27, 40, 41, 60, 62, 63, 77, 79, A, B, C, D, F, H CT Transit: I-Bus Transport of Rockland: Tappan ZEExpress (TZX) Short Line Bus: TOR route above, plus OWL, 495 Greyhound Lines: New York-Boston local service Trailways of New York: Albany to Long Island service |
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| Platforms | 1 island platform 1 side platform |
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| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Parking | 1,226 spaces | ||||||||||
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| Electrified | 700V (DC) third rail | ||||||||||
| Accessible |  |
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| Fare zone | 4 | ||||||||||
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| Passengers (2006) | 2.383 million[1]  0% |
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The White Plains Metro-North Railroad station serves the residents of White Plains, New York via the Harlem Line. It is 22.3 miles (36 km) from Grand Central Terminal, and the average travel time varies between 30 and 44 minutes (depending on if a train is local or express). With 9166 daily commuters as of 2006[2], White Plains is the busiest Metro-North station (other than Grand Central) and the busiest non-terminal or transfer station on the New York Commuter Network.
Though it is not a terminal station, White Plains is one of the key stations on the Harlem Line. Its downtown White Plains location is not far from many businesses and office buildings making it very convenient to commuters and making it a stop for all off-peak trains and most peak trains regardless of terminal location. A short walk from the station is the White Plains TransCenter, a terminal/transfer point for many Bee-Line buses as well as intercity buses (Greyhound Lines, Short Line Bus, and Trailways of New York) and Connecticut Transit's I-Bus to Stamford, Connecticut.
Pace University's Graduate Center is located across the street from the White Plains Station, while Pace Law School's 12-acre (49,000 m2) campus lies several blocks away on North Broadway. Mercy College, Berkeley College, as well as The College of Westchester are also located within walking distance of the station. The Westchester campus of Fordham University, approximately 4 miles (6.4 km) away, is served by this station.
This station is located in the Zone 4 Metro-North fare zone.
[edit] Platform and track configuration
This station has two high-level platforms each 10 cars long. The western one is the station's main platform, used by passengers awaiting trains in both directions. It is an island platform adjacent to both tracks and is used by trains traveling in both directions. It has waiting rooms and a ticket office and numerous electronic signs indicating upcoming train and track information. The eastern platform is a side platform adjacent to Track 1 and generally used by northbound or outbound trains. It is used only to discharge passengers. The Harlem Line has two tracks at this location.
[edit] References
- ^ Using 260 weekdays in a year multiplied by number of weekday passengers (9,166)
- ^ http://www.nytimes.com/packages/html/nyregion/commutemetro-north.html
