Yonkers (Metro-North station)

Yonkers Metro-North Hudson Line station Amtrak station
Southbound Amtrak train arriving at Yonkers station
Station statistics
Address	5 Buena Vista Avenue Yonkers, NY 10701
Coordinates	40.9356°N 73.9023°W / 40.9356; -73.9023
Lines	Amtrak:   Adirondack   Empire Service   Ethan Allen Express   Maple Leaf Metro-North:   Hudson Line
Connections	Bee-Line: 6, 9, 25, 32
Platforms	2 island platforms
Tracks	4
Other information
Opened	1911
Rebuilt	2004
Electrified	700V (DC) third rail
Accessible
Code	YNY
Owned by	MTA Metro-North Railroad
Fare zone	3 (Metro North)
Traffic
Passengers (2011)	20,987  2.7% (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station Croton–Harmon toward Montreal Adirondack New York City Terminus Croton–Harmon toward Niagara Falls, NY Empire Service Croton–Harmon toward Rutland Ethan Allen Express Croton–Harmon toward Toronto Maple Leaf Metro-North Railroad Ludlow toward Grand Central Hudson Line Glenwood toward Poughkeepsie

The Yonkers Metro-North Railroad station serves the downtown area of Yonkers, New York via the Hudson Line. It is one of four express stations on that line south of Croton–Harmon. Trains leave for New York City every 25 to 35 minutes on weekdays. It is 14.4 miles from Grand Central Terminal in Manhattan and travel time to Grand Central is about 33 minutes. Some Amtrak trains also stop here.

The station is two blocks west of Getty Square in downtown Yonkers, across the street from the historic Yonkers Post Office.

Main entrance to the station, facing downtown Yonkers.

The station was built in 1911 in the Beaux-Arts style. The architects were Warren and Wetmore, one of the firms responsible for Grand Central Terminal. In 2004, Metro-North completed a $43 million restoration of the Yonkers station.

As of August 2006, daily commuter ridership was 922 and there are 783 parking spaces.

The ticket office at this station was closed July 7, 2010 and tickets must be purchased from vending machines adjacent to the platforms.

Platforms and tracks

The station has two high-level island platforms each 10 cars long. The west platform next to Tracks 2 and 4 is generally used by southbound trains headed toward Grand Central Terminal (Metro-North trains) or Pennsylvania Station (Amtrak trains). The east platform next to Tracks 1 and 3 is generally used by northbound trains.

The Hudson Line has four tracks here.

Notes

Ticket office inside station was closed 7 July 2010

External links

Media related to Yonkers (Metro-North station) at Wikimedia Commons

• Amtrak – Stations – Yonkers, NY
• Metro-North Railroad - 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)
• The Subway Nut - Yonkers
• Station House from Google Maps Street View