Yonkers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Main entrance to the station, facing downtown Yonkers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 5 Buena Vista Avenue Yonkers, New York United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°56′08″N73°54′08″W / 40.9356°N 73.9023°W /40.9356; -73.9023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Metro-North Railroad | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line | Hudson Line | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2island platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections |  Bee-Line Bus System: 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 25, 30, 32, 78 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | Amtrak:YNY Via Rail:YONK | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fare zone | 3 (Metro-North) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rebuilt | August 1912;[1] 2004 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY 2024 | 48,005[2] (Amtrak) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | 2,221[3] (Metro-North) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Yonkers station is aMetro-North Railroad andAmtrak railroad station located nearGetty Square inYonkers, New York. It is served by Metro-NorthHudson Line commuter rail service and five Amtrak intercity services. The station building was constructed in 1911–1912, replacing an older structure.
The current station building was built in 1911 for theNew York Central & Hudson River Railroad (NYC) in theBeaux-Arts style. The architects wereWarren and Wetmore, one of the firms responsible forGrand Central Terminal. It was meant to be a smaller version of Grand Central;Guastavino tiles are featured prominently in both stations.
Upon the merger of the NYC and thePennsylvania Railroad in 1968, the station became aPenn Central commuter rail station. By this time, intercity service to Yonkers had ended. Penn Central continued operating commuter travel until 1976, when it was taken over byConrail, which in turn transferred the service to Metro-North in 1983. Intercity service returned to Yonkers in 1989 after a two-decade absence in an effort to revitalize theSaw Mill riverfront. In 2004, Metro-North completed a $43 million restoration of the Yonkers station.
The ticket office at the station closed on July 7, 2010, so that passengers must now buy their tickets from vending machines at street level.[4] AMetro-North Railroad Police substation is in the terminal on the ground floor.
Amtrak'sBerkshire Flyer began running on July 8, 2022, providing direct service toPittsfield on summer weekends.[5]
The station has two high-levelisland platforms, each 10 cars long, serving the four-track line.[6]: 2 Metro-North trains use all four tracks, while Amtrak trains generally use the inner tracks.
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