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White Plains station is a commuter rail stop on the Metro-North Railroad's Harlem Line, located in White Plains, New York.With 9,166 daily commuters as of 2006, [5] White Plains is the busiest Metro-North station in Westchester County, the busiest non-terminal or transfer station on the Metro-North system, and the first/last stop outside New York City on most upper Harlem Line express trains.
Metro-North also provides local rail service within the New York City boroughs of Manhattan and the Bronx. Metro-North is the descendant of commuter rail services dating back as early as 1832. By 1969, they had all been acquired by Penn Central. MTA acquired all three lines by 1972, but Penn Central continued to operate them under contract.
White Plains Harlem Line: White Plains: Westchester, NY: New York Central ‡ 1844 Built by Metro-North; Replaced former Warren & Wetmore-built NYC Depot Williams Bridge Harlem Line: Williamsbridge: The Bronx, NY: New York Central ‡ Circa 1842 Wilton Danbury Branch: Wilton: Fairfield, CT: New Haven: Woodlawn Harlem Line: Woodlawn
From White Plains, the railroad winds its way through the city and passing through the yards at North White Plains, which was the northern boundary of third-rail electrification until 1984. The stretch north of North White Plains is unique because it is the only third-rail electrified stretch of Metro-North's network that has grade crossings ...
Prior to Metro-North Railroad's electrification of this section of the Harlem Line in 1984, service at the station had been greatly reduced compared to other similar stations. In the late 1970s, weekday service was about half that of most other stations north of North White Plains, and weekend service was limited to a flag stop for six trains. [4]
North White Plains station is a commuter rail stop on the Metro-North Railroad's Harlem Line, located in the North White Plains neighborhood of White Plains, New York. It is the north terminal for most trains that run local to the south and, until 1984, was the northern limit of electrification .
Metro-North Railroad (game days only): Harlem Line, New Haven Line New York City Subway: 4 , B, and D (at 161st Street–Yankee Stadium) New York City Bus: Bx6, Bx6 SBS, Bx13 SeaStreak to Highlands Terminal (game days only) Highbridge: 6.7 (10.8) c. 1870s: June 3, 1975 Highbridge station currently is a Metro-North employee-only stop. Morris Heights
White Plains TransCenter at night. The White Plains Railroad Station has been a major transportation hub from its days as a New York Central and Hudson River Railroad station, with trolley routes such as the New York, Elmsford and White Plains Railroad [2] [3] and the Tarrytown, White Plains and Mamaroneck Railway Company, [4] both of which were acquired by the Westchester Street Railroad ...